TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

The Farmers and Merchants State Bank vs First Savings Bank

Bank

The Farmers and Merchants State Bank

Scotland, South Dakota · Under $100 million in assets

83of 100
Strong

Bank

First Savings Bank

Beresford, South Dakota · $1 billion – $10 billion

83of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureThe Farmers and Merchants State BankFirst Savings Bank
TellerScore8383
Capital cushion69100 (stronger)
Loan quality97 (stronger)70
Earnings70100 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity92 (stronger)38
Problem-loan coverage99 (stronger)94
Peer percentile73rd94th
Total assets$36.0M$1.6B
Deposits / shares$32.4M$1.3B
Capital ratio11.89%19.25% (stronger)
Problem loans0.08% (stronger)0.90%
Net charge-offs-0.02% (stronger)4.08%
Return on assets1.25%2.61% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits41.0% (stronger)89.6%
Uninsured deposits22.8% (stronger)44.2%
Offices124
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)—16.1%

Both have the same TellerScore. On the 6 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), The Farmers and Merchants State Bank leads on 4 and First Savings Bank on 2. They differ a lot in size, so ratios such as capital and liquidity are naturally different — the peer percentile shows how each compares with institutions its own size. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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