TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

The Merchants & Planters Bank vs First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas

Bank

The Merchants & Planters Bank

Clarendon, Arkansas · Under $100 million in assets

72of 100
Strong

Bank

First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas

Forrest City, Arkansas · $100 million – $1 billion

72of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureThe Merchants & Planters BankFirst National Bank of Eastern Arkansas
TellerScore7272
Capital cushion63 (stronger)60
Loan quality93 (stronger)79
Earnings3666 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity85 (stronger)81
Problem-loan coverage95 (stronger)93
Peer percentile45th50th
Total assets$51.3M$589.5M
Deposits / shares$46.9M$520.3M
Capital ratio11.30% (stronger)10.95%
Problem loans0.21% (stronger)0.64%
Net charge-offs0.03% (stronger)0.17%
Return on assets0.40%1.16% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits44.2% (stronger)71.3%
Uninsured deposits29.1%21.9% (stronger)
Offices115
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)—1.0%

Both have the same TellerScore. On the 6 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), The Merchants & Planters Bank leads on 4 and First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas 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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