Total Assets
$27.4B
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #20504 · Atlanta, Georgia · Est. 1971
Ameris Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
One of the largest FDIC-insured institutions in the country, drawn straight from its quarterly Call Report to BankFind Suite.
- $27.4B
- Total assets
- A
- Health grade · Excellent
- 1.64%
- Return on assets
- 13.4%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Ameris Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (95/100), with well-capitalized at 13.43% Tier 1, profitable at 1.64% ROA, efficient (47% cost ratio).
- #78
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 98th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 13.43%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 80th
- percentile for profitability (ROA), nationally
PlainBankData assigns this grade from public Call Report data; it isn't an official FDIC rating, and your deposits remain insured to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category no matter the score.
How Ameris Bank's 95/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Ameris Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (13.43%) 35/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (1.64%) 25/25
Texas Ratio (2.68%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (46.67%) 15/15
95 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$22.5B
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$21.8B
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$438M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Ameris Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Ameris Bank's score of 95/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Ameris Bank's size among FDIC-insured banks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with reported assets, bucketed by total-asset scale (note the buckets are powers of 10, most banks cluster in the $100M-$1B range). Ameris Bank's $27.4B falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
13.43% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
13.43%
Texas Ratio
2.68%
Equity Capital
$4.1B
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
80th percentile nationally
1.64%
Return on Equity (ROE)
11.12%
Efficiency Ratio
46.67%
What the numbers say about Ameris Bank
Ameris Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #20504) headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 1971. It holds $27.4B in total assets - 78th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $22.5B in customer deposits, and $21.8B in net loans. On safety, its Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.43% is above the 10% well-capitalized threshold, and its Texas Ratio of 2.68% sits in the healthy range below 50%. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (95/100), a composite of Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. All of it traces back to the bank's own quarterly FDIC Call Report filing.
Ameris Bank's asset base places it among the largest FDIC-insured institutions in the country, 78th of 4,313 nationally, and 1st of 129 banks headquartered in Georgia. At this scale, the bank's own capital and asset-quality trends are a meaningful signal for the regional banking sector, not just its own depositors.
Income & expense breakdown
$1.4B
Interest Income
$270M
Non-Interest Income
$584M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Ameris Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 2.68% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
2.68% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Georgia by total assets
National size peers: banks closest to Ameris Bank by assets
Ameris Bank is closely matched in total assets by WaFd Bank, WesBanco Bank, Inc., Axos Bank, Arvest Bank across 6 states -- its real national peer set, not just banks sharing a home state. Within that asset-matched cohort, the average ROA is 1.12%, versus Ameris Bank's own 1.64%; the average efficiency ratio is 51.30%, versus 46.67% here; and average Tier 1 capital sits at 17.06%, versus 13.43% at Ameris Bank. At this asset scale, banks are best benchmarked against one another by balance-sheet composition and capital discipline, not by shared geography.
At $27.4B in assets, Ameris Bank has crossed the $10 billion threshold at which the CFPB takes over direct supervision for consumer-protection compliance under Dodd-Frank Act Section 1025, rather than leaving that oversight solely to the bank's primary prudential regulator.
| Bank | State | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | Tier 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameris Bank (this bank) | GA | $27.4B | 1.64% | 46.67% | 13.43% |
| WaFd Bank | WA | $27.3B | 0.91% | 54.50% | 13.44% |
| WesBanco Bank, Inc. | WV | $27.6B | 0.91% | 57.60% | 12.06% |
| Axos Bank | CA | $27.2B | 1.77% | 42.85% | 11.12% |
| Arvest Bank | AR | $27.8B | 0.49% | 83.77% | 11.41% |
| Charles Schwab Premier Bank, SSB | TX | $27.0B | 1.47% | 15.30% | 42.00% |
| United Community Bank | SC | $27.9B | 1.19% | 53.77% | 12.34% |
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Ameris Bank (FDIC Cert #20504) - Tier 1 capital ratio, total assets, deposits, ROA/ROE · 2025 FDIC Call Reports filed quarterly; latest publicly-available vintage shown. Health grades are PlainBankData's interpretation of regulatory filings and are not official FDIC ratings.
Other banks in Georgia
All Georgia banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Bank, (Georgia) National AssociationAtlanta | $8.0B | A | 2.48% |
| Metro City BankDoraville | $4.7B | A | 1.79% |
| Colony BankFitzgerald | $3.7B | B | 0.92% |
| Georgia Banking CompanyAtlanta | $2.7B | B | 0.96% |
| United BankZebulon | $2.3B | A | 2.66% |
| Pinnacle BankElberton | $2.3B | B | 1.29% |
| Queensborough National Bank & Trust CompanyLouisville | $2.2B | A | 1.05% |
| Thomasville National BankThomasville | $2.1B | A | 2.28% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Ameris Bank's health grade?▼
Ameris Bank receives a health grade of A (95/100) based on four FDIC financial metrics: Tier 1 Capital Ratio (40%), Return on Assets (25%), Texas Ratio (20%), and Efficiency Ratio (15%). This bank demonstrates excellent financial health with strong capital ratios and profitability.
How large is Ameris Bank?▼
Ameris Bank holds $27.4B in total assets and $22.5B in deposits, ranking 78th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Is my money safe at Ameris Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Ameris Bank (Certificate #20504) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Ameris Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Ameris Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 13.43%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Ameris Bank?▼
Ameris Bank has a Texas Ratio of 2.68%. A ratio below 50% is generally considered healthy. The Texas Ratio measures non-performing loans against equity and reserves, a higher ratio signals greater exposure to loan losses.
How efficient is Ameris Bank?▼
Ameris Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 46.67%. Below 60% is considered efficient, the bank converts a strong share of revenue into profit. This metric compares non-interest expenses to total revenue.
What to do with this
How to read Ameris Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Ameris Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
- Compare Ameris Bank against other Georgia banks before moving funds. Georgia banks
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