Total Assets
$7.5B
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #953 · Des Moines, Iowa · Est. 1917
Bankers Trust Company - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Bankers Trust Company's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $7.5B
- Total assets
- A
- Health grade · Excellent
- 1.10%
- Return on assets
- 10.7%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Bankers Trust Company earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (80/100), with well-capitalized at 10.73% Tier 1, profitable at 1.10% ROA, efficient (57% cost ratio).
- #211
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 95th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 10.73%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 50th
- percentile for profitability (ROA), nationally
The grade above reflects PlainBankData's own read of the bank's regulatory filings, not an FDIC judgment, deposit coverage stays at $250,000 per depositor, per category, unaffected by it.
How Bankers Trust Company's 80/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Bankers Trust Company's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (10.73%) 28/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (1.10%) 20/25
Texas Ratio (0.40%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (57.36%) 12/15
80 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$6.1B
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$5.8B
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$81M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Bankers Trust Company ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Bankers Trust Company's score of 80/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Bankers Trust Company'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). Bankers Trust Company's $7.5B falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
10.73% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
10.73%
Texas Ratio
0.40%
Equity Capital
$716M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
50th percentile nationally
1.10%
Return on Equity (ROE)
12.29%
Efficiency Ratio
57.36%
What the numbers say about Bankers Trust Company
Bankers Trust Company is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #953) headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, established in 1917. It holds $7.5B in total assets - 211th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $6.1B in customer deposits, and $5.8B in net loans. On safety, its Tier 1 capital ratio of 10.73% is above the 10% well-capitalized threshold, and its Texas Ratio of 0.40% sits in the healthy range below 50%. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (80/100), 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.
Bankers Trust Company's asset base places it among the largest FDIC-insured institutions in the country, 211th of 4,313 nationally, and 2nd of 230 banks headquartered in Iowa. Only Principal Bank ($9.3B) is larger within the state. 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
$391M
Interest Income
$51M
Non-Interest Income
$148M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Bankers Trust Company reports a Texas Ratio of 0.40% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
0.40% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Iowa by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Bankers Trust Company (FDIC Cert #953) - 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 Iowa
All Iowa banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal BankDes Moines | $9.3B | A | 1.24% |
| MidWestOne BankIowa City | $6.3B | A | 1.12% |
| Hills Bank and Trust CompanyHills | $4.6B | A | 1.33% |
| West BankWest Des Moines | $4.1B | A | 0.94% |
| Northwest BankSpencer | $3.0B | B | 1.03% |
| Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust CompanyCedar Rapids | $2.9B | A | 2.83% |
| Quad City Bank and Trust CompanyBettendorf | $2.7B | A | 1.30% |
| Fidelity Bank & TrustDubuque | $2.5B | A | 1.06% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Bankers Trust Company's health grade?▼
Bankers Trust Company receives a health grade of A (80/100) 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 Bankers Trust Company?▼
Bankers Trust Company holds $7.5B in total assets and $6.1B in deposits, ranking 211th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
Is my money safe at Bankers Trust Company?▼
Yes, deposits at Bankers Trust Company (Certificate #953) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Bankers Trust Company's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Bankers Trust Company has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 10.73%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Bankers Trust Company?▼
Bankers Trust Company has a Texas Ratio of 0.40%. 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 Bankers Trust Company?▼
Bankers Trust Company has an Efficiency Ratio of 57.36%. 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 Bankers Trust Company's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Bankers Trust Company's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
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