Total Assets
$12.8B
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #35141 · Salt Lake City, Utah · Est. 1999
BMW Bank of North America - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at BMW Bank of North America's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $12.8B
- Total assets
- A
- Health grade · Excellent
- 2.31%
- Return on assets
- 14.5%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
BMW Bank of North America earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (95/100), with well-capitalized at 14.53% Tier 1, profitable at 2.31% ROA, efficient (18% cost ratio).
- #136
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 97th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 14.53%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 95th
- percentile for profitability (ROA), nationally
This grade is PlainBankData's own interpretation of the bank's Call Report, not an FDIC rating, deposits here stay federally insured to $250,000 per depositor, per category, regardless of grade.
How BMW Bank of North America'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.
BMW Bank of North America's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (14.53%) 35/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (2.31%) 25/25
Texas Ratio (0.61%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (17.65%) 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
$8.6B
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$9.6B
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$287M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where BMW Bank of North America ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. BMW Bank of North America's score of 95/100 falls in the highlighted band.
BMW Bank of North America'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). BMW Bank of North America's $12.8B falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
14.53% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
14.53%
Texas Ratio
0.61%
Equity Capital
$1.7B
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
95th percentile nationally
2.31%
Return on Equity (ROE)
15.84%
Efficiency Ratio
17.65%
What the numbers say about BMW Bank of North America
BMW Bank of North America is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #35141) headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, established in 1999. It holds $12.8B in total assets - 136th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $8.6B in customer deposits, and $9.6B in net loans. Its capital position: a Tier 1 ratio of 14.53%, meeting the 10% federal well-capitalized bar, alongside a Texas Ratio of 0.61% that is well inside the healthy sub-50% band. That combination rolls up into a PlainBankData health grade of A (95 of 100), blending Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. These figures come directly from the bank's quarterly FDIC Call Report.
Nationally, BMW Bank of North America sits in the top decile of all FDIC-insured institutions by asset size (136th of 4,313), and within Utah it ranks 11th of 42 state-chartered and national banks headquartered there. The next-largest bank in the state by assets is LendingClub Bank, at $11.5B. A bank of this scale carries systemic weight in its market -- its lending and deposit decisions move local credit availability in a way a community-scale institution's simply cannot.
Income & expense breakdown
$803M
Interest Income
$122M
Non-Interest Income
$88M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. BMW Bank of North America reports a Texas Ratio of 0.61% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
0.61% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Utah by total assets
National size peers: banks closest to BMW Bank of North America by assets
Measured strictly by total assets rather than geography, BMW Bank of North America's closest national peers include PlainsCapital Bank, First Bank, Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank, Safra National Bank of New York, spanning 5 different states -- a reminder that at this scale, competition and comparison happen nationally, not just within Utah. Averaged across this asset-matched cohort, return on assets runs 1.06% (BMW Bank of North America is above that at 2.31%), the efficiency ratio averages 61.94% (BMW Bank of North America runs leaner at 17.65%), and Tier 1 capital averages 15.31% (BMW Bank of North America holds less at 14.53%). None of this cohort competes on branch count alone -- balance-sheet scale, funding mix, and regulatory capital posture are the metrics that actually separate similarly-sized institutions.
At $12.8B in assets, BMW Bank of North America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Bank of North America (this bank) | UT | $12.8B | 2.31% | 17.65% | 14.53% |
| PlainsCapital Bank | TX | $12.7B | 1.05% | 74.52% | 14.49% |
| First Bank | NC | $12.7B | 0.94% | 50.34% | 14.69% |
| Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank | PA | $12.5B | 0.53% | 75.71% | 15.21% |
| Safra National Bank of New York | NY | $12.5B | 0.92% | 64.01% | 22.33% |
| Oriental Bank | PR | $12.4B | 1.59% | 52.92% | 13.44% |
| First Commonwealth Bank | PA | $12.3B | 1.33% | 54.10% | 11.69% |
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) BMW Bank of North America (FDIC Cert #35141) - 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 Utah
All Utah banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Bank, National AssociationSalt Lake City | $253.3B | A | 1.86% |
| American Express National BankSandy | $211.3B | A | 3.89% |
| Ally BankSandy | $184.6B | A | 0.91% |
| UBS Bank USASalt Lake City | $119.3B | A | 1.13% |
| Synchrony BankDraper | $112.1B | A | 2.89% |
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A.Salt Lake City | $89.0B | B | 1.01% |
| SoFi Bank, National AssociationCottonwood Heights | $46.6B | A | 1.96% |
| Sallie Mae BankSalt Lake City | $29.7B | A | 2.90% |
Frequently asked questions
What is BMW Bank of North America's health grade?▼
BMW Bank of North America 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 BMW Bank of North America?▼
BMW Bank of North America holds $12.8B in total assets and $8.6B in deposits, ranking 136th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Is my money safe at BMW Bank of North America?▼
Yes, deposits at BMW Bank of North America (Certificate #35141) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is BMW Bank of North America's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
BMW Bank of North America has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 14.53%. That clears the federal 10% bar regulators use to call a bank "well-capitalized."
What is the Texas Ratio for BMW Bank of North America?▼
BMW Bank of North America has a Texas Ratio of 0.61%. Staying under 50% is the level analysts treat as healthy. The Texas Ratio measures non-performing loans against equity and reserves, a higher ratio signals greater exposure to loan losses.
How efficient is BMW Bank of North America?▼
BMW Bank of North America has an Efficiency Ratio of 17.65%. Under the 60% mark counts as efficient, more of every revenue dollar reaches the bottom line. This metric compares non-interest expenses to total revenue.
What to do with this
How to read BMW Bank of North America's profile as a depositor or analyst.
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