Total Assets
$680M
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #18748 · Bruning, Nebraska · Est. 1891
Bruning Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Bruning Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $680M
- Total assets
- C
- Health grade · Fair
- 0.88%
- Return on assets
- 9.5%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Bruning Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (60/100), with 9.47% Tier 1 capital, 0.88% ROA, 65% efficiency ratio.
- #1,407
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 67th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 9.47%
- Tier 1 ratio - below the 10% well-capitalized line
- 35th
- 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 Bruning Bank's 60/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Bruning Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (9.47%) 18/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.88%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (0.00%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (64.66%) 8/15
60 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$554M
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$498M
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$6M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Bruning Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Bruning Bank's score of 60/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Bruning 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). Bruning Bank's $680M falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
9.47% of risk-weighted assets - below the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
9.47%
Texas Ratio
0.00%
Equity Capital
$57M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
35th percentile nationally
0.88%
Return on Equity (ROE)
11.20%
Efficiency Ratio
64.66%
What the numbers say about Bruning Bank
Bruning Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #18748) headquartered in Bruning, Nebraska, established in 1891. It holds $680M in total assets - 1,407th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $554M in customer deposits, and $498M in net loans. Capital-wise, the Tier 1 ratio sits at 9.47%, falling short of the federal 10% well-capitalized bar; the Texas Ratio reads 0.00%, a healthy figure under the 50% watch level. That combination rolls up into a PlainBankData health grade of C (60 of 100), blending Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. These figures come directly from the bank's quarterly FDIC Call Report.
Bruning Bank sits 26th of 142 banks headquartered in Nebraska by total assets, placing it in the middle tier of the state's banking landscape.
Income & expense breakdown
$35M
Interest Income
$2M
Non-Interest Income
$15M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Bruning Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 0.00% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
0.00% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Nebraska by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Bruning Bank (FDIC Cert #18748) - 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 Nebraska
All Nebraska banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| First National Bank of OmahaOmaha | $34.6B | A | 1.51% |
| Union Bank and Trust CompanyLincoln | $9.1B | A | 1.60% |
| Pinnacle BankLincoln | $8.9B | A | 1.26% |
| American National BankOmaha | $5.2B | A | 1.32% |
| Cornerstone BankYork | $2.8B | B | 1.11% |
| Security First BankLincoln | $2.2B | B | 0.90% |
| Five Points BankGrand Island | $2.1B | A | 1.47% |
| Security National Bank of OmahaOmaha | $1.7B | A | 1.28% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Bruning Bank's health grade?▼
Bruning Bank receives a health grade of C (60/100) based on four FDIC financial metrics: Tier 1 Capital Ratio (40%), Return on Assets (25%), Texas Ratio (20%), and Efficiency Ratio (15%). This bank meets regulatory minimums but has some areas of financial weakness to monitor.
How large is Bruning Bank?▼
Bruning Bank holds $680M in total assets and $554M in deposits, ranking 1,407th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Bruning, Nebraska.
Is my money safe at Bruning Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Bruning Bank (Certificate #18748) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Bruning Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Bruning Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 9.47%. Regulators set the "well-capitalized" bar at 10%; this bank still clears the lower 6% "adequately capitalized" minimum.
What is the Texas Ratio for Bruning Bank?▼
Bruning Bank has a Texas Ratio of 0.00%. 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 Bruning Bank?▼
Bruning Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 64.66%. Past the 60% mark, a bigger slice of revenue is absorbed by operating costs. This metric compares non-interest expenses to total revenue.
What to do with this
How to read Bruning Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Bruning Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
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