FDIC Cert #57672 · Staten Island, New York · Est. 2004

Empire State Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile

A community-scale look at Empire State Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.

$617M
Total assets
B
Health grade · Good
0.59%
Return on assets
14.9%
Tier 1 capital

Data updated July 2026

The verdict

Empire State Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (69/100), with well-capitalized at 14.89% Tier 1, 0.59% ROA, 76% efficiency ratio.

#1,539
largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
64th
percentile by asset size, nationally
14.89%
Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
19th
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 Empire State Bank's 69/100 score adds up

Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.

Empire State Bank's composite health score

0/100100/100National avg77/10069/100
Empire State Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (14.89%) 35/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.59%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (8.48%) 16/20
Efficiency Ratio (76.26%) 4/15

69 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.

Balance sheet at a glance

Total Assets

$617M

Total balance-sheet footings

Total Deposits

$507M

Customer-funded liabilities

Net Loans

$545M

Outstanding loan book

Net Income

$4M

Bottom-line earnings

Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds

0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 15% 18% CET1 (≥6.5% req.) Tier 1 (≥8.0% req.) Total (≥10.0% req.) 13.49% 14.89% 16.29%
Basel III capital ratios - Empire State Bank

Where Empire State Bank ranks

Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Empire State Bank's score of 69/100 falls in the highlighted band.

Empire State 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). Empire State Bank's $617M falls in the highlighted band.

Safety metrics

Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%

14.89% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.

Tier 1 Capital Ratio
14.89%
Texas Ratio
8.48%
Equity Capital
$63M

What these ratios mean →

Profitability metrics

Return on Assets (ROA)
19th percentile nationally
0.59%
Return on Equity (ROE)
6.08%
Efficiency Ratio
76.26%

What these mean →

What the numbers say about Empire State Bank

Empire State Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #57672) headquartered in Staten Island, New York, established in 2004. It holds $617M in total assets - 1,539th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $507M in customer deposits, and $545M in net loans. On safety, its Tier 1 capital ratio of 14.89% is above the 10% well-capitalized threshold, and its Texas Ratio of 8.48% sits in the healthy range below 50%. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (69/100), 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.

Within New York, Empire State Bank ranks 73rd of 120 FDIC-insured banks by asset size -- a mid-sized institution, neither among the state's largest nor its smallest.

Income & expense breakdown

$32M
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. Empire State Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 8.48% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.

Texas Ratio
Caution 50%

8.48% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.

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Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Empire State Bank (FDIC Cert #57672) - 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Empire State Bank's health grade?
Empire State Bank receives a health grade of B (69/100) based on four FDIC financial metrics: Tier 1 Capital Ratio (40%), Return on Assets (25%), Texas Ratio (20%), and Efficiency Ratio (15%). This bank shows good financial health with solid capital levels above regulatory minimums.
How large is Empire State Bank?
Empire State Bank holds $617M in total assets and $507M in deposits, ranking 1,539th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Staten Island, New York.
Is my money safe at Empire State Bank?
Yes, deposits at Empire State Bank (Certificate #57672) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Empire State Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?
Empire State Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 14.89%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Empire State Bank?
Empire State Bank has a Texas Ratio of 8.48%. 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 Empire State Bank?
Empire State Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 76.26%. Above 60% means a larger share of revenue goes to operating costs. This metric compares non-interest expenses to total revenue.

What to do with this

How to read Empire State Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.

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