FDIC Cert #10132 · Ames, Iowa · Est. 1902

Exchange State Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile

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

$146M
Total assets
A
Health grade · Excellent
1.88%
Return on assets
10.5%
Tier 1 capital

Data updated July 2026

The verdict

Exchange State Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (88/100), with well-capitalized at 10.45% Tier 1, profitable at 1.88% ROA, efficient (46% cost ratio).

#3,384
largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
22nd
percentile by asset size, nationally
10.45%
Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
88th
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 Exchange State Bank's 88/100 score adds up

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

Exchange State Bank's composite health score

0/100100/100National avg77/10088/100
Exchange State Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (10.45%) 28/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (1.88%) 25/25
Texas Ratio (2.81%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (45.98%) 15/15

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

Balance sheet at a glance

Total Assets

$146M

Total balance-sheet footings

Total Deposits

$116M

Customer-funded liabilities

Net Loans

$124M

Outstanding loan book

Net Income

$3M

Bottom-line earnings

Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% CET1 (≥6.5% req.) Tier 1 (≥8.0% req.) Total (≥10.0% req.) 9.05% 10.45% 11.85%
Basel III capital ratios - Exchange State Bank

Where Exchange State Bank ranks

Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Exchange State Bank's score of 88/100 falls in the highlighted band.

Exchange 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). Exchange State Bank's $146M falls in the highlighted band.

Safety metrics

Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%

10.45% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.

Tier 1 Capital Ratio
10.45%
Texas Ratio
2.81%
Equity Capital
$14M

What these ratios mean →

Profitability metrics

Return on Assets (ROA)
88th percentile nationally
1.88%
Return on Equity (ROE)
19.27%
Efficiency Ratio
45.98%

What these mean →

What the numbers say about Exchange State Bank

Exchange State Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #10132) headquartered in Ames, Iowa, established in 1902. It holds $146M in total assets - 3,384th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $116M in customer deposits, and $124M in net loans. Looking at capital strength, Tier 1 stands at 10.45%, over the 10% well-capitalized line regulators set, while the Texas Ratio comes in at 2.81%, comfortably below the 50% caution mark. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (88/100), 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.

By assets, Exchange State Bank ranks 171st of 230 banks based in Iowa -- squarely in the community-bank tier. Size alone doesn't determine a bank's local importance; a bank this size often has deeper, longer-standing relationships with the specific businesses and depositors it serves than a much larger institution would.

Income & expense breakdown

$8M
Interest Income
$79K
Non-Interest Income
$2M
Non-Interest Expense

Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail

The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Exchange State Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 2.81% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.

Texas Ratio
Caution 50%

2.81% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.

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Top banks in Iowa by total assets

Largest banks headquartered in Iowa
  1. 1

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

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  4. 4

    Hills, IA · Grade A

  5. 5
    West Bank $4.1B

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Top 5 banks in Iowa ranked by total assets · FDIC Call Report Q4 2025.

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Exchange State Bank (FDIC Cert #10132) - 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

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BankAssetsGradeROA
Principal BankDes Moines $9.3B A 1.24%
Bankers Trust CompanyDes Moines $7.5B A 1.10%
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%

Frequently asked questions

What is Exchange State Bank's health grade?
Exchange State Bank receives a health grade of A (88/100) 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 Exchange State Bank?
Exchange State Bank holds $146M in total assets and $116M in deposits, ranking 3,384th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.
Is my money safe at Exchange State Bank?
Yes, deposits at Exchange State Bank (Certificate #10132) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Exchange State Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?
Exchange State Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 10.45%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Exchange State Bank?
Exchange State Bank has a Texas Ratio of 2.81%. 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 Exchange State Bank?
Exchange State Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 45.98%. 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 Exchange State Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.

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