Total Assets
$1.9B
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #18213 · Ridgefield, Connecticut · Est. 1871
Fairfield County Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Fairfield County Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $1.9B
- Total assets
- C
- Health grade · Fair
- 0.46%
- Return on assets
- 14.4%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Fairfield County Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (62/100), with well-capitalized at 14.36% Tier 1, 0.46% ROA, 83% efficiency ratio.
- #617
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 86th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 14.36%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 14th
- 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 Fairfield County Bank's 62/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Fairfield County Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (14.36%) 35/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.46%) 7/25
Texas Ratio (0.41%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (82.56%) 0/15
62 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$1.4B
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$1.5B
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$8M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Fairfield County Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Fairfield County Bank's score of 62/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Fairfield County 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). Fairfield County Bank's $1.9B falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
14.36% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
14.36%
Texas Ratio
0.41%
Equity Capital
$241M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
14th percentile nationally
0.46%
Return on Equity (ROE)
3.61%
Efficiency Ratio
82.56%
What the numbers say about Fairfield County Bank
Fairfield County Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #18213) headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut, established in 1871. It holds $1.9B in total assets - 617th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $1.4B in customer deposits, and $1.5B in net loans. Looking at capital strength, Tier 1 stands at 14.36%, over the 10% well-capitalized line regulators set, while the Texas Ratio comes in at 0.41%, comfortably below the 50% caution mark. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (62/100), 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 Connecticut, Fairfield County Bank ranks 7th of 28 FDIC-insured banks by asset size -- a mid-sized institution, neither among the state's largest nor its smallest.
Income & expense breakdown
$77M
Interest Income
$7M
Non-Interest Income
$51M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Fairfield County Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 0.41% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
0.41% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Connecticut by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Fairfield County Bank (FDIC Cert #18213) - 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 Connecticut
All Connecticut banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Bank, National AssociationStamford | $84.0B | A | 1.26% |
| Liberty BankMiddletown | $9.0B | B | 0.99% |
| Bankwell BankNew Canaan | $3.4B | A | 1.27% |
| Union Savings BankDanbury | $3.3B | B | 0.61% |
| Ion BankNaugatuck | $2.7B | B | 0.79% |
| First County BankStamford | $2.3B | C | 0.22% |
| Thomaston Savings BankThomaston | $1.9B | B | 0.78% |
| Newtown Savings BankNewtown | $1.9B | B | 0.85% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Fairfield County Bank's health grade?▼
Fairfield County Bank receives a health grade of C (62/100) 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 Fairfield County Bank?▼
Fairfield County Bank holds $1.9B in total assets and $1.4B in deposits, ranking 617th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Is my money safe at Fairfield County Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Fairfield County Bank (Certificate #18213) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Fairfield County Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Fairfield County Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 14.36%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Fairfield County Bank?▼
Fairfield County Bank has a Texas Ratio of 0.41%. 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 Fairfield County Bank?▼
Fairfield County Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 82.56%. 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 Fairfield County Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Fairfield County Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
- Compare Fairfield County Bank against other Connecticut banks before moving funds. Connecticut banks
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