Total Assets
$296M
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #14807 · Colesburg, Iowa · Est. 1907
Farmers Savings Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Farmers Savings Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $296M
- Total assets
- C
- Health grade · Fair
- 0.81%
- Return on assets
- 10.8%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Farmers Savings Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (62/100), with well-capitalized at 10.79% Tier 1, 0.81% ROA, 70% efficiency ratio.
- #2,503
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 42nd
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 10.79%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 30th
- 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 Farmers Savings 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.
Farmers Savings Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (10.79%) 28/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.81%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (8.78%) 16/20
Efficiency Ratio (70.07%) 4/15
62 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$260M
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$172M
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$2M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Farmers Savings Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Farmers Savings Bank's score of 62/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Farmers Savings 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). Farmers Savings Bank's $296M falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
10.79% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
10.79%
Texas Ratio
8.78%
Equity Capital
$28M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
30th percentile nationally
0.81%
Return on Equity (ROE)
8.46%
Efficiency Ratio
70.07%
What the numbers say about Farmers Savings Bank
Farmers Savings Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #14807) headquartered in Colesburg, Iowa, established in 1907. It holds $296M in total assets - 2,503rd of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $260M in customer deposits, and $172M in net loans. Its capital position: a Tier 1 ratio of 10.79%, meeting the 10% federal well-capitalized bar, alongside a Texas Ratio of 8.78% that is well inside the healthy sub-50% band. That combination rolls up into a PlainBankData health grade of C (62 of 100), blending Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. These figures come directly from the bank's quarterly FDIC Call Report.
Farmers Savings Bank sits 102nd of 230 banks headquartered in Iowa by total assets, placing it in the middle tier of the state's banking landscape.
Income & expense breakdown
$15M
Interest Income
$784K
Non-Interest Income
$6M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Farmers Savings Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 8.78% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
8.78% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Iowa by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Farmers Savings Bank (FDIC Cert #14807) - 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
All Iowa banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Farmers Savings Bank's health grade?▼
Farmers Savings 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 Farmers Savings Bank?▼
Farmers Savings Bank holds $296M in total assets and $260M in deposits, ranking 2,503rd of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Colesburg, Iowa.
Is my money safe at Farmers Savings Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Farmers Savings Bank (Certificate #14807) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Farmers Savings Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Farmers Savings Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 10.79%. That clears the federal 10% bar regulators use to call a bank "well-capitalized."
What is the Texas Ratio for Farmers Savings Bank?▼
Farmers Savings Bank has a Texas Ratio of 8.78%. 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 Farmers Savings Bank?▼
Farmers Savings Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 70.07%. 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 Farmers Savings Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Farmers Savings Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
- Compare Farmers Savings Bank against other Iowa banks before moving funds. Iowa banks
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