FDIC Cert #18394 · Marshalltown, Iowa · Est. 1894

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.

$139M
Total assets
B
Health grade · Good
0.93%
Return on assets
15.9%
Tier 1 capital

Data updated July 2026

The verdict

Farmers Savings Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (78/100), with well-capitalized at 15.89% Tier 1, 0.93% ROA, 73% efficiency ratio.

#3,436
largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
20th
percentile by asset size, nationally
15.89%
Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
38th
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 Farmers Savings Bank's 78/100 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

0/100100/100National avg77/10078/100
Farmers Savings Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (15.89%) 40/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.93%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (2.72%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (73.39%) 4/15

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

Balance sheet at a glance

Total Assets

$139M

Total balance-sheet footings

Total Deposits

$116M

Customer-funded liabilities

Net Loans

$94M

Outstanding loan book

Net Income

$1M

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.) 14.49% 15.89% 17.29%
Basel III capital ratios - Farmers Savings Bank

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 78/100 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 $139M falls in the highlighted band.

Safety metrics

Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%

15.89% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.

Tier 1 Capital Ratio
15.89%
Texas Ratio
2.72%
Equity Capital
$21M

What these ratios mean →

Profitability metrics

Return on Assets (ROA)
38th percentile nationally
0.93%
Return on Equity (ROE)
6.42%
Efficiency Ratio
73.39%

What these mean →

What the numbers say about Farmers Savings Bank

Farmers Savings Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #18394) headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa, established in 1894. It holds $139M in total assets - 3,436th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $116M in customer deposits, and $94M in net loans. On safety, its Tier 1 capital ratio of 15.89% is above the 10% well-capitalized threshold, and its Texas Ratio of 2.72% sits in the healthy range below 50%. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (78/100), 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, Farmers Savings Bank ranks 174th 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

$6M
Interest Income
$1M
Non-Interest Income
$5M
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 2.72% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.

Texas Ratio
Caution 50%

2.72% - 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

    Des Moines, IA · Grade A

  2. 2

    Des Moines, IA · Grade A

  3. 3

    Iowa City, IA · Grade A

  4. 4

    Hills, IA · Grade A

  5. 5
    West Bank $4.1B

    West Des Moines, IA · Grade A

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

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Farmers Savings Bank (FDIC Cert #18394) - 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 Farmers Savings Bank's health grade?
Farmers Savings Bank receives a health grade of B (78/100) 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 Farmers Savings Bank?
Farmers Savings Bank holds $139M in total assets and $116M in deposits, ranking 3,436th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Is my money safe at Farmers Savings Bank?
Yes, deposits at Farmers Savings Bank (Certificate #18394) 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 15.89%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Farmers Savings Bank?
Farmers Savings Bank has a Texas Ratio of 2.72%. 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 Farmers Savings Bank?
Farmers Savings Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 73.39%. 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 Farmers Savings Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.

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