FDIC Cert #18761 · Waterloo, Nebraska · Est. 1905

Foundation One Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile

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

$178M
Total assets
C
Health grade · Fair
0.44%
Return on assets
10.3%
Tier 1 capital

Data updated July 2026

The verdict

Foundation One Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (59/100), with well-capitalized at 10.30% Tier 1, 0.44% ROA, 74% efficiency ratio.

#3,167
largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
27th
percentile by asset size, nationally
10.30%
Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
14th
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 Foundation One Bank's 59/100 score adds up

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

Foundation One Bank's composite health score

0/100100/100National avg77/10059/100
Foundation One Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (10.30%) 28/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.44%) 7/25
Texas Ratio (0.00%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (74.41%) 4/15

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

Balance sheet at a glance

Total Assets

$178M

Total balance-sheet footings

Total Deposits

$150M

Customer-funded liabilities

Net Loans

$142M

Outstanding loan book

Net Income

$791K

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.) 8.9% 10.3% 11.7%
Basel III capital ratios - Foundation One Bank

Where Foundation One Bank ranks

Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Foundation One Bank's score of 59/100 falls in the highlighted band.

Foundation One 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). Foundation One Bank's $178M falls in the highlighted band.

Safety metrics

Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%

10.30% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.

Tier 1 Capital Ratio
10.30%
Texas Ratio
0.00%
Equity Capital
$19M

What these ratios mean →

Profitability metrics

Return on Assets (ROA)
14th percentile nationally
0.44%
Return on Equity (ROE)
4.20%
Efficiency Ratio
74.41%

What these mean →

What the numbers say about Foundation One Bank

Foundation One Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #18761) headquartered in Waterloo, Nebraska, established in 1905. It holds $178M in total assets - 3,167th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $150M in customer deposits, and $142M in net loans. On safety, its Tier 1 capital ratio of 10.30% is above the 10% well-capitalized threshold, and its Texas Ratio of 0.00% sits in the healthy range below 50%. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (59/100), 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 Nebraska, Foundation One Bank ranks 85th of 142 FDIC-insured banks by asset size -- a mid-sized institution, neither among the state's largest nor its smallest.

Income & expense breakdown

$10M
Interest Income
$216K
Non-Interest Income
$4M
Non-Interest Expense

Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail

The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Foundation One Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 0.00% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.

Texas Ratio
Caution 50%

0.00% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.

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Top banks in Nebraska by total assets

Largest banks headquartered in Nebraska
  1. 1

    Omaha, NE · Grade A

  2. 2

    Lincoln, NE · Grade A

  3. 3

    Lincoln, NE · Grade A

  4. 4

    Omaha, NE · Grade A

  5. 5

    York, NE · Grade B

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

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Foundation One Bank (FDIC Cert #18761) - 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 Nebraska

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BankAssetsGradeROA
First National Bank of OmahaOmaha $34.6B A 1.51%
Union Bank and Trust CompanyLincoln $9.1B A 1.60%
Pinnacle BankLincoln $8.9B A 1.26%
American National BankOmaha $5.2B A 1.32%
Cornerstone BankYork $2.8B B 1.11%
Security First BankLincoln $2.2B B 0.90%
Five Points BankGrand Island $2.1B A 1.47%
Security National Bank of OmahaOmaha $1.7B A 1.28%

Frequently asked questions

What is Foundation One Bank's health grade?
Foundation One Bank receives a health grade of C (59/100) 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 Foundation One Bank?
Foundation One Bank holds $178M in total assets and $150M in deposits, ranking 3,167th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Waterloo, Nebraska.
Is my money safe at Foundation One Bank?
Yes, deposits at Foundation One Bank (Certificate #18761) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Foundation One Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?
Foundation One Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 10.30%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Foundation One Bank?
Foundation One Bank has a Texas Ratio of 0.00%. 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 Foundation One Bank?
Foundation One Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 74.41%. 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

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