Total Assets
$274M
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #35031 · West Des Moines, Iowa · Est. 1999
Freedom Financial Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Freedom Financial Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $274M
- Total assets
- B
- Health grade · Good
- 1.24%
- Return on assets
- 10.0%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Freedom Financial Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (70/100), with 10.00% Tier 1 capital, profitable at 1.24% ROA, efficient (50% cost ratio).
- #2,626
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 39th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 10.00%
- Tier 1 ratio - below the 10% well-capitalized line
- 60th
- 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 Freedom Financial Bank's 70/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Freedom Financial Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (10.00%) 18/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (1.24%) 20/25
Texas Ratio (0.00%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (50.28%) 12/15
70 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$202M
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$230M
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$3M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Freedom Financial Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Freedom Financial Bank's score of 70/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Freedom Financial 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). Freedom Financial Bank's $274M falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
10.00% of risk-weighted assets - below the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
10.00%
Texas Ratio
0.00%
Equity Capital
$25M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
60th percentile nationally
1.24%
Return on Equity (ROE)
13.43%
Efficiency Ratio
50.28%
What the numbers say about Freedom Financial Bank
Freedom Financial Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #35031) headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, established in 1999. It holds $274M in total assets - 2,626th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $202M in customer deposits, and $230M in net loans. Capital-wise, the Tier 1 ratio sits at 10.00%, falling short of the federal 10% well-capitalized bar; the Texas Ratio reads 0.00%, a healthy figure under the 50% watch level. That combination rolls up into a PlainBankData health grade of B (70 of 100), blending Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. These figures come directly from the bank's quarterly FDIC Call Report.
Freedom Financial Bank sits 116th 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
$136K
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. Freedom Financial 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.
Top banks in Iowa by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Freedom Financial Bank (FDIC Cert #35031) - 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 Freedom Financial Bank's health grade?▼
Freedom Financial Bank receives a health grade of B (70/100) 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 Freedom Financial Bank?▼
Freedom Financial Bank holds $274M in total assets and $202M in deposits, ranking 2,626th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Is my money safe at Freedom Financial Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Freedom Financial Bank (Certificate #35031) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Freedom Financial Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Freedom Financial Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 10.00%. Regulators set the "well-capitalized" bar at 10%; this bank still clears the lower 6% "adequately capitalized" minimum.
What is the Texas Ratio for Freedom Financial Bank?▼
Freedom Financial Bank has a Texas Ratio of 0.00%. 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 Freedom Financial Bank?▼
Freedom Financial Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 50.28%. Under the 60% mark counts as efficient, more of every revenue dollar reaches the bottom line. This metric compares non-interest expenses to total revenue.
What to do with this
How to read Freedom Financial Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Freedom Financial Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
- Compare Freedom Financial Bank against other Iowa banks before moving funds. Iowa banks
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