Total Assets
$331M
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #8552 · Meridian, Mississippi · Est. 1902
Great Southern Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Great Southern Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $331M
- Total assets
- B
- Health grade · Good
- 0.50%
- Return on assets
- 20.1%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Great Southern Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (67/100), with well-capitalized at 20.12% Tier 1, 0.50% ROA, 87% efficiency ratio.
- #2,347
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 46th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 20.12%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 16th
- 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 Great Southern Bank's 67/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Great Southern Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (20.12%) 40/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.50%) 7/25
Texas Ratio (3.52%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (86.53%) 0/15
67 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$303M
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$144M
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$2M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Great Southern Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Great Southern Bank's score of 67/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Great Southern 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). Great Southern Bank's $331M falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
20.12% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
20.12%
Texas Ratio
3.52%
Equity Capital
$26M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
16th percentile nationally
0.50%
Return on Equity (ROE)
6.90%
Efficiency Ratio
86.53%
What the numbers say about Great Southern Bank
Great Southern Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #8552) headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi, established in 1902. It holds $331M in total assets - 2,347th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $303M in customer deposits, and $144M in net loans. Its capital position: a Tier 1 ratio of 20.12%, meeting the 10% federal well-capitalized bar, alongside a Texas Ratio of 3.52% that is well inside the healthy sub-50% band. That combination rolls up into a PlainBankData health grade of B (67 of 100), blending Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. These figures come directly from the bank's quarterly FDIC Call Report.
Great Southern Bank sits 35th of 57 banks headquartered in Mississippi by total assets, placing it in the middle tier of the state's banking landscape.
Income & expense breakdown
$13M
Interest Income
$3M
Non-Interest Income
$11M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Great Southern Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 3.52% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
3.52% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Mississippi by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Great Southern Bank (FDIC Cert #8552) - 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 Mississippi
All Mississippi banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Whitney BankGulfport | $35.5B | A | 1.41% |
| Renasant BankTupelo | $26.7B | B | 0.89% |
| Trustmark BankJackson | $18.9B | B | 1.26% |
| BankPlusBelzoni | $8.1B | B | 1.14% |
| Community Bank of MississippiFlowood | $5.0B | B | 0.89% |
| BankFirst Financial ServicesColumbus | $3.3B | B | 1.04% |
| Guaranty Bank and Trust CompanyBelzoni | $2.9B | B | 1.10% |
| Planters Bank & Trust CompanyIndianola | $2.1B | A | 0.84% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Great Southern Bank's health grade?▼
Great Southern Bank receives a health grade of B (67/100) 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 Great Southern Bank?▼
Great Southern Bank holds $331M in total assets and $303M in deposits, ranking 2,347th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Meridian, Mississippi.
Is my money safe at Great Southern Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Great Southern Bank (Certificate #8552) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Great Southern Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Great Southern Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 20.12%. That clears the federal 10% bar regulators use to call a bank "well-capitalized."
What is the Texas Ratio for Great Southern Bank?▼
Great Southern Bank has a Texas Ratio of 3.52%. 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 Great Southern Bank?▼
Great Southern Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 86.53%. 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 Great Southern Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Great Southern Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
- Compare Great Southern Bank against other Mississippi banks before moving funds. Mississippi banks
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