Total Assets
$335M
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #8761 · Lansing, Iowa · Est. 1908
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $335M
- Total assets
- C
- Health grade · Fair
- 0.40%
- Return on assets
- 10.6%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of C (51/100), with well-capitalized at 10.63% Tier 1, 0.40% ROA, 80% efficiency ratio.
- #2,333
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 46th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 10.63%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 13th
- percentile for profitability (ROA), nationally
This grade is PlainBankData's own interpretation of the bank's Call Report, not an FDIC rating, deposits here stay federally insured to $250,000 per depositor, per category, regardless of grade.
How Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's 51/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (10.63%) 28/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.40%) 7/25
Texas Ratio (8.46%) 16/20
Efficiency Ratio (80.15%) 0/15
51 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$273M
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$225M
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$1M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's score of 51/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Kerndt Brothers 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). Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's $335M falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
10.63% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
10.63%
Texas Ratio
8.46%
Equity Capital
$36M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
13th percentile nationally
0.40%
Return on Equity (ROE)
4.01%
Efficiency Ratio
80.15%
What the numbers say about Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #8761) headquartered in Lansing, Iowa, established in 1908. It holds $335M in total assets - 2,333rd of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $273M in customer deposits, and $225M in net loans. Capital-wise, the Tier 1 ratio sits at 10.63%, clearing the federal 10% well-capitalized bar; the Texas Ratio reads 8.46%, a healthy figure under the 50% watch level. That combination rolls up into a PlainBankData health grade of C (51 of 100), blending Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. These figures come directly from the bank's quarterly FDIC Call Report.
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank sits 95th of 230 banks headquartered in Iowa by total assets, placing it in the middle tier of the state's banking landscape.
Income & expense breakdown
$16M
Interest Income
$1M
Non-Interest Income
$9M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 8.46% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
8.46% - 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) Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank (FDIC Cert #8761) - 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 Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's health grade?▼
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank receives a health grade of C (51/100) 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 Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank?▼
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank holds $335M in total assets and $273M in deposits, ranking 2,333rd of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Lansing, Iowa.
Is my money safe at Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank (Certificate #8761) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 10.63%. That clears the federal 10% bar regulators use to call a bank "well-capitalized."
What is the Texas Ratio for Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank?▼
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank has a Texas Ratio of 8.46%. 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 Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank?▼
Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 80.15%. 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 Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
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