Total Assets
$15.1B
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #34967 · New York, New York · Est. 1999
Popular Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Popular Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $15.1B
- Total assets
- B
- Health grade · Good
- 0.60%
- Return on assets
- 13.8%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Popular Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (77/100), with well-capitalized at 13.79% Tier 1, 0.60% ROA, 63% efficiency ratio.
- #127
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 97th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 13.79%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 19th
- 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 Popular Bank's 77/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Popular Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (13.79%) 35/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.60%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (1.79%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (62.61%) 8/15
77 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$12.0B
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$11.6B
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$88M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Popular Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Popular Bank's score of 77/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Popular 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). Popular Bank's $15.1B falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
13.79% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
13.79%
Texas Ratio
1.79%
Equity Capital
$2.1B
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
19th percentile nationally
0.60%
Return on Equity (ROE)
4.31%
Efficiency Ratio
62.61%
What the numbers say about Popular Bank
Popular Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #34967) headquartered in New York, New York, established in 1999. It holds $15.1B in total assets - 127th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $12.0B in customer deposits, and $11.6B in net loans. Looking at capital strength, Tier 1 stands at 13.79%, over the 10% well-capitalized line regulators set, while the Texas Ratio comes in at 1.79%, comfortably below the 50% caution mark. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (77/100), 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.
Popular Bank's asset base places it among the largest FDIC-insured institutions in the country, 127th of 4,313 nationally, and 14th of 120 banks headquartered in New York. Only Dime Community Bank ($15.3B) is larger within the state. At this scale, the bank's own capital and asset-quality trends are a meaningful signal for the regional banking sector, not just its own depositors.
Income & expense breakdown
$788M
Interest Income
$26M
Non-Interest Income
$288M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Popular Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 1.79% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
1.79% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in New York by total assets
National size peers: banks closest to Popular Bank by assets
Popular Bank is closely matched in total assets by Live Oak Banking Company, Dime Community Bank, First Financial Bank, Toyota Financial Savings Bank across 5 states -- its real national peer set, not just banks sharing a home state. Within that asset-matched cohort, the average ROA is 0.80%, versus Popular Bank's own 0.60%; the average efficiency ratio is 53.03%, versus 62.61% here; and average Tier 1 capital sits at 24.86%, versus 13.79% at Popular Bank. At this asset scale, banks are best benchmarked against one another by balance-sheet composition and capital discipline, not by shared geography.
At $15.1B in assets, Popular Bank has crossed the $10 billion threshold at which the CFPB takes over direct supervision for consumer-protection compliance under Dodd-Frank Act Section 1025, rather than leaving that oversight solely to the bank's primary prudential regulator.
| Bank | State | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | Tier 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Bank (this bank) | NY | $15.1B | 0.60% | 62.61% | 13.79% |
| Live Oak Banking Company | NC | $15.1B | 0.82% | 56.12% | 10.46% |
| Dime Community Bank | NY | $15.3B | 0.87% | 53.42% | 14.40% |
| First Financial Bank | TX | $15.4B | 1.64% | 45.67% | 18.18% |
| Toyota Financial Savings Bank | NV | $15.4B | 0.30% | 73.28% | 15.74% |
| Bank of America California, National Association | CA | $15.5B | 0.54% | 52.30% | 36.85% |
| Beal Bank USA | NV | $14.5B | 0.63% | 37.43% | 53.51% |
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Popular Bank (FDIC Cert #34967) - 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 New York
All New York banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Bank USANew York | $645.0B | A | 1.42% |
| The Bank of New York MellonNew York | $381.0B | A | 1.31% |
| Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National AssociationPurchase | $254.7B | A | 1.10% |
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust CompanyBuffalo | $212.9B | A | 1.40% |
| Flagstar Bank, National AssociationHicksville | $87.5B | D | -0.14% |
| Bank of ChinaNew York | $61.9B | F | 0.00% |
| Deutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasNew York | $43.0B | A | 1.86% |
| State Bank of IndiaNew York | $22.6B | F | 0.00% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Popular Bank's health grade?▼
Popular Bank receives a health grade of B (77/100) 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 Popular Bank?▼
Popular Bank holds $15.1B in total assets and $12.0B in deposits, ranking 127th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in New York, New York.
Is my money safe at Popular Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Popular Bank (Certificate #34967) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Popular Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Popular Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 13.79%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Popular Bank?▼
Popular Bank has a Texas Ratio of 1.79%. 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 Popular Bank?▼
Popular Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 62.61%. 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 Popular Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Popular Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
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