Total Assets
$748M
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #35131 · Sterling, Illinois · Est. 1999
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $748M
- Total assets
- B
- Health grade · Good
- 0.82%
- Return on assets
- 11.3%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (66/100), with well-capitalized at 11.31% Tier 1, 0.82% ROA, 69% efficiency ratio.
- #1,318
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 69th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 11.31%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 31st
- 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 Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company's 66/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (11.31%) 28/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.82%) 14/25
Texas Ratio (9.31%) 16/20
Efficiency Ratio (68.64%) 8/15
66 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$616M
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$545M
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$6M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company's score of 66/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company'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). Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company's $748M falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
11.31% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
11.31%
Texas Ratio
9.31%
Equity Capital
$59M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
31st percentile nationally
0.82%
Return on Equity (ROE)
10.80%
Efficiency Ratio
68.64%
What the numbers say about Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #35131) headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, established in 1999. It holds $748M in total assets - 1,318th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $616M in customer deposits, and $545M in net loans. Looking at capital strength, Tier 1 stands at 11.31%, over the 10% well-capitalized line regulators set, while the Texas Ratio comes in at 9.31%, comfortably below the 50% caution mark. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (66/100), 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 Illinois, Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company ranks 68th of 330 FDIC-insured banks by asset size -- a mid-sized institution, neither among the state's largest nor its smallest.
Income & expense breakdown
$40M
Interest Income
$3M
Non-Interest Income
$19M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company reports a Texas Ratio of 9.31% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
9.31% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Illinois by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company (FDIC Cert #35131) - 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 Illinois
All Illinois banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMO Bank National AssociationChicago | $252.1B | A | 0.95% |
| The Northern Trust CompanyChicago | $176.4B | B | 1.02% |
| CIBC Bank USAChicago | $64.0B | A | 1.47% |
| Busey BankChampaign | $18.1B | A | 0.92% |
| Byline BankChicago | $9.6B | A | 1.47% |
| Wintrust Bank, National AssociationChicago | $9.6B | A | 1.88% |
| Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, National AssociationLake Forest | $9.4B | A | 2.20% |
| First American BankElk Grove Village | $8.1B | A | 1.72% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company's health grade?▼
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company receives a health grade of B (66/100) 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 Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company?▼
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company holds $748M in total assets and $616M in deposits, ranking 1,318th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Sterling, Illinois.
Is my money safe at Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company?▼
Yes, deposits at Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company (Certificate #35131) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 11.31%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company?▼
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company has a Texas Ratio of 9.31%. 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 Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company?▼
Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company has an Efficiency Ratio of 68.64%. 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 Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company's profile as a depositor or analyst.
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