FDIC Cert #5854 · Glasgow, Kentucky · Est. 1908

South Central Bank, Inc. - FDIC Bank Health Profile

A community-scale look at South Central Bank, Inc.'s own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.
$2.1B
Total assets
A
Health grade · Excellent
1.25%
Return on assets
12.1%
Tier 1 capital

Data updated July 2026

The verdict

South Central Bank, Inc. earns a PlainBankData health grade of A (87/100), with well-capitalized at 12.09% Tier 1, profitable at 1.25% ROA, efficient (59% cost ratio).

#572
largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
87th
percentile by asset size, nationally
12.09%
Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
60th
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.

FDIC Call Report plate

Cert 5854 · KY A · 87/100

GRADE-A · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · TIER1-WELL · TEXAS-CLEAN · ROA-PAR · SIZE-REGIONAL · BOOK-FULL

  • GRADE-A A (87/100)
  • MID-PACK #1197/4307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sterling Bank · WI
  • TIER1-WELL 12.1% Tier 1
  • TEXAS-CLEAN 3.7% Texas
  • ROA-PAR 1.25% ROA
  • SIZE-REGIONAL $1–10B
  • BOOK-FULL 9/9 fields

Nearest health peer outside Kentucky: Sterling Bank, WI (±0 health pts)

Instrument codes from this bank’s FDIC Call Report sheet: grade band, health peer rank, photo-finish gap, Tier 1, Texas Ratio, ROA, size band, and book completeness. Not an official FDIC rating.

Health-score neighbourhood around South Central Bank, Inc.

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest scored peers outside Kentucky, not a full FDIC corpus board reprint.

Morgan Stanley Bank,… · UT ·…100/100First Farmers & Merc… · MN ·…87/100Pioneer Bank · MN · near87/100South Central Bank,… · KY · …87/100Sterling Bank · WI · near87/100The Farmers National… · OH ·…87/100Tioga-Franklin Savin… · PA ·…0/100
PlainBankData health composite · neighbourhood around South Central Bank, Inc. · July 2026

What South Central Bank, Inc.'s Call Report plate shows

South Central Bank, Inc. (FDIC Cert #5854) carries a PlainBankData health grade of A at 87/100, built only from this bank's own Call Report Tier 1 capital, ROA, Texas Ratio, and efficiency inputs. On the scored corpus it sits at health rank #1,197 of 4,307. Tier 1 capital prints at 12.09%, clearing the 10% well-capitalized line. The Texas Ratio is 3.67%, inside the sub-50% band analysts treat as healthy. Return on assets is 1.25%. Balance-sheet scale is $2.1B, 572nd of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by assets. The nearest cross-state health peer is Sterling Bank (WI), tied on the composite. These are instrument codes from the Call Report sheet, not an official FDIC CAMELS rating, and insured deposits stay protected to $250,000 per depositor per ownership category regardless of grade. Compare the plate stamps against the score breakdown and the health-score neighbourhood before treating any single ratio as decisive.

State failure history around South Central Bank, Inc.

3 FAILURE resolutions in Kentucky since 2000 (3 since 2008)

South Central Bank, Inc.'s home state sits in the middle band of post-2000 FAILURE counts (3; 3 since the 2008 crisis window). Recent named resolutions below are Failed Bank List rows for this state only; South Central Bank, Inc. remains an active FDIC-insured reporter.

  • LOUISA COMMUNITY BANK LOUISA, KY 2019 → KENTUCKY FARMERS BANK CORPORATION
  • FIRST FEDERAL BANK LEXINGTON, KY 2013 → YOUR COMMUNITY BANK
  • IRWIN UNION BANK, FSB LOUISVILLE, KY 2009 → FIRST FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.

Source: FDIC Failed Bank List (resolution_type=FAILURE only; ASSISTANCE excluded). See the depositor failures guide and Kentucky banks.

How South Central Bank, Inc.'s 87/100 score adds up

Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.

0/100100/100National avg77/10087/100
South Central Bank, Inc.'s composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (12.09%) 35/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (1.25%) 20/25
Texas Ratio (3.67%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (58.57%) 12/15

87 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.

Balance sheet at a glance

Total Assets

$2.1B

Total balance-sheet footings

Total Deposits

$1.8B

Customer-funded liabilities

Net Loans

$1.7B

Outstanding loan book

Net Income

$25M

Bottom-line earnings

Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds

0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 15% CET1 (≥6.5% req.) Tier 1 (≥8.0% req.) Total (≥10.0% req.) 10.69% 12.09% 13.49%
Basel III capital ratios - South Central Bank, Inc.

Where South Central Bank, Inc. ranks

Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. South Central Bank, Inc.'s score of 87/100 falls in the highlighted band.

South Central Bank, Inc.: health score vs. every FDIC-insured bank

0-100 composite health score, FDIC Call Reports

87 Top 28% higher than 72% of 4,307 FDIC-insured banks

0–10: 3 FDIC-insured banks (0%). Below this entry. 10–20: 6 FDIC-insured banks (0%). Below this entry. 20–30: 26 FDIC-insured banks (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 36 FDIC-insured banks (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 98 FDIC-insured banks (2%). Below this entry. 50–60: 279 FDIC-insured banks (6%). Below this entry. 60–70: 777 FDIC-insured banks (18%). Below this entry. 70–80: 1,030 FDIC-insured banks (24%). Below this entry. 80–90: 1,237 FDIC-insured banks (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 815 FDIC-insured banks (19%). Above this entry. South Central Bank, Inc. 0 100 every FDIC-insured bank with a health score, bucketed by value

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Source FDIC Call Reports · July 2026

South Central Bank, Inc.'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). South Central Bank, Inc.'s $2.1B falls in the highlighted band.

Safety ratios for South Central Bank, Inc.

Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%

12.09% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.

Tier 1 Capital Ratio
12.09%
Texas Ratio
3.67%
Equity Capital
$194M

What these ratios mean →

Earnings posture at South Central Bank, Inc.

Return on Assets (ROA)
60th percentile nationally
1.25%
Return on Equity (ROE)
13.86%
Efficiency Ratio
58.57%

What these mean →

Income & expense at South Central Bank, Inc.

$113M
Interest Income
$14M
Non-Interest Income
$50M
Non-Interest Expense

Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail

The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. South Central Bank, Inc. reports a Texas Ratio of 3.67% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.

Texas Ratio
Caution 50%

3.67% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.

FDIC Failed Bank List → View South Central Bank, Inc. on FDIC BankFind →

Top banks in Kentucky by total assets

Largest banks headquartered in Kentucky
  1. 1
    Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company $9.5B

    Louisville, KY · Grade A

  2. 2
    Republic Bank & Trust Company $7.0B

    Louisville, KY · Grade A

  3. 3
    Community Trust Bank, Inc. $6.6B

    Pikeville, KY · Grade A

  4. 4
    Central Bank & Trust Co. $3.9B

    Lexington, KY · Grade B

  5. 5
    Independence Bank of Kentucky $3.8B

    Owensboro, KY · Grade B

Top 5 banks in Kentucky ranked by total assets · FDIC Call Report Q4 2025.

Nationwide banks with similar total assets

Nearest other-state banks with ≥$10M assets ($2.1B here), outside Kentucky so the neighborhood is not state containment.

First Fed Bank $2.1B · WA The First National Bank in Sioux Falls $2.1B · SD Citizens National Bank of Texas $2.1B · TX Thomasville National Bank $2.1B · GA

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) South Central Bank, Inc. (FDIC Cert #5854) - 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.

South Central Bank, Inc. Call Report profile · FDIC Failed Bank List · Kentucky FAILURE history · Informational only, not financial advice; consult a licensed professional before acting. See the disclaimer and methodology.

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Stock Yards Bank & Trust CompanyLouisville $9.5B A 1.57%
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Central Bank & Trust Co.Lexington $3.9B B 1.16%
Independence Bank of KentuckyOwensboro $3.8B B 0.80%
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