Total Assets
$154M
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #9615 · Sweet Water, Alabama · Est. 1913
Sweet Water State Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Sweet Water State Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $154M
- Total assets
- B
- Health grade · Good
- 1.61%
- Return on assets
- 9.9%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Sweet Water State Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (71/100), with 9.85% Tier 1 capital, profitable at 1.61% ROA, 63% efficiency ratio.
- #3,318
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 23rd
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 9.85%
- Tier 1 ratio - below the 10% well-capitalized line
- 79th
- 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 Sweet Water State Bank's 71/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Sweet Water State Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (9.85%) 18/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (1.61%) 25/25
Texas Ratio (1.52%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (62.62%) 8/15
71 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$138M
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$75M
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$2M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Sweet Water State Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Sweet Water State Bank's score of 71/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Sweet Water State 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). Sweet Water State Bank's $154M falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
9.85% of risk-weighted assets - below the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
9.85%
Texas Ratio
1.52%
Equity Capital
$14M
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
79th percentile nationally
1.61%
Return on Equity (ROE)
18.78%
Efficiency Ratio
62.62%
What the numbers say about Sweet Water State Bank
Sweet Water State Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #9615) headquartered in Sweet Water, Alabama, established in 1913. It holds $154M in total assets - 3,318th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $138M in customer deposits, and $75M in net loans. Looking at capital strength, Tier 1 stands at 9.85%, under the 10% well-capitalized line regulators set, while the Texas Ratio comes in at 1.52%, comfortably below the 50% caution mark. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (71/100), 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.
By assets, Sweet Water State Bank ranks 72nd of 94 banks based in Alabama -- squarely in the community-bank tier. Size alone doesn't determine a bank's local importance; a bank this size often has deeper, longer-standing relationships with the specific businesses and depositors it serves than a much larger institution would.
Income & expense breakdown
$10M
Interest Income
$718K
Non-Interest Income
$5M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Sweet Water State Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 1.52% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
1.52% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in Alabama by total assets
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Sweet Water State Bank (FDIC Cert #9615) - 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 Alabama
All Alabama banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions BankBirmingham | $157.4B | A | 1.43% |
| ServisFirst BankBirmingham | $17.7B | A | 1.58% |
| River Bank & TrustPrattville | $3.8B | A | 1.18% |
| Bank IndependentSheffield | $3.0B | B | 1.01% |
| Bryant BankTuscaloosa | $2.9B | A | 1.69% |
| CB&S Bank, Inc.Russellville | $2.9B | C | 0.85% |
| Oakworth Capital BankBirmingham | $2.0B | B | 1.17% |
| Troy Bank & Trust CompanyTroy | $1.6B | A | 1.34% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Sweet Water State Bank's health grade?▼
Sweet Water State Bank receives a health grade of B (71/100) 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 Sweet Water State Bank?▼
Sweet Water State Bank holds $154M in total assets and $138M in deposits, ranking 3,318th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Sweet Water, Alabama.
Is my money safe at Sweet Water State Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Sweet Water State Bank (Certificate #9615) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Sweet Water State Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Sweet Water State Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 9.85%. The federal "well-capitalized" threshold is 10%. This bank meets the minimum 6% "adequately capitalized" standard.
What is the Texas Ratio for Sweet Water State Bank?▼
Sweet Water State Bank has a Texas Ratio of 1.52%. 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 Sweet Water State Bank?▼
Sweet Water State Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 62.62%. 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 Sweet Water State Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Sweet Water State Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
- Compare Sweet Water State Bank against other Alabama banks before moving funds. Alabama banks
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