Federal Savings Bank is a Dover, NH-based, FDIC-insured bank founded in 1890. The bank holds equity of $31.9 million on assets of $360.5 million, according to December 31, 2017, regulatory filings.
U.S. bank customers have $251.6 million on deposit at 5 offices in NH run by 68 full-time employees. With that footprint, the bank has amassed loans and leases worth $304.7 million, including real estate loans of $287.3 million.
Overall, Bankrate believes that, as of December 31, 2017, Federal Savings Bank exhibited a generally satisfactory condition, earning 3 out of 5 stars for safety and soundness. Here's an analysis of how the bank did on the three important criteria Bankrate used to grade American banks.
Capital acts as a cushion against losses and affords protection for depositors during times of financial instability for the bank. Therefore, when it comes to measuring an an institution's financial strength, capital is crucial. When looking at safety and soundness, more capital is preferred.
On our test to measure the adequacy of a bank's capital, Federal Savings Bank received a score of 8 out of a possible 30 points, coming in below the national average of 13.13.
One way to measure this buffer is looking at a bank's Tier 1 capital ratio. Federal Savings Bank's Tier 1 capital ratio was 13.35 percent, higher than the 6 percent level regulators consider adequate, but below the national average of 25.65 percent. The higher the capital ratio, the better the bank will be able to weather financial challenges.
Overall, Federal Savings Bank held equity amounting to 8.85 percent of its assets, which was lower than the national average of 12.03 percent.
Having a large number of these kinds of assets could eventually require a bank to use capital to absorb losses, cutting down on its cushion of equity. It also means that there are likely to be many assets that are in non-accrual status and no longer earning interest for the bank, resulting in diminished earnings and potentially more risk of a future failure.
On Bankrate's asset quality test, Federal Savings Bank scored 40 out of a possible 40 points, better than the national average of 37.49 points.
The percentage of problem assets a bank holds compared to its total assets is a helpful indicator of asset quality.As of December 31, 2017, 0.39 percent of Federal Savings Bank's loans were noncurrent -- in other words, they were more than 90 days past due or were in non-accrual status. That's below the national average of 1.01 percent.
Banks keep a reserve to handle problem assets known as an "allowance for loan and lease losses." How large that reserve is can be a helpful indicator when evaluating a bank's ability to manage troubled assets, especially when compared to the total amount of at-risk loans. Unfortunately, the FDIC did not provide information on Federal Savings Bank's loan loss allowance in its most recent filings.
How profitable a bank is affects its safety and soundness. Earnings may be retained by the bank, expanding its capital buffer, or be used to deal with problematic loans, potentially making the bank better prepared to withstand economic trouble. Conversely, losses reduce a bank's ability to do those things.
Federal Savings Bank received below-average marks on Bankrate's earnings test, achieving a score of 6 out of a possible 30.
Return on equity, calculated by dividing net income (profit, basically) by total equity, is one widely used measure of a bank's earnings. Federal Savings Bank's most recent annualized quarterly return on equity was 2.90 percent, below the national average of 8.10 percent.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the bank reported net income of $912,000 on total equity of $31.9 million. The bank reported an annualized return on average assets, or ROA, of 0.26 percent, below the 1 percent deemed satisfactory in accordance with industry standards and below the average for U.S. banks of 1.00 percent.