This comparison uses public regulatory filings and TFS methodology. It evaluates financial condition—not checking rates, account fees, service quality, or which institution is universally “best.”
Bank
Phoenix, AZ
Health score
53.0
Total assets
$551.9M
Answer first
1st Bank Yuma leads on financial health and capitalization and profitability and lending quality; Goldwater Bank, N.A. leads on growth. Those category leads describe current regulatory metrics only and do not establish a universal product or service winner.
Capital and asset-quality definitions are directly comparable for this pair.
Category leaders
Financial health
1st Bank Yuma
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
1st Bank Yuma
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
1st Bank Yuma
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
1st Bank Yuma
Lower problem-loan measure
Growth
Goldwater Bank, N.A.
Higher year-over-year asset growth
Same-source detail
Winner markers appear only where the metric definitions are comparable and both values are available.
| Metric | 1st Bank Yuma | Goldwater Bank, N.A. |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 74.9/100Leads | 53.0/100 |
| Total assets | $553.4M | $551.9M |
| Total deposits / shares | $485.4M | $408.3M |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 12.29%Leads | 11.13% |
| Return on assets | 1.81%Leads | 0.63% |
| Return on equity | 17.95%Leads |
1st Bank Yuma
1 branches
Goldwater Bank, N.A.
2 branches
Both institutions report branches in 1 state: AZ.
1st Bank Yuma
Unavailable
Goldwater Bank, N.A.
Unavailable
Counts use an explicitly reviewed CFPB-company-to-regulatory-ID mapping and the same complete 12-month window. Parent-company attribution can include complaints involving affiliates. Lower complaint volume is context—not proof of better service or less consumer harm.
1st Bank Yuma
0 in TFS registry
Goldwater Bank, N.A.
0 in TFS registry
Institution-level actions come from TFS's exact regulatory-ID registry and are shown as factual context only. They do not affect category winners or the TFS Financial Health Grade. A zero means no action is currently published in this curated registry—not proof that none exists.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | 1st Bank Yuma score | 1st Bank Yuma ROA | Goldwater Bank, N.A. score | Goldwater Bank, N.A. ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | — | 1.80% | — | 0.80% |
| 2024-Q4 | — | 1.72% | — | 0.78% |
| 2025-Q1 | — | 1.91% | — | 1.38% |
| 2025-Q2 | — | 1.87% | — | 1.18% |
| 2025-Q3 | — | 1.81% | — | 0.97% |
| 2025-Q4 | — | — | — | 0.85% |
| 2026-Q1 | — | — |
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| 5.66% |
| Non-performing loans | 0.31%Leads | 4.14% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.02%Leads | 0.05% |
| Efficiency ratio | 53.61%Leads | 78.27% |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 56.64% | 110.74% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | -4.25% | 20.92%Leads |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | -6.32% | 23.39%Leads |
| Branches | 1 | 2 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | — | — |
| 54.2/100 |
| 0.25% |
| 2026-Q2 | — | — | 53.0/100 | 0.63% |