Financial-condition comparison

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland vs First National Bank in Ord

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.”

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Bank

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland

Ashland, NE

B+

Health score

83.3

Total assets

$152.2M

View full profileData through 2026-Q2

Bank

First National Bank in Ord

Ord, NE

A-

Health score

87.7

Total assets

$165.6M

View full profileData through 2026-Q2

Answer first

Different strengths, no blanket winner

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland leads on growth; First National Bank in Ord leads on financial health and capitalization and profitability and lending quality. 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

Where each institution leads

Financial health

First National Bank in Ord

Higher TFS health score

Capitalization

First National Bank in Ord

Higher comparable capital ratio

Profitability

First National Bank in Ord

Higher return on assets

Lending quality

First National Bank in Ord

Lower problem-loan measure

Growth

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland

Higher year-over-year asset growth

Same-source detail

Financial metrics

Winner markers appear only where the metric definitions are comparable and both values are available.

MetricFarmers and Merchants Bank of AshlandFirst National Bank in Ord
TFS health score83.3/10087.7/100Leads
Total assets$152.2M$165.6M
Total deposits / shares$128.0M$146.1M
Tier 1 capital ratio10.00%11.35%Leads
Return on assets1.33%1.93%Leads
Return on equity13.92%17.03%Leads
Non-performing loans0.42%0.00%Leads
Net charge-offs0.00%-0.02%Leads
Efficiency ratio57.67%52.12%Leads
Loan-to-deposit ratio89.35%58.71%
Asset growth (YoY)10.50%Leads5.52%
Deposit / share growth (YoY)11.31%Leads5.04%
Branches43
Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only——

Branch and market overlap

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland

4 branches

First National Bank in Ord

3 branches

Both institutions report branches in 1 state: NE.

CFPB complaint coverage

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland

Unavailable

First National Bank in Ord

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.

Regulatory-action context

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland

0 in TFS registry

First National Bank in Ord

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

Health and profitability trend

QuarterFarmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland scoreFarmers and Merchants Bank of Ashland ROAFirst National Bank in Ord scoreFirst National Bank in Ord ROA
2024-Q3—0.55%—2.52%
2024-Q4—0.56%—2.10%
2025-Q1—1.13%—2.39%
2025-Q2—0.94%—2.08%
2025-Q3—0.98%—1.94%
2025-Q4—1.09%—1.66%
2026-Q183.4/1001.33%86.3/1002.17%
2026-Q283.3/1001.33%87.7/1001.93%

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What this does not conclude

  • • No product-rate, fee, or customer-service winner without product data.
  • • Complaint comparisons appear only when both institutions have reviewed mappings and the same complete source window.
  • • Regulatory actions are displayed separately and are not included in category scoring.

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