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
Athens, GA
Health score
97.5
Total assets
$901.9M
Bank
Colquitt, GA
Health score
85.6
Total assets
$1.2B
Answer first
First American Bank and Trust Company leads on financial health and capitalization and profitability and lending quality; PeoplesSouth Bank 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
First American Bank and Trust Company
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
First American Bank and Trust Company
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
First American Bank and Trust Company
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
First American Bank and Trust Company
Lower problem-loan measure
Growth
PeoplesSouth Bank
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 | First American Bank and Trust Company | PeoplesSouth Bank |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 97.5/100Leads | 85.6/100 |
| Total assets | $901.9M | $1.2B |
| Total deposits / shares | $753.2M | $1.1B |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 13.34%Leads | 10.45% |
| Return on assets | 1.98%Leads | 1.53% |
| Return on equity | 15.19% | 24.34% |
First American Bank and Trust Company
8 branches
PeoplesSouth Bank
33 branches
Both institutions report branches in 1 state: GA.
First American Bank and Trust Company
Unavailable
PeoplesSouth Bank
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.
First American Bank and Trust Company
0 in TFS registry
PeoplesSouth Bank
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 | First American Bank and Trust Company score | First American Bank and Trust Company ROA | PeoplesSouth Bank score | PeoplesSouth Bank ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | — | 1.69% | — | 1.21% |
| 2024-Q4 | — | 1.66% | — | 1.18% |
| 2025-Q1 | — | 1.68% | — | 1.47% |
| 2025-Q2 | — | 1.90% | — | 1.44% |
| 2025-Q3 | — | 1.95% | — | 1.39% |
| 2025-Q4 | — | 2.01% | — | 1.42% |
| 2026-Q1 | 96.3/100 |
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| Non-performing loans | 0.00%Leads | 1.02% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.00%Leads | 0.01% |
| Efficiency ratio | 49.61%Leads | 50.92% |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 93.13% | 77.06% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | -1.15% | 6.45%Leads |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | 3.30% | 4.32%Leads |
| Branches | 8 | 33 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | — | — |
| 1.90% |
| 86.5/100 |
| 1.65% |
| 2026-Q2 | 97.5/100 | 1.98% | 85.6/100 | 1.53% |