Financial-condition comparison

First National Bank in Port Lavaca vs First National Bank of Giddings

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

First National Bank in Port Lavaca

Port Lavaca, TX

Health score

66.3

Total assets

$361.3M

View full profileData through 2026-Q2

Bank

First National Bank of Giddings

Giddings, TX

Health score

80.6

Total assets

$356.2M

View full profileData through 2026-Q2

Answer first

Different strengths, no blanket winner

First National Bank in Port Lavaca leads on capitalization; First National Bank of Giddings leads on financial health and profitability and lending quality and 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

Where each institution leads

Financial health

First National Bank of Giddings

Higher TFS health score

Capitalization

First National Bank in Port Lavaca

Higher comparable capital ratio

Profitability

First National Bank of Giddings

Higher return on assets

Lending quality

First National Bank of Giddings

Lower problem-loan measure

Growth

First National Bank of Giddings

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.

Metric	First National Bank in Port Lavaca	First National Bank of Giddings
TFS health score	66.3/100	80.6/100Leads
Total assets	$361.3M	$356.2M
Total deposits / shares	$294.3M	$315.1M
Tier 1 capital ratio	13.00%Leads	11.18%
Return on assets	0.40%	1.32%Leads
Return on equity	3.96%	14.11%

Branch and market overlap

First National Bank in Port Lavaca

4 branches

First National Bank of Giddings

2 branches

Both institutions report branches in 1 state: TX.

CFPB complaint coverage

First National Bank in Port Lavaca

Unavailable

First National Bank of Giddings

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

First National Bank in Port Lavaca

0 in TFS registry

First National Bank of Giddings

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

Quarter	First National Bank in Port Lavaca score	First National Bank in Port Lavaca ROA	First National Bank of Giddings score	First National Bank of Giddings ROA
2024-Q3	—	0.88%	—	0.89%
2024-Q4	—	0.88%	—	0.97%
2025-Q1	—	0.91%	—	1.13%
2025-Q2	—	0.96%	—	1.14%
2025-Q3	—	1.00%	—	1.22%
2025-Q4	—	0.95%	—	1.12%
2026-Q1	76.5/100

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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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