Financial-condition comparison

FNBC Bank vs The Malvern National Bank

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

FNBC Bank

Ash Flat, AR

B+

Health score

83.5

Total assets

$843.3M

View full profileData through 2026-Q2

Bank

The Malvern National Bank

Malvern, AR

B-

Health score

74.0

Total assets

$728.4M

View full profileData through 2026-Q2

Answer first

Different strengths, no blanket winner

FNBC Bank leads on financial health and capitalization and profitability; The Malvern National Bank leads on 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

FNBC Bank

Higher TFS health score

Capitalization

FNBC Bank

Higher comparable capital ratio

Profitability

FNBC Bank

Higher return on assets

Lending quality

The Malvern National Bank

Lower problem-loan measure

Growth

The Malvern National Bank

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.

MetricFNBC BankThe Malvern National Bank
TFS health score83.5/100Leads74.0/100
Total assets$843.3M$728.4M
Total deposits / shares$704.1M$655.4M
Tier 1 capital ratio9.68%Leads9.45%
Return on assets1.60%Leads1.02%
Return on equity20.71%Leads11.08%
Non-performing loans0.79%0.09%Leads
Net charge-offs0.06%0.01%Leads
Efficiency ratio60.92%Leads68.84%
Loan-to-deposit ratio85.57%59.55%
Asset growth (YoY)3.71%6.33%Leads
Deposit / share growth (YoY)-1.19%6.87%Leads
Branches1715
Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only——

Branch and market overlap

FNBC Bank

17 branches

The Malvern National Bank

15 branches

Both institutions report branches in 1 state: AR.

CFPB complaint coverage

FNBC Bank

Unavailable

The Malvern National 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.

Regulatory-action context

FNBC Bank

0 in TFS registry

The Malvern National 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

Health and profitability trend

QuarterFNBC Bank scoreFNBC Bank ROAThe Malvern National Bank scoreThe Malvern National Bank ROA
2024-Q3—0.75%—0.73%
2024-Q4—0.84%—0.72%
2025-Q1—1.05%—0.89%
2025-Q2—1.35%—0.90%
2025-Q3—1.37%—0.91%
2025-Q4—1.35%—0.91%
2026-Q180.7/1001.52%73.3/1001.00%
2026-Q283.5/1001.60%74.0/1001.02%

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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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