ENCORE BANK

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Little Rock, Arkansas, established in 1997 according to the FDIC.

ENCORE BANK reported total assets of $3.7 bn at Q2 2026, up 3.4% on a year earlier, the 346th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at ENCORE BANK was 11.83%, and the uninsured share of ENCORE BANK was 39.81%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, ENCORE BANK climbed from 440th to 352nd among 448 US banks between and (1 = highest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • ENCORE BANK has one of the highest efficiency ratio readings among banks of $1 bn to $10 bn: 85.16% at , against a median of 56.87% across 339 banks (FDIC Call Reports).
  • The return on assets (ROA) of ENCORE BANK, 0.37% at , places ENCORE BANK in the bottom tenth of banks of $1 bn to $10 bn (group median 1.32%; FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$3.7 bn
+3.4% on a year earlier
Rank 346 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
11.83%
+0.93 pp on a year earlier
Rank 352 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
4.49%
+2.93 pp on a year earlier
Rank 474 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
39.81%
+5.08 pp on a year earlier
Rank 187 of 500 1 = highest

What sets ENCORE BANK apart

  • Among the 339 banks of $1 bn to $10 bn, few report a lower return on equity (ROE) than ENCORE BANK, at 4.49% in ; the group median is 12.68%.
  • ENCORE BANK reports one of the lowest net interest margin readings among banks of $1 bn to $10 bn: 2.67% at , where the median of the 339 banks is 3.66%.
  • Over the year to , the net loans and leases of ENCORE BANK fell by 6.8% to $2.7 bn, a bigger fall than at 96% of covered banks.

How large is ENCORE BANK?

The balance sheet of ENCORE BANK at : assets $3.7 bn, deposits $3.4 bn, net loans $2.7 bn (loans equal to 80.12% of deposits). Securities make up 12.3% of total assets at ENCORE BANK. Since , when ENCORE BANK held $145.4 mn, its assets grew 2,446.9%. In the year to , deposits at ENCORE BANK rose 8.0% while its total assets rose 3.4%. At , ENCORE BANK employed 315 full-time equivalent staff across 19 offices, about $11.8 mn of assets per employee and $176.3 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at ENCORE BANK is uninsured?

At ENCORE BANK, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 39.81% of domestic deposits at (+5.08 pp on a year earlier); ENCORE BANK ranks 187th of 500 on this measure. In dollars, ENCORE BANK estimated $1.3 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$3.4 bn+8.0%332nd of 499
Net loans and leases$2.7 bn-6.8%344th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio80.12%-12.79 pp340th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio9.43%+0.45 pp378th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio13.08%+0.99 pp350th of 448
Net interest margin2.67%+0.58 pp452nd of 500
Return on assets (ROA)0.37%+0.25 pp481st of 500
Efficiency ratio85.16%-9.36 pp490th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $57.6 mnNarrowed by $23.8 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.17%+0.02 pp55th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.13%-0.22 pp301st of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of ENCORE BANK: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

ENCORE BANK: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of ENCORE BANK each quarter; total assets were $3.7 bn at Q2 2026-$196mn$962mn$2.1bn$3.3bn$4.4bn20182020202220242026Total assets$3.7bnDeposits$3.4bnNet loans$2.7bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of ENCORE BANK each quarter; total assets were $3.7 bn at Q2 2026-$196mn$1.3bn$2.9bn$4.4bn20202024
  • Total assets $3.7bn
  • Deposits $3.4bn
  • Net loans $2.7bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of ENCORE BANK stood at 11.83% in , +0.93 pp year on year. Low and high at ENCORE BANK since : 9.19% () to 26.19% (). Equity capital of ENCORE BANK at : $309.7 mn, or 8.4% of total assets. ENCORE BANK also reported a total capital ratio of 13.08% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.43%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of ENCORE BANK showed an unrealized loss of $57.6 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $23.8 mn over the year.

ENCORE BANK: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of ENCORE BANK, Q1 2016 to Q2 20266.7%12%18%23%29%20182020202220242026Total capital13%CET112%Tier 1 leverage9.4%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of ENCORE BANK, Q1 2016 to Q2 20266.7%14%21%29%20202024
  • Total capital 13%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 9.4%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

ENCORE BANK: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of ENCORE BANK, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$122mn-$89mn-$56mn-$23mn$10mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$58mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of ENCORE BANK, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$122mn-$78mn-$34mn$10mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$58mn
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , ENCORE BANK earned a return on equity of 4.49%; return on assets: 0.37%. Net interest margin at ENCORE BANK: 2.67%, +0.58 pp in a year. ENCORE BANK net income: $6.8 mn, up 210.7% year on year. The efficiency ratio of ENCORE BANK was 85.16%: about 85 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 53 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.17% of total loans at ENCORE BANK; net charge-offs: 0.13% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at ENCORE BANK: $2.7 bn, down 6.9% in a year.

ENCORE BANK: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of ENCORE BANK, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-22%-14%-6.4%1.7%9.7%20182020202220242026Return on equity4.5%Net interest margin2.7%Return on assets0.4%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of ENCORE BANK, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-22%-12%-1.0%9.7%20202024
  • Return on equity 4.5%
  • Net interest margin 2.7%
  • Return on assets 0.4%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of ENCORE BANK

The peer group of ENCORE BANK is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 1 shares the charter type of ENCORE BANK (state member bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($1 bn to $10 bn) and 0 have head offices in Arkansas. Against them, ENCORE BANK shows CET1 ratio 11.83% against a peer median of 11.37%, return on equity 4.49% against a peer median of 12.59% and uninsured deposit share 39.81% against a peer median of 34.21%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Independence Bank of KentuckyState member bankKY$3.8 bnnot reported13.76%41.24%
Bank of UtahState nonmember bankUT$3.8 bn16.36%10.55%46.42%
Bank of the SierraState nonmember bankCA$3.7 bnnot reported11.30%27.86%
ENCORE BANKState member bankAR$3.7 bn11.83%4.49%39.81%
D. L. Evans BankState nonmember bankID$3.7 bnnot reported14.79%30.15%
Macatawa BankNational bankMI$3.7 bn11.37%11.42%37.25%
St. Charles Bank & Trust CompanyNational bankIL$3.7 bn11.07%14.34%31.17%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at ENCORE BANK, to : assets -4.1%, deposits +9.4%, equity +8.1%. Staff 307 to 315.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$3.9 bn$3.7 bn$3.7 bn$3.6 bn$3.6 bn$3.6 bn$3.6 bn$3.7 bn
Total deposits$3.1 bn$2.9 bn$2.9 bn$3.1 bn$3.2 bn$3.3 bn$3.2 bn$3.4 bn
Bank equity capital$286.4 mn$280.4 mn$281.4 mn$277.5 mn$290.7 mn$299.8 mn$298.4 mn$309.7 mn
CET1 ratio10.02%10.36%10.49%10.90%11.47%11.81%11.70%11.83%
Return on equity (ROE)1.05%1.54%1.73%1.56%1.88%2.48%3.73%4.49%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits23.14%23.44%26.52%34.72%37.90%30.31%35.51%39.81%
Full-time equivalent employees307304308314312314322315
Number of offices1919191919191919

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

Large one-quarter moves at ENCORE BANK

  • Total assets at ENCORE BANK changed by +25.5% in the quarter to 2019-09-30, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.
  • Total assets at ENCORE BANK changed by +28.1% in the quarter to 2019-12-31, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.
  • Total assets at ENCORE BANK changed by +28.8% in the quarter to 2020-03-31, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.
  • Total assets at ENCORE BANK changed by +43.4% in the quarter to 2020-06-30, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.
  • Total assets at ENCORE BANK changed by +25.8% in the quarter to 2021-12-31, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.
  • Total assets at ENCORE BANK changed by +33.9% in the quarter to 2022-06-30, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.
  • Total assets at ENCORE BANK changed by +27.1% in the quarter to 2022-12-31, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of ENCORE BANK?

ENCORE BANK reported $3.7 bn at in its Call Report. That makes ENCORE BANK the 346th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is ENCORE BANK the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers ENCORE BANK, FDIC certificate 34562; ENCORE BANCSHARES INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is ENCORE BANK profitable?

ENCORE BANK reported net income of $6.8 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 4.49%. So yes: ENCORE BANK made a profit over these months.

When is data for ENCORE BANK next updated?

Figures from ENCORE BANK for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for ENCORE BANK?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 34562, and in the Call Reports of ENCORE BANK (RSSD ID 2594240) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.