First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Bluefield, Virginia, established in 1920 according to the FDIC.

First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) reported total assets of $3.6 bn at Q2 2026, up 14.0% on a year earlier, the 357th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) was 15.32%, and the uninsured share of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) was 21.28%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On efficiency ratio, First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) climbed from 295th to 179th among 500 US banks between and (1 = lowest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Since , First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) has taken over 3 institutions; the latest was Union Bank, Inc. on (FDIC Call Reports).
  • First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) has one of the highest return on assets (ROA) readings among banks of $1 bn to $10 bn: 2.05% at , against a median of 1.32% across 339 banks (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$3.6 bn
+14.0% on a year earlier
Rank 357 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
15.32%
+1.03 pp on a year earlier
Rank 100 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
14.59%
+3.84 pp on a year earlier
Rank 141 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
21.28%
+3.48 pp on a year earlier
Rank 401 of 500 1 = highest

What sets First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) apart

How large is First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA)?

The balance sheet of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) at : assets $3.6 bn, deposits $3.0 bn, net loans $2.4 bn (loans equal to 79.86% of deposits). Securities make up 6.6% of total assets at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA). Since , when First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) held $2.4 bn, its assets grew 47.4%. In the year to , deposits at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) rose 14.3% while its total assets rose 14.0%. At , First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) employed 614 full-time equivalent staff across 67 offices, about $5.9 mn of assets per employee and $45.4 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) is uninsured?

At First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 21.28% of domestic deposits at (+3.48 pp on a year earlier); First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) ranks 401st of 500 on this measure. In dollars, First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) estimated $646.8 mn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$3.0 bn+14.3%353rd of 499
Net loans and leases$2.4 bn+4.6%377th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio79.86%-7.41 pp345th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.23%-0.14 pp266th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio16.58%+1.03 pp103rd of 448
Net interest margin4.44%+0.09 pp69th of 500
Return on assets (ROA)2.05%+0.50 pp43rd of 500
Efficiency ratio52.56%-7.08 pp179th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $10.9 mnNarrowed by $1.4 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.70%-0.10 pp280th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.17%+0.01 pp321st of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA): 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA): assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) each quarter; total assets were $3.6 bn at Q2 2026$1.6bn$2.1bn$2.7bn$3.2bn$3.8bn20182020202220242026Highlands Union Bank merged inSurrey Bank & Trust merged inUnion Bank, Inc. merged inTotal assets$3.6bnDeposits$3.0bnNet loans$2.4bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) each quarter; total assets were $3.6 bn at Q2 2026$1.6bn$2.3bn$3.0bn$3.8bn20202024
  • Total assets $3.6bn
  • Deposits $3.0bn
  • Net loans $2.4bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) stood at 15.32% in , +1.03 pp year on year. Low and high at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) since : 11.30% () to 15.32% (). Equity capital of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) at : $510.5 mn, or 14.2% of total assets. First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) also reported a total capital ratio of 16.58% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.23%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) showed an unrealized loss of $10.9 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $1.4 mn over the year.

First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA): capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.9%10%12%15%17%20182020202220242026Total capital17%CET115%Tier 1 leverage10%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.9%11%14%17%20202024
  • Total capital 17%
  • CET1 15%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA): unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$23mn-$17mn-$10mn-$3mn$4mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$11mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$23mn-$14mn-$5mn$4mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$11mn
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) earned a return on equity of 14.59%; return on assets: 2.05%. Net interest margin at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA): 4.44%, +0.09 pp in a year. First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) net income: $35.9 mn, up 44.6% year on year. The efficiency ratio of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) was 52.56%: about 53 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 59 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.70% of total loans at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA); net charge-offs: 0.17% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA): $2.5 bn, up 4.5% in a year.

First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA): profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.9%3.2%7.3%11%15%20182020202220242026Return on equity15%Net interest margin4.4%Return on assets2.1%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.9%4.6%10%15%20202024
  • Return on equity 15%
  • Net interest margin 4.4%
  • Return on assets 2.1%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA)

The peer group of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) 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 First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) (state member bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($1 bn to $10 bn) and 0 have head offices in Virginia. Against them, First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) shows CET1 ratio 15.32% against a peer median of 11.76%, return on equity 14.59% against a peer median of 10.04% and uninsured deposit share 21.28% against a peer median of 31.79%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
First Community BankState nonmember bankAR$3.6 bn10.61%16.94%29.53%
Village Bank and TrustNational bankIL$3.6 bn10.97%20.63%38.37%
Colony BankState nonmember bankGA$3.6 bn13.55%9.90%32.42%
First Community BankState member bankVA$3.6 bn15.32%14.59%21.28%
Home BankNational bankLA$3.6 bn14.41%10.17%31.16%
Manasquan BankState-chartered stock savings bankNJ$3.6 bn11.00%7.18%32.61%
SouthEast BankState member bankTN$3.6 bn12.52%8.91%23.40%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), to : assets +13.7%, deposits +14.0%, equity +10.1%. Staff 578 to 614; offices 60 to 67.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.6 bn$3.6 bn
Total deposits$2.7 bn$2.7 bn$2.7 bn$2.7 bn$2.7 bn$2.7 bn$3.1 bn$3.0 bn
Bank equity capital$463.6 mn$460.8 mn$462.0 mn$463.0 mn$463.9 mn$464.6 mn$500.5 mn$510.5 mn
CET1 ratio13.76%13.89%14.03%14.29%14.35%14.46%14.73%15.32%
Return on equity (ROE)11.08%11.08%10.50%10.75%10.71%10.73%10.54%14.59%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits18.94%19.50%18.45%17.80%18.98%19.27%21.50%21.28%
Full-time equivalent employees578585583594586578610614
Number of offices6060606059596867

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed Highlands Union Bank (FDIC certificate 26191).
  2. . Absorbed Surrey Bank & Trust (FDIC certificate 34209).
  3. . Absorbed Union Bank, Inc. (FDIC certificate 16620).

Large one-quarter moves at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA)

  • Total assets at First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) changed by +27.0% in the quarter to 2019-12-31: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Highlands Union Bank.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA)?

First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) reported $3.6 bn at in its Call Report. That makes First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) the 357th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA), FDIC certificate 13012; FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) profitable?

First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) reported net income of $35.9 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 14.59%. So yes: First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) made a profit over these months.

When is data for First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) next updated?

Figures from First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA)?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 13012, and in the Call Reports of First Community Bank (Bluefield, VA) (RSSD ID 2353595) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.