First Dakota National Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Yankton, South Dakota, established in 1872 according to the FDIC.

First Dakota National Bank reported total assets of $3.4 bn at Q2 2026, up 10.8% from a year earlier. It uses the community bank leverage ratio framework, with a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.40%, and an estimated 32.75% of domestic deposits were uninsured. Source: FDIC Call Report data, cross-checked against FFIEC filings.

What changed this quarter (Q1 2026 to Q2 2026)
  • Return on equity (ROE): up 1.82 pp on Q1 2026, to 17.36%
  • Uninsured share of domestic deposits: up 0.99 pp on Q1 2026, to 32.75%
  • Bank equity capital: up 4.4% on Q1 2026, to $333.0 mn
Total assets
$3.4 bn
+10.8% on a year earlier
Rank 373 of 497 1 = highest
Tier 1 leverage ratio
10.40%
+0.22 pp on a year earlier
Rank 239 of 500 1 = highest
Return on equity
17.36%
+3.86 pp on a year earlier
Rank 72 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
32.75%
+1.85 pp on a year earlier
Rank 274 of 500 1 = highest

Ranks compare banks in our US coverage that report each metric. Sparklines: the last ten years. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Overview

What stands out about First Dakota National Bank?

By efficiency ratio it moved from 268th to 216th among 500 banks between Q1 2026 and Q2 2026 (1 = lowest).

How large is First Dakota National Bank?

At Q2 2026 the bank held $3.4 bn of assets. Deposits were $3.0 bn and net loans and leases $2.8 bn, a loan-to-deposit ratio of 95.95%. Securities of $308.2 mn made up 9.1% of assets.

Total assets rose 158.1% between Q1 2016 and Q2 2026, from $1.3 bn.

How much of its funding is uninsured?

An estimated 32.75% of domestic deposits were above the FDIC insurance limit at Q2 2026, +0.99 pp from the previous quarter and +1.85 pp from a year earlier. That share ranks 274th among 500 banks reporting this metric (1 = highest).

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total assets$3.4 bn+10.8%373rd of 497
Total deposits$3.0 bn+8.1%360th of 499
Net loans and leases$2.8 bn+12.0%328th of 500
Bank equity capital$333.0 mn+14.5%410th of 498
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.40%+0.22 pp239th of 500
Return on equity (ROE)17.36%+3.86 pp72nd of 500
Net interest margin4.03%+0.31 pp130th of 500
Uninsured share of domestic deposits32.75%+1.85 pp274th of 500
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.30%-0.09 pp111th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.00%+0.02 pp39th of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank: rank among the banks in our coverage reporting each metric, 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Total assets, deposits and net loans, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Dashed amber lines mark the merger or acquisition listed under Mergers and acquisitions.

Total assets, deposits and net loans of First Dakota National Bank each quarter; total assets were $3.4 bn at Q2 2026$937mn$1.6bn$2.2bn$2.9bn$3.5bn20182020202220242026Total assets$3.4bnDeposits$3.0bnNet loans$2.8bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of First Dakota National Bank each quarter; total assets were $3.4 bn at Q2 2026$937mn$1.8bn$2.7bn$3.5bn20202024
  • Total assets $3.4bn
  • Deposits $3.0bn
  • Net loans $2.8bn
USD bn. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Capital and securities

The bank uses the community bank leverage ratio framework, so it does not report risk-based capital ratios. Its tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.40% at Q2 2026, +0.22 pp from a year earlier. The median tier 1 leverage ratio of the size peers listed below was 10.32% at Q2 2026.

Available-for-sale securities showed an unrealized loss of $27.6 mn at Q2 2026; the loss narrowed by $5.9 mn from a year earlier.

Capital ratios

Percent of risk-weighted assets, except tier 1 leverage (percent of total assets)
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of First Dakota National Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 20268.6%9.8%11%12%13%20182020202220242026Total capital12%CET111%Tier 1 leverage10%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of First Dakota National Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 20268.6%10%12%13%20202024
  • Total capital 12%
  • CET1 11%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Unrealized gains and losses on securities

Fair value minus amortized cost, USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of First Dakota National Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$64mn-$46mn-$28mn-$10mn$8mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$28mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of First Dakota National Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$64mn-$40mn-$16mn$8mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$28mn
  • Held to maturity $0
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Profitability and loan quality

Return on equity was 17.36% for the year to Q2 2026, annualized, with a return on assets of 1.68% and a net interest margin of 4.03%. The margin was +0.31 pp from a year earlier. The efficiency ratio, noninterest expense as a share of revenue as the FDIC defines it, was 54.51%. Net income for the year to Q2 2026 was $27.8 mn, up 47.2% on the same period a year earlier. The median return on equity of its size peers was 13.50% for the same period.

Noncurrent loans, those 90 days or more past due or no longer accruing interest, were 0.30% of total loans at Q2 2026. Net charge-offs for the year to date were 0.00% of average loans, annualized.

Profitability

Percent, year to date, annualized as reported
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of First Dakota National Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.5%5.5%12%19%26%20182020202220242026Return on equity17%Net interest margin4.0%Return on assets1.7%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of First Dakota National Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.5%7.8%17%26%20202024
  • Return on equity 17%
  • Net interest margin 4.0%
  • Return on assets 1.7%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Compared with banks of similar size

The six banks ranked closest to First Dakota National Bank by total assets at Q2 2026, three above and three below where possible.

Among the seven banks in the table at Q2 2026, First Dakota National Bank is 4th by total assets. Its tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.40% compares with a peer median of 10.32%, its return on equity of 17.36% compares with a peer median of 13.50%, and its uninsured share of deposits of 32.75% compares with a peer median of 31.19%.

BankTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Bankwell Bank$3.5 bn11.67%15.51%39.67%
First Carolina Bank$3.4 bn12.88%6.19%17.72%
Northrim Bank$3.4 bn12.38%17.64%38.94%
First Dakota National Bank$3.4 bnnot reported17.36%32.75%
Northern Bank & Trust Company$3.4 bn15.30%13.22%33.00%
Banterra Bank$3.4 bn9.85%13.79%19.06%
Lake Ridge Bank$3.4 bn11.97%10.11%29.38%

Q2 2026. Peer median (the six banks, excluding this one): CET1 12.18%, return on equity 13.50%. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Last eight quarters

First Dakota National Bank, as reported in its Call Reports.

From Q3 2024 to Q2 2026, total assets rose 16.8% to $3.4 bn, deposits rose 13.1% to $3.0 bn and bank equity capital rose 23.7% to $333.0 mn. Over the same period its full-time equivalent staff went from 354 to 367 and its offices went from 17 to 17.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$2.9 bn$2.9 bn$3.0 bn$3.1 bn$3.1 bn$3.2 bn$3.3 bn$3.4 bn
Total deposits$2.6 bn$2.6 bn$2.7 bn$2.7 bn$2.8 bn$2.8 bn$3.0 bn$3.0 bn
Bank equity capital$269.2 mn$267.9 mn$280.2 mn$291.0 mn$304.9 mn$307.9 mn$319.1 mn$333.0 mn
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio11.23%11.02%11.16%11.07%11.11%10.87%11.04%not reported
Return on equity (ROE)11.87%12.73%12.63%13.50%14.02%14.60%15.54%17.36%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits31.06%32.80%32.49%30.91%31.04%32.81%31.77%32.75%
Full-time equivalent employees354355355356357371364367
Number of offices1717171717171717

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Mergers and acquisitions

Figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed Dakota State Bank (FDIC certificate 1682).

Source: FDIC BankFind API, institution history. Moves of more than 25% in one quarter are checked against that history in our review.

Identifiers and sources

FDIC certificate
4028
Federal Reserve RSSD ID
441256
Head office
Yankton, South Dakota
Holding company
FIRST DAKOTA FINANCIAL CORP (as reported to the FDIC)
Holding company RSSD ID
1404687
EconoMonitor ID
EMB-US-000563

Frequently asked questions

What were First Dakota National Bank's total assets?

$3.4 bn at Q2 2026, according to its Call Report as published by the FDIC. By total assets it ranks 373rd among 497 banks reporting this metric (1 = highest).

Is First Dakota National Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers the FDIC-insured bank (certificate 4028). Its holding company, FIRST DAKOTA FINANCIAL CORP (as reported to the FDIC), reports separately to the Federal Reserve and, if its shares are listed, to the SEC.

How often is this page updated?

Every quarter, after First Dakota National Bank files its Call Report and the FDIC publishes it. This page shows Q2 2026, loaded on 19 October 2026; any sentence that uses an earlier quarter names it.

Where can I check these numbers?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 4028, and in the Call Reports filed under RSSD ID 441256 at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.

Sources and definitions

Definitions, Call Report fields and formulas for each metric: Bank equity capital, Uses community bank leverage ratio framework, Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, Deposits in domestic offices, Efficiency ratio, Full-time equivalent employees, Loan-to-deposit ratio, Total loans and leases (gross), Net loans and leases, Net charge-offs to average loans, Net income (year to date), Net interest margin, Noncurrent loans to total loans, Number of offices, Return on assets (ROA), Return on equity (ROE), Available-for-sale securities (amortized cost), Available-for-sale securities (fair value), Held-to-maturity securities (amortized cost), Held-to-maturity securities (fair value), Total securities, Tier 1 leverage ratio, Total assets, Total deposits, Total equity capital, Total risk-based capital ratio, Uninsured share of domestic deposits, Estimated uninsured deposits, Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securities, Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securities.

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