Southwest Bank (merged into Simmons Bank)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Fort Worth, Texas, established in 1963 according to the FDIC.
Merged. Southwest Bank merged into Simmons Bank on (FDIC: merger -without assistance). Its data ends with the Call Report for ; figures on this page are from that report or earlier.

Southwest Bank reported total assets of $2.9 bn at Q4 2017, its last Call Report before it merged into Simmons Bank. The CET1 capital ratio at Southwest Bank was 10.94%, and the uninsured share of Southwest Bank was 58.73%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Total assets
$2.9 bn
A year earlier (Q4 2016): $2.1 bn
CET1 capital ratio
10.94%
A year earlier (Q4 2016): 11.50%
Return on equity
1.67%
A year earlier (Q4 2016): 8.38%
Uninsured share of deposits
58.73%
A year earlier (Q4 2016): 54.19%

What sets Southwest Bank apart

Nothing in the latest data sets Southwest Bank apart from banks of its size: no ratio in the top or bottom tenth of its size group, no large rank move or year change, and no acquisition in the FDIC history since 2016. This page is kept out of search results until that changes.

How large is Southwest Bank?

The balance sheet of Southwest Bank at : assets $2.9 bn, deposits $1.8 bn, net loans $2.4 bn (loans equal to 131.54% of deposits). Securities make up 0.4% of total assets at Southwest Bank. Since , when Southwest Bank held $1.8 bn, its assets grew 62.9%. In the year to , deposits at Southwest Bank rose 10.4% while its total assets rose 35.7%. At , Southwest Bank employed 313 full-time equivalent staff across 17 offices, about $9.2 mn of assets per employee and $107.4 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Southwest Bank is uninsured?

At Southwest Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 58.73% of domestic deposits at (+4.54 pp on a year earlier). In dollars, Southwest Bank estimated $1.1 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q4 2017

MetricValueA year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$1.8 bn$1.7 bn (Q4 2016)
Net loans and leases$2.4 bn$1.8 bn (Q4 2016)
Loan-to-deposit ratio131.54%107.55% (Q4 2016)
Tier 1 leverage ratio12.23%11.53% (Q4 2016)
Total risk-based capital ratio11.02%12.37% (Q4 2016)
Net interest margin1.07%3.85% (Q4 2016)
Return on assets (ROA)0.24%1.06% (Q4 2016)
Efficiency ratio34.78%60.20% (Q4 2016)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $98,000Narrowed by $554,000
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.01%0.01% (Q4 2016)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.00%0.00% (Q4 2016)

US rank of Southwest Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Southwest Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Southwest Bank each quarter; total assets were $2.9 bn at Q4 2017$1.3bn$1.7bn$2.1bn$2.6bn$3.0bn2017Total assets$2.9bnNet loans$2.4bnDeposits$1.8bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Southwest Bank each quarter; total assets were $2.9 bn at Q4 2017$1.3bn$1.8bn$2.4bn$3.0bn2017
  • Total assets $2.9bn
  • Deposits $1.8bn
  • Net loans $2.4bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Southwest Bank stood at 10.94% in , -0.56 pp year on year. Low and high at Southwest Bank since : 10.94% () to 11.50% (). Equity capital of Southwest Bank at : $538.7 mn, or 18.7% of total assets. Southwest Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 11.02% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 12.23%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of Southwest Bank showed an unrealized loss of $98,000 at ; the loss narrowed by $554,000 over the year.

Southwest Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Southwest Bank, Q1 2016 to Q4 201711%11%12%12%13%2017Tier 1 leverage12%Total capital11%CET111%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Southwest Bank, Q1 2016 to Q4 201711%11%12%13%2017
  • Total capital 11%
  • CET1 11%
  • Tier 1 leverage 12%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Southwest Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Southwest Bank, Q1 2016 to Q4 2017-$913,000-$577,000-$241,000$95,000$431,0002017Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$98,000Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Southwest Bank, Q1 2016 to Q4 2017-$913,000-$465,000-$17,000$431,0002017
  • Available for sale -$98,000
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Southwest Bank earned a return on equity of 1.67%; return on assets: 0.24%. Net interest margin at Southwest Bank: 1.07%, -2.78 pp in a year. Southwest Bank net income: $5.7 mn, down 71.7% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Southwest Bank was 34.78%: about 35 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 65 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.01% of total loans at Southwest Bank; net charge-offs: 0.00% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Southwest Bank: $2.4 bn at , against $1.8 bn at .

Southwest Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Southwest Bank, Q1 2016 to Q4 2017-0.5%1.8%4.2%6.5%8.9%2017Return on equity1.7%Net interest margin1.1%Return on assets0.2%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Southwest Bank, Q1 2016 to Q4 2017-0.5%2.6%5.8%8.9%2017
  • Return on equity 1.7%
  • Net interest margin 1.1%
  • Return on assets 0.2%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Southwest Bank

The peer group of Southwest Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 2 share the charter type of Southwest Bank (state member bank) and 2 have head offices in Texas. Against them, Southwest Bank shows CET1 ratio 10.94% against a peer median of 12.01%, return on equity 1.67% against a peer median of 6.53% and uninsured deposit share 58.73% against a peer median of 34.38%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Nicolet National BankNational bankWI$2.9 bn10.91%9.32%31.22%
First Financial BankNational bankIN$2.9 bn16.56%6.71%27.89%
Atlantic Capital BankNational bankGA$2.9 bn12.69%-0.34%68.70%
Southwest BankState member bankTX$2.9 bn10.94%1.67%58.73%
The American National Bank of TexasNational bankTX$2.9 bn11.33%9.59%40.92%
Capital City BankState member bankFL$2.9 bn15.83%4.40%33.96%
Stellar BankState member bankTX$2.9 bn10.72%6.34%34.80%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Southwest Bank, to : assets $1.8 bn to $2.9 bn, deposits $1.4 bn to $1.8 bn, equity $225.0 mn to $538.7 mn. Staff 307 to 313.

MetricQ1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2016Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2017
Total assets$1.8 bn$1.9 bn$2.0 bn$2.1 bn$2.2 bn$2.4 bn$2.5 bn$2.9 bn
Total deposits$1.4 bn$1.4 bn$1.5 bn$1.7 bn$1.7 bn$1.8 bn$1.9 bn$1.8 bn
Bank equity capital$225.0 mn$245.2 mn$253.1 mn$263.7 mn$278.3 mn$312.5 mn$320.4 mn$538.7 mn
CET1 ratio11.23%11.35%11.41%11.50%11.40%11.50%11.17%10.94%
Return on equity (ROE)7.41%7.59%8.13%8.38%6.49%7.44%8.25%1.67%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits48.68%48.02%51.12%54.19%54.09%57.97%60.17%58.73%
Full-time equivalent employees307310302307319320317313
Number of offices1717171717171717

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of Southwest Bank, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Merged into Simmons Bank (FDIC certificate 3890).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Southwest Bank?

Southwest Bank reported $2.9 bn at in its Call Report.

Is Southwest Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Southwest Bank, FDIC certificate 18812; SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Southwest Bank profitable?

Southwest Bank reported net income of $5.7 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 1.67%. So yes: Southwest Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for Southwest Bank next updated?

Southwest Bank no longer files Call Reports; its data ends at .

Where can I check the figures for Southwest Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 18812, and in the Call Reports of Southwest Bank (RSSD ID 423458) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.