Vallant Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Elberton, Georgia, established in 1934 according to the FDIC.

Vallant Bank reported total assets of $2.3 bn at Q1 2026, the latest verified quarter, up 3.7% on a year earlier. The CET1 capital ratio at Vallant Bank was 12.04% at Q2 2026. Total assets and total deposits for Q2 2026 are withheld until the FDIC and FFIEC figures agree. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • Since , Vallant Bank has taken over 4 institutions; the latest was Morris Bank on (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$2.3 bn
+3.7% on a year earlier
Rank 505 of 506 1 = highest
Q1 2026, the latest verified quarter
CET1 capital ratio
12.04%
+0.29 pp on a year earlier
Rank 337 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
12.22%
-1.19 pp on a year earlier
Rank 250 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
20.57%
-13.64 pp on a year earlier
Rank 406 of 500 1 = highest

What sets Vallant Bank apart

How large is Vallant Bank?

The balance sheet of Vallant Bank at , the latest verified quarter: assets $2.3 bn, deposits $2.1 bn, net loans $1.7 bn (loans equal to 82.76% of deposits). Securities make up 16.1% of total assets at Vallant Bank. Since , when Vallant Bank held $685.2 mn, its assets grew 242.3%. In the year to , deposits at Vallant Bank rose 2.7% while its total assets rose 3.7%. At , the latest verified quarter, Vallant Bank employed 390 full-time equivalent staff across 26 offices, about $6.0 mn of assets per employee and $80.4 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Vallant Bank is uninsured?

At Vallant Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 20.57% of domestic deposits at (-13.64 pp on a year earlier); Vallant Bank ranks 406th of 500 on this measure. In dollars, Vallant Bank estimated $711.6 mn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$2.1 bn (Q1 2026)+2.7%490th of 506
Net loans and leases$2.9 bn+84.1%316th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio85.19%+6.37 pp277th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio12.70%+3.39 pp68th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio13.27%+0.31 pp329th of 448
Net interest margin4.97%+0.81 pp43rd of 500
Return on assets (ROA)1.33%+0.13 pp231st of 500
Efficiency ratio68.41%+2.37 pp424th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $42.0 mnNarrowed by $8.7 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.51%+0.42 pp201st of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.08%+0.04 pp240th of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of Vallant Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest. A quarter in brackets marks the latest verified quarter: the Q2 2026 figure is withheld until the FDIC and FFIEC figures agree.

Balance sheet

Vallant Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Vallant Bank each quarter; total assets were $2.3 bn at Q1 2026$252mn$964mn$1.7bn$2.4bn$3.1bn20182020202220242026Southern Bank & Trust merged inLiberty First Bank merged inMorris Bank merged inNet loans$2.9bnTotal assets$2.3bnDeposits$2.1bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Vallant Bank each quarter; total assets were $2.3 bn at Q1 2026$252mn$1.2bn$2.2bn$3.1bn20202024
  • Total assets $2.3bn
  • Deposits $2.1bn
  • Net loans $2.9bn
to . FDIC Call Reports. Total assets and total deposits for Q2 2026 withheld until the FDIC and FFIEC figures agree.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Vallant Bank stood at 12.04% in , +0.29 pp year on year. Low and high at Vallant Bank since : 10.37% () to 12.28% (). Equity capital of Vallant Bank at , the latest verified quarter: $224.6 mn, or 9.6% of total assets. Vallant Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 13.27% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 12.70%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of Vallant Bank showed an unrealized loss of $42.0 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $8.7 mn over the year.

Vallant Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Vallant Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.6%9.1%11%12%14%20182020202220242026Total capital13%Tier 1 leverage13%CET112%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Vallant Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.6%9.6%12%14%20202024
  • Total capital 13%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 13%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Vallant Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Vallant Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$86mn-$62mn-$38mn-$15mn$9mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$42mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Vallant Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$86mn-$54mn-$23mn$9mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$42mn
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Vallant Bank earned a return on equity of 12.22%; return on assets: 1.33%. Net interest margin at Vallant Bank: 4.97%, +0.81 pp in a year. The efficiency ratio of Vallant Bank was 68.41%: about 68 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 60 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.51% of total loans at Vallant Bank; net charge-offs: 0.08% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Vallant Bank: $3.0 bn, up 84.1% in a year.

Vallant Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Vallant Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.0%3.5%8.0%13%17%20182020202220242026Return on equity12%Net interest margin5.0%Return on assets1.3%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Vallant Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.0%5.0%11%17%20202024
  • Return on equity 12%
  • Net interest margin 5.0%
  • Return on assets 1.3%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Vallant Bank

The peer group of Vallant Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 5 larger and 1 smaller. Of the peers, 0 share the charter type of Vallant Bank (state nonmember bank) and 0 have head offices in Georgia. Against them, Vallant Bank shows CET1 ratio 11.52% against a peer median of 12.51%, return on equity 12.12% against a peer median of 13.64% and uninsured deposit share 34.02% against a peer median of 32.57%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
American National Bank & TrustNational bankTX$2.5 bn12.59%8.76%38.40%
Horizon Bank, SSBState-chartered stock savings bankTX$2.4 bn12.03%20.45%49.72%
Esquire BankNational bankNY$2.4 bn14.25%21.09%30.22%
Cornerstone BankState member bankMA$2.4 bn12.51%8.34%27.00%
Schaumburg Bank & Trust CompanyNational bankIL$2.4 bn11.41%18.52%34.91%
Vallant BankState nonmember bankGA$2.3 bn11.52%12.12%34.02%
Erebor BankNational bankOH$1.7 bnnot reported-4.00%23.31%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Staff 344 to 579; offices 25 to 36.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$2.1 bn$2.2 bn$2.3 bn$2.3 bn$2.2 bn$2.3 bn$2.3 bnwithheld
Total deposits$1.9 bn$2.0 bn$2.0 bn$2.0 bn$2.0 bn$2.0 bn$2.1 bnwithheld
Bank equity capital$197.3 mn$192.4 mn$200.1 mn$206.5 mn$215.2 mn$223.4 mn$224.6 mnwithheld
CET1 ratio11.72%11.68%11.75%11.75%11.59%11.63%11.52%12.04%
Return on equity (ROE)13.57%14.08%13.09%13.41%13.53%13.97%12.12%12.22%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits31.40%34.65%34.89%34.21%32.87%33.35%34.02%20.57%
Full-time equivalent employees344364366376376390390579
Number of offices2525252626262636

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

  1. . Absorbed Independence Bank of Georgia (FDIC certificate 58736).
  2. . Absorbed Southern Bank & Trust (FDIC certificate 58143).
  3. . Absorbed Liberty First Bank (FDIC certificate 58274).
  4. . Absorbed Morris Bank (FDIC certificate 17910).

Large one-quarter moves at Vallant Bank

  • Total assets at Vallant Bank changed by +27.0% in the quarter to 2016-12-31: Absorbtion - Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Independence Bank of Georgia.
  • Total assets at Vallant Bank changed by +49.2% in the quarter to 2020-06-30: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Southern Bank & Trust.
  • Total assets at Vallant Bank changed by +69.9% in the quarter to 2026-06-30: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Morris Bank.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Vallant Bank?

Vallant Bank reported $2.3 bn at , the latest verified quarter in its Call Report. That makes Vallant Bank the 505th largest of 506 banks in our US coverage.

Is Vallant Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Vallant Bank, FDIC certificate 14065; VALLANT FINANCIAL INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

When is data for Vallant Bank next updated?

Figures from Vallant Bank for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for Vallant Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 14065, and in the Call Reports of Vallant Bank (RSSD ID 366238) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.