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Bank Safety Analysis

Is Bank of Buffalo Safe?

Bank of Buffalo passes all 5 regulatory safety dimensions, with capital, asset quality, and stress buffers above supervisory concern bands. Analysis based on the Q2 2026 call report.

Return on assets climbed 0.40 percentage points in Q2 2026, from 1.44% to 1.84%. It was the largest change from Q1 2026 among the key lines here. Bank of Buffalo ranks 84th of 120 Kentucky banks on leverage ratio, in the lower half at 9.78% (Q2 2026). The median for banks in the $100M-1B asset tier is 10.92% on leverage ratio. Bank of Buffalo sits 1.14 points lower, at 9.78% (Q2 2026). From Q3 2023 to Q2 2026, Bank of Buffalo's Texas ratio ranged between 1.64% (Q3 2024) and 10.31% (Q1 2025). Compared with Q2 2025, Bank of Buffalo's noncurrent loans to total loans from 0.14% to 0.03%, Texas ratio from 9.60% to 5.15%, return on assets from 1.11% to 1.84% in Q2 2026.

Data as of · sourced from FFIEC call reports. How we update

Overall verdict Pass: well above regulatory thresholds
12-month failure risk score
0.06%
Risk tier
MODERATE
Composite risk score
0.55/100

A relative risk score, not a calibrated probability: it ranks this bank against every other filer. Model AUC 0.988 (v20261005_114304). Trained on credit-driven community-bank failures, it carries little signal for interest-rate or deposit-flight risk, and its accuracy above roughly $10B in assets is not established, so a low score is not evidence of safety. See the methodology. This is not investment advice or a credit rating.

Scorecard by dimension

Peer cohort: banks with $100M to $1B in assets (2,672 banks) · Industry averages as of Q2 2026.

Capital Adequacy PASS
Community Bank Leverage Ratio: 9.78% · 278 bps above the 7.0% well-capitalized-plus-buffer line
Peer tier avg: 17.09% Industry avg: 14.72%
Pass: ≥ 9.0% (CBLR elected) · Fail: < 8.0%

Leverage ratio of 9.78% exceeds the 9% Community Bank Leverage Ratio threshold. The bank is deemed well-capitalized under CBLR.

Leverage PASS
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio: 9.78% · 478 bps above the 5.0% well-capitalized line
Peer tier avg: 11.73% Industry avg: 9.01%
Pass: ≥ 5.0% (well-capitalized) · Fail: < 4.0% (below minimum)

Tier 1 leverage of 9.78% is above the 5% well-capitalized threshold.

Asset Quality PASS
Nonperforming Loans (NPL) Ratio: 0.03% · 147 bps below the 1.5% supervisory watch band
Peer tier avg: 0.94% Industry avg: 1.02%
Pass: < 1.5% · Fail: > 3.0%

Nonperforming loans at 0.03% are within industry-normal range.

Stress Buffer PASS
Texas Ratio: 5.15% · 4,485 bps below the 50% supervisory watch band
Peer tier avg: 7.40% Industry avg: 7.23%
Pass: < 50% · Fail: > 100% (historical failure threshold)

Texas Ratio of 5.1% is well below the 100% historical failure threshold.

Operating Efficiency PASS
Efficiency Ratio: 46.74% · 2,826 bps below the 75% supervisory concern band
Peer tier avg: 61.22% Industry avg: 56.25%
Pass: < 65% (lower is better) · Fail: > 75%

Efficiency ratio of 46.7% reflects competitive operating costs (lower is better).

Note: This bank has elected the Community Bank Leverage Ratio framework, a simplified capital regime for community banks meeting size and complexity criteria. Banks under CBLR don't report CET1 separately; the CBLR leverage threshold serves as the well-capitalized benchmark.

Risk screens

Latest filing (Q2 2026), passing screens included.

Risk screens for Bank of Buffalo
Screen Value Trigger Result
CET1 capital ratio supervisory threshold — Flags below 7% Not reported
Texas ratio BankRegReports band 5.15% Watch at 50%, concern at 100% Within range
Non-performing loan ratio BankRegReports band 0.03% Flags at 3% or above Within range
Uninsured deposit share BankRegReports band — Watch at 50%, concern at 70% Not reported
Loan-to-deposit ratio BankRegReports band 100.98% Flags at 100% or above Flagged
Commercial real estate to capital supervisory threshold 62.29% Watch at 200%, concern at 300% Within range
Held-to-maturity unrealized loss to equity BankRegReports band 0.00% Watch at 10%, concern at 25% Within range

Texas Ratio: last 12 quarters

Texas Ratio (%)
Quarter Texas Ratio (%)
Q2 2026 5.15%
Q1 2026 5.98%
Q4 2025 8.42%
Q3 2025 7.85%
Q2 2025 9.60%
Q1 2025 10.31%
Q4 2024 10.26%
Q3 2024 1.64%
Q2 2024 1.70%
Q1 2024 3.93%
Q4 2023 2.77%
Q3 2023 2.27%

Bank of Buffalo by quarter

Key safety ratios, last 12 quarters
Quarter end CET1 Noncurrent loans Texas ratio ROA
Jun 30, 2026 — 0.03% 5.15% 1.84%
Mar 31, 2026 — 0.15% 5.98% 1.44%
Dec 31, 2025 — 0.13% 8.42% 1.63%
Sep 30, 2025 — 0.46% 7.85% 0.08%
Jun 30, 2025 — 0.14% 9.60% 1.11%
Mar 31, 2025 — 0.15% 10.31% 1.34%
Dec 31, 2024 — 0.16% 10.26% 1.00%
Sep 30, 2024 — 0.17% 1.64% 1.60%
Jun 30, 2024 — 0.21% 1.70% 0.97%
Mar 31, 2024 — 0.32% 3.93% 1.53%
Dec 31, 2023 — 0.01% 2.77% 1.02%
Sep 30, 2023 — 0.04% 2.27% 1.83%

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Frequently asked

Is Bank of Buffalo FDIC insured?

Yes. Bank of Buffalo is an FDIC-insured commercial bank (FDIC Certificate #2733). Customer deposits are protected up to the standard FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category.

Is Bank of Buffalo well capitalized?

Yes. Bank of Buffalo reports a Community Bank Leverage Ratio of 9.78%, comfortably above the regulatory well-capitalized threshold that its primary federal regulator, the Federal Reserve, applies under Prompt Corrective Action.

What is Bank of Buffalo's nonperforming loan ratio?

As of the most recent call report, Bank of Buffalo's nonperforming loan ratio is 0.03%. Nonperforming loans at 0.03% are within industry-normal range.

What is Bank of Buffalo's Texas Ratio?

Bank of Buffalo's Texas Ratio is 5.15%. It compares nonperforming assets with tangible equity plus reserves; above 100% has historically signaled elevated failure risk.

How safe is my money at any FDIC-insured bank?

FDIC insurance covers up to $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank, per ownership category. If an insured bank fails, the FDIC typically pays insured depositors within one business day.

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Bank of Buffalo: regulatory capital profile · BankRegReports

Methodology & disclaimer

Based on the latest FFIEC call report. Model output is an estimate, not a credit rating, and this page is not investment advice. FDIC insurance covers deposits up to $250,000 per depositor per ownership category at any FDIC-insured bank, whatever its safety profile. See the methodology and full profile.