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Bank Safety Analysis

Bank Star: final safety record

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Merged bank Bank Star merged into PSB Bank on July 11, 2026. The figures below are from its final call report (Q2 2026) and are historical. They do not describe an operating bank, so this page gives no current safety verdict.

Return on assets dropped 0.61 percentage points in Q2 2026, from 0.85% to 0.24%. It was the largest change from Q1 2026 among the key lines here. The median for banks in the $100M-1B asset tier is 15.08% on CET1 ratio. Bank Star sits 5.17 points lower, at 9.91% (Q2 2026). From Q3 2023 to Q2 2026, Bank Star's CET1 ratio ranged between 9.91% (Q2 2026) and 12.17% (Q4 2025) and its Texas ratio ranged between 0.01% (Q1 2024) and 5.25% (Q2 2026). Between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026, Bank Star's CET1 ratio fell from 11.53% to 9.91%, nonperforming loan ratio (nonaccrual plus 90+ days past due) rose from 0.08% to 0.61%, Texas ratio rose from 1.47% to 5.25% and return on assets fell from 1.02% to 0.24%.

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

Scorecard by dimension

Peer cohort: $100M to $1B (2,757 banks) · Industry averages as of Q2 2026.

Capital Adequacy PASS
CET1 Ratio: 9.91% · 291 bps above the 7.0% well-capitalized-plus-buffer line
Peer tier avg: 17.18% Industry avg: 13.74%
Pass: ≥ 7.0% (well-capitalized plus buffer) · Fail: < 4.5% (below minimum)

CET1 of 9.91% sits comfortably above the 6.5% well-capitalized threshold under Prompt Corrective Action and the 7.0% level required once the capital conservation buffer is included.

Leverage PASS
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio: 7.26% · 226 bps above the 5.0% well-capitalized line
Peer tier avg: 11.75% Industry avg: 9.01%
Pass: ≥ 5.0% (well-capitalized) · Fail: < 4.0% (below minimum)

Tier 1 leverage of 7.26% is above the 5% well-capitalized threshold.

Asset Quality PASS
Nonperforming Loans (NPL) Ratio: 0.61% · 89 bps below the 1.5% BankRegReports watch band
Peer tier avg: 0.88% Industry avg: 0.93%
Pass: < 1.5% · Fail: > 3.0%

Nonperforming loans at 0.61% are within industry-normal range.

Stress Buffer PASS
Texas Ratio: 5.25% · 4,475 bps below the 50% BankRegReports watch band
Peer tier avg: 5.91% Industry avg: 5.58%
Pass: < 50% · Fail: > 100% (historical failure threshold)

Texas Ratio of 5.2% is well below the 100% historical failure threshold.

Operating Efficiency FAIL
Efficiency Ratio: 385.71% · 29,571 bps above the 90% BankRegReports fail band
Peer tier avg: 63.71% Industry avg: 56.25%
Pass: ≤ 75% (lower is better) · Fail: ≥ 90%

Efficiency ratio of 385.7% suggests significant cost-to-revenue challenges.

Risk screens

Latest filing (Q2 2026), passing screens included.

Risk screens for Bank Star
Screen Value Trigger Result
CET1 capital ratio supervisory threshold 9.91% Flags below 7% Within range
Texas ratio BankRegReports band 5.25% Watch at 50%, concern at 100% Within range
Non-performing loan ratio BankRegReports band 0.61% 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 80.85% Flags at 100% or above Within range
Commercial real estate to capital supervisory threshold 258.47% Watch at 200%, concern at 300% Flagged
Held-to-maturity unrealized loss to equity BankRegReports band 0.00% Watch at 10%, concern at 25% Within range

Capital ratio: last 12 quarters

CET1 (%)
Quarter CET1 (%)
Q2 2026 9.91%
Q1 2026 12.14%
Q4 2025 12.17%
Q3 2025 11.62%
Q2 2025 11.53%
Q1 2025 10.85%
Q4 2024 11.07%
Q3 2024 10.55%
Q2 2024 10.29%
Q1 2024 10.59%
Q4 2023 10.62%
Q3 2023 12.04%

Texas Ratio: last 12 quarters

Texas Ratio (%)
Quarter Texas Ratio (%)
Q2 2026 5.25%
Q1 2026 0.93%
Q4 2025 3.69%
Q3 2025 0.69%
Q2 2025 1.47%
Q1 2025 0.87%
Q4 2024 2.34%
Q3 2024 0.31%
Q2 2024 0.33%
Q1 2024 0.01%
Q4 2023 0.03%
Q3 2023 2.08%

Bank Star by quarter

Key safety ratios, last 12 quarters
Quarter end CET1 NPL ratio Texas ratio ROA
Jun 30, 2026 9.91% 0.61% 5.25% 0.24%
Mar 31, 2026 12.14% 0.11% 0.93% 0.85%
Dec 31, 2025 12.17% 0.43% 3.69% 1.37%
Sep 30, 2025 11.62% 0.08% 0.69% 1.18%
Jun 30, 2025 11.53% 0.08% 1.47% 1.02%
Mar 31, 2025 10.85% 0.09% 0.87% 0.63%
Dec 31, 2024 11.07% 0.24% 2.34% 1.07%
Sep 30, 2024 10.55% 0.03% 0.31% 0.88%
Jun 30, 2024 10.29% 0.03% 0.33% 0.80%
Mar 31, 2024 10.59% 0.00% 0.01% 0.62%
Dec 31, 2023 10.62% 0.00% 0.03% 0.39%
Sep 30, 2023 12.04% 0.00% 2.08% 0.63%

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.