South County Bank, National Association
Rancho Santa Mar, CA
Founded in 1999, South County Bank, National Association is an FDIC-insured bank based in Rancho Santa Mar, CA. As of December 31, 2017, the bank held equity of $17.6 million on $169.0 million in assets.
U.S. bank customers have $150.7 million on deposit at 5 offices in CA run by 36 full-time employees. With that footprint, the bank holds loans and leases worth $130.5 million, including $108.1 million worth of real estate loans.
Overall, Bankrate believes that, as of December 31, 2017, South County Bank, National Association exhibited a superior condition, earning a full 5 stars for safety and soundness. Here's a breakdown of how the bank did on the three key criteria Bankrate used to score American banks on safety and soundness.
When it comes to measuring an a bank's financial stability, capital is crucial. It acts as a cushion against losses and as protection for accountholders during periods of economic trouble for the bank. When looking at safety and soundness, more capital is better.
On our test to measure the adequacy of a bank's capital, South County Bank, National Association received a score of 12 out of a possible 30 points, below the national average of 13.13.
One way to measure this buffer is looking at a bank's Tier 1 capital ratio. South County Bank, National Association's Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.48 percent, exceeding the 6 percent level regulators consider adequate, but lower than the national average of 25.65 percent. A higher capital ratio means the bank will be better able to stand up to financial headwinds.
Overall, South County Bank, National Association held equity amounting to 10.43 percent of its assets, which was lower than the national average of 12.03 percent.
In this test, Bankrate tries to determine the impact of problem assets, such as past-due loans, on the bank's loan loss reserves and overall capitalization.
A bank with lots of these types of assets could eventually have to use capital to absorb losses, diminishing its cushion of equity. It also means that there are likely to be many assets that are in non-accrual status and thus aren't earning money, resulting in diminished earnings and potentially more risk of a failure in the future.
South County Bank, National Association scored above the national average of 37.49 on Bankrate's asset quality test, racking up 40 out of a possible 40 points .
The percentage of problem assets a bank holds compared to its total assets is a handy indicator of asset quality.As of December 31, 2017, 0.09 percent of South County Bank, National Association's loans were noncurrent, meaning they were more than 90 days past due or were in non-accrual status. That's below the national average of 1.01 percent.
Banks keep a reserve known as an "allowance for loan and lease losses" to deal with problem assets . Comparing the reserve's size to the total amount of at-risk loans can be a widely used indicator when evaluating a bank's ability to manage problem assets. South County Bank, National Association's loan loss allowance was 2,149.15 percent of its total noncurrent loans, higher than the national average. All things being equal, the higher the ratio of loan loss allowance to noncurrent loans, the better.
How profitable a bank is affects its long-term survivability. Earnings may be retained by the bank, increasing its capital cushion, or be used to address problematic loans, potentially making the bank better prepared to withstand financial shocks. Losses, on the other hand, reduce a bank's ability to do those things.
South County Bank, National Association scored 18 out of a possible 30 on Bankrate's test of earnings, better than the national average of 15.12.
Return on equity, calculated by dividing net income (profit, essentially) by total equity, is one widely used measure of a bank's earnings. The most recent annualized quarterly return on equity for South County Bank, National Association was 10.38 percent, above the national average of 8.10 percent.
The bank earned net income of $1.7 million on total equity of $17.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. The bank experienced an annualized return on average assets, or ROA, of 1.02 percent, above the 1 percent deemed satisfactory in accordance with industry standards, and above the average for U.S. banks of 1.00 percent.