Community Financial Services Bank
Benton, Kentucky, Marshall County
$1.4B in total assets, the 822nd largest of 4,309 US banks and 13th of 120 headquartered in Kentucky.
- FDIC certificate
- 287
- Established
- 1890
- Owned by
- Community Finl Services Employee Stk Ownership Plan
- Primary regulator
- FED
At a glance
Compared with 15 banks headquartered in Kentucky with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets, as of June 30, 2026.
| Measure | This bank | Percentile | Peer range, middle 90% | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $1.4B | 27% | $2.0B | |
| Loans | $978M | 27% | $1.2B | |
| Deposits | $1.2B | 27% | $1.7B | |
| Return on assets | 1.19% | 33% | 1.32% | |
| Net interest margin | 3.61% | 33% | 3.83% | |
| Efficiency ratio | 67.4% | 80% | 54.6% | |
| Equity to assets | 8.27% | 7% | 10.28% | |
| Loans to deposits | 80% | 40% | 84% |
Growth
Total assets grew -1.1% a year over the last 5 years and 4.3% a year over 10 years, without acquisitions.
Acquisitions
| Closed | Acquired bank | Assets at acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2001 | Calvert Bank Calvert City, KY, an affiliate under the same holding company | $64M |
Where they operate
8 branches in 4 counties.
Largest markets by deposits
| County | Deposits | Market share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County, KY | $644M | 68.7% | 1 of 6 |
| Mccracken County, KY | $249M | 10.9% | 6 of 10 |
| Calloway County, KY | $239M | 19.7% | 2 of 10 |
| Graves County, KY | $95M | 10.5% | 3 of 7 |
Deposits by branch from the FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 2026. Rank among all banks with branches in that county.
Branch history since 2016
Net gain of 3 branches since 2016 (5 to 8, +60.0%). 3 opened, 0 acquired, 0 closed or sold.
| Period | What happened | Opened or acquired | Closed or sold | Net change | Branches at end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start of 2016 | Starting point | 5 | |||
| 2017 | Opened Paducah | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 2019 | Opened Mayfield | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7 |
| 2020 | Opened Murray | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8 |
Balance sheet and earnings
Loans by type
| Type | Share | This bank | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 family residential | 31% | 32% | |
| Consumer | 20% | 4% | |
| Commercial real estate | 19% | 31% | |
| Business (C&I) | 12% | 9% | |
| Farmland | 5% | 4% | |
| Construction and land | 4% | 9% | |
| Multifamily | 3% | 7% | |
| Agricultural | 0% | 1% | |
| Other | 5% | 2% |
Deposits by type
| Type | Share | This bank | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other interest-bearing | 51% | 56% | |
| Time deposits | 32% | 22% | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 17% | 22% |
Brokered deposits are 1.5% of deposits (peers 2.6%).
Return on assets
Trailing four quarters, with the peer median.
Credit and capital
| This bank | Peer median | |
|---|---|---|
| Noncurrent loans | 0.42% | 0.25% |
| Net charge-offs, annualized | 0.23% | 0.01% |
| Reserves to loans | 1.32% | 1.18% |
| Leverage ratio | 10.33% | 10.85% |
Noncurrent loans exclude government-guaranteed portions.
Related banks
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Largest competitors in Marshall County, KY
Figures as of June 30, 2026 from the bank's Call Report, FDIC structure and branch data, and the Federal Reserve. Short link: bankingstats.com/services