Bankfirst Financial Services
Columbus, Mississippi · $3.31B in assets · beside the 11 other the South Central states banks between $3B and $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Bankfirst Financial Services is the seventh largest of the 12 the South Central states banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $3.31B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 80.3% of deposits, 4th of 12 against a median of 84.0%, and equity is 13.3% of assets, 2nd of 12. Loans grew +23.9% in the year, 2nd of 12, and deposits grew 18.9%; the cohort's median loan growth is +8.5%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.77% of the book, 6th of 12 against a median of 0.86%; 0.37% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.7 times. Commercial real estate is 33.7% of loans, 7th of 12 against a median of 32.2%, and 219% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 62% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.09%, 7th of 12 against a median of 1.10%, on an efficiency ratio of 65.3%, 7th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.03%. The question is whether the new lending seasons as cleanly as the book it joined, and what funded it.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Bankfirst Financial Services is the 9th largest 7(a) lender into Mississippi of 206, with $80M across 200 loans, 2.7% of everything approved in the state (Community Bank of Mississippi leads with $460M). 30 of its 76 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noxubee, MS | $13M | 1st of 7 | 36.0% | -50.9 pts |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $9M | 3rd of 55 | 9.2% | +7.7 pts |
| Harrison, MS | $7M | 9th of 61 | 3.4% | -14.4 pts |
| Rankin, MS | $6M | 11th of 65 | 2.7% | -1.0 pts |
| Leake, MS | $5M | 5th of 14 | 4.0% | quiet FY2022 |
| Madison, MS | $5M | 10th of 65 | 3.0% | -3.8 pts |
| Winston, MS | $4M | 2nd of 10 | 13.5% | -26.8 pts |
| Scott, MS | $4M | 5th of 21 | 4.9% | -19.2 pts |
| Saint Tammany, LA | $4M | 19th of 78 | 1.2% | +1.6 pts |
| Lowndes, MS | $4M | 9th of 36 | 4.9% | -8.5 pts |
| Lafayette, MS | $4M | 1st of 31 | 13.9% | -66.0 pts |
| Oktibbeha, MS | $3M | 2nd of 17 | 19.9% | -0.5 pts |
| Lee, MS | $3M | 7th of 45 | 4.6% | -12.0 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 40 | $26M | 21.6% | 0.32% | 39th of 1,007 |
| Accommodation & food services | 57 | $23M | 18.7% | 0.03% | 360th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 56 | $18M | 14.8% | 0.03% | 335th of 2,589 |
| Health care & social assistance | 40 | $14M | 11.3% | 0.03% | 325th of 2,172 |
| Other services | 29 | $8M | 6.6% | 0.02% | 401st of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Bankfirst Financial Services | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 219% | 7th of 12 | 213% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 62% | 4th of 12 | 74% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 9.5% | 3rd of 12 | 10.5% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 17.3% | 7th of 12 | 16.6% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 33.7% | 7th of 12 | 32.2% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +27.8% | 5th of 12 | +32.3% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3.83B | 1.1% | 64.1% | 0.12% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 70.5% | 8.3% | |
| $3.70B | 0.4% | 85.2% | 0.17% | 0.14% | 1.3% | 81.2% | 8.4% | |
| $3.63B | 1.3% | 56.2% | 0.31% | 0.14% | 1.0% | 102.8% | 7.8% | |
| $3.60B | 1.4% | 59.3% | 0.95% | 0.06% | 1.2% | 90.3% | 13.6% | |
| $3.58B | 0.7% | 71.4% | 2.66% | 0.09% | 0.6% | 96.6% | 8.6% | |
| $3.31B | 1.5% | 53.7% | 0.11% | 0.01% | 1.1% | 77.8% | 11.3% | |
| $3.31B | 1.1% | 65.3% | 0.77% | 0.10% | 1.3% | 80.3% | 13.3% | |
| $3.16B | 1.4% | 58.5% | 1.32% | 0.18% | 1.3% | 89.4% | 9.2% | |
| $3.07B | 0.7% | 76.0% | 1.15% | 0.04% | 1.1% | 66.1% | 6.1% | |
| $3.07B | 1.1% | 62.6% | 2.01% | 0.11% | 1.4% | 83.2% | 11.1% | |
| $3.04B | 1.0% | 71.0% | 0.17% | 0.12% | 0.9% | 86.4% | 11.6% | |
| $3.01B | 0.9% | 71.4% | 1.42% | 0.11% | 1.1% | 84.7% | 12.5% |
| Bankfirst Financial Services | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.14B | $2.28B | +100% | $1.35B | $2.27B | +69% |
| Deposits | $1.58B | $2.83B | +79% | $1.65B | $2.85B | +72% |
| NPA / loans | 0.91% | 0.77% | -0.14 pts | 0.54% | 0.86% | +0.32 pts |
| Efficiency | 69.2% | 65.3% | -3.8 pts | 61.5% | 64.7% | +3.2 pts |
| ROA | 1.03% | 1.09% | +0.06 pts | 1.11% | 1.10% | -0.01 pts |
This read was prepared for Bankfirst Financial Services's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Bankfirst Financial Services is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort South Central states banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.bankfirstfs.com
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