Great Southern Bank
Reeds Spring, Missouri · $5.53B in assets · beside the 8 other Missouri banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Great Southern Bank is the second largest of the 9 Missouri banks between $3B and $10B, with $5.53B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 100.1% of deposits, 7th of 9 against a median of 96.9%, and equity is 11.0% of assets, 6th of 9. Loans grew -4.9% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 7.2%; the cohort's median loan growth is +7.1%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.02% of the book, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 0.90%; 0.01% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 61.9 times. Commercial real estate is 69.4% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 36.5%, and 441% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 58% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.26%, 6th of 9 against a median of 1.27%, on an efficiency ratio of 63.2%, 7th of 9. Five years ago it was 1.56%. The question is what the concentration does under a commercial real estate stress, and how much of it is owner-occupied (owner-occupied nonresidential is 3.9% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Great Southern Bank is the 73rd largest 7(a) lender into Missouri of 444, with $19M across 83 loans, 0.3% of everything approved in the state (Oakstar Bank leads with $556M). 41 of its 49 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene, MO | $6M | 19th of 80 | 0.7% | thin |
| Dallas, TX | $5M | 133rd of 314 | 0.1% | -0.1 pts |
| Jefferson, KS | $5M | 1st of 12 | 48.2% | quiet FY2021 |
| Johnson, KS | $3M | 67th of 185 | 0.3% | thin |
| Saint Louis, MO | $3M | 80th of 178 | 0.2% | thin |
| Douglas, NE | $2M | 62nd of 145 | 0.3% | quiet FY2016 |
| Benton, AR | $2M | 35th of 90 | 0.5% | quiet FY2015 |
| Saint Louis City, MO | $2M | 38th of 100 | 0.7% | thin |
| Polk, IA | $2M | 67th of 177 | 0.3% | thin |
| Dade, MO | $2M | 4th of 10 | 9.4% | quiet FY2022 |
| Barry, MO | $2M | 12th of 28 | 3.4% | quiet FY2015 |
| Washington, AR | $2M | 33rd of 92 | 0.5% | quiet FY2015 |
| Collin, TX | $1M | 174th of 261 | 0.0% | quiet FY2022 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 47 | $15M | 30.2% | 0.02% | 459th of 2,596 |
| Health care & social assistance | 25 | $8M | 16.5% | 0.02% | 430th of 2,172 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 9 | $7M | 15.2% | 0.05% | 264th of 1,656 |
| Retail trade | 31 | $6M | 13.2% | 0.01% | 621st of 2,589 |
| Other services | 15 | $4M | 8.7% | 0.01% | 608th of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Great Southern Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 441% | 9th of 9 | 228% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 58% | 4th of 9 | 68% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 9.2% | 4th of 9 | 9.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 29.5% | 9th of 9 | 21.0% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 69.4% | 9th of 9 | 36.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +1.5% | 1st of 9 | +40.0% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6.65B | 0.7% | 73.7% | 0.27% | 0.17% | 1.0% | 73.0% | 8.4% | |
| $5.53B | 1.3% | 63.2% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 1.5% | 100.1% | 11.0% | |
| $5.19B | 1.5% | 51.2% | 0.63% | 0.21% | 1.2% | 99.4% | 10.5% | |
| $4.51B | 1.8% | 49.2% | 1.07% | 0.12% | 1.1% | 91.4% | 12.5% | |
| $4.23B | 0.9% | 75.0% | 1.53% | 0.84% | 0.7% | 88.8% | 11.7% | |
| $3.29B | 1.5% | 56.5% | 0.48% | 0.08% | 1.2% | 101.7% | 9.9% | |
| $3.23B | 1.0% | 63.1% | 1.05% | 0.29% | 1.4% | 92.9% | 14.6% | |
| $3.20B | 1.3% | 46.2% | 0.90% | 0.03% | 1.3% | 117.8% | 13.7% | |
| $3.07B | 1.3% | 51.9% | 1.07% | 0.23% | 1.3% | 96.9% | 12.4% |
| Great Southern Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $4.30B | $4.38B | +2% | $1.85B | $3.18B | +72% |
| Deposits | $4.69B | $4.38B | -7% | $2.24B | $3.58B | +60% |
| NPA / loans | 0.18% | 0.02% | -0.16 pts | 0.39% | 0.90% | +0.50 pts |
| Efficiency | 52.8% | 63.2% | +10.5 pts | 63.5% | 56.5% | -7.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.56% | 1.26% | -0.30 pts | 1.50% | 1.27% | -0.22 pts |
This read was prepared for Great Southern Bank'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 Great Southern Bank 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 MO banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.greatsouthernbank.com
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