This comparison uses public regulatory filings and TFS methodology. It evaluates financial condition—not checking rates, account fees, service quality, or which institution is universally “best.”
Bank
Des Peres, MO
Health score
95.5
Total assets
$1.3B
Bank
Carthage, MO
Health score
76.8
Total assets
$1.2B
Answer first
Cass Commercial Bank leads on financial health and capitalization and profitability and lending quality; Southwest Missouri Bank leads on growth. Those category leads describe current regulatory metrics only and do not establish a universal product or service winner.
Capital and asset-quality definitions are directly comparable for this pair.
Category leaders
Financial health
Cass Commercial Bank
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
Cass Commercial Bank
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
Cass Commercial Bank
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
Cass Commercial Bank
Lower problem-loan measure
Growth
Southwest Missouri Bank
Higher year-over-year asset growth
Same-source detail
Winner markers appear only where the metric definitions are comparable and both values are available.
| Metric | Cass Commercial Bank | Southwest Missouri Bank |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 95.5/100Leads | 76.8/100 |
| Total assets | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Total deposits / shares | $1.1B | $1.0B |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 14.10%Leads | 8.73% |
| Return on assets | 2.23%Leads | 1.03% |
| Return on equity | 15.29%Leads |
Cass Commercial Bank
3 branches
Southwest Missouri Bank
11 branches
Both institutions report branches in 1 state: MO.
Cass Commercial Bank
Unavailable
Southwest Missouri Bank
Unavailable
Counts use an explicitly reviewed CFPB-company-to-regulatory-ID mapping and the same complete 12-month window. Parent-company attribution can include complaints involving affiliates. Lower complaint volume is context—not proof of better service or less consumer harm.
Cass Commercial Bank
0 in TFS registry
Southwest Missouri Bank
0 in TFS registry
Institution-level actions come from TFS's exact regulatory-ID registry and are shown as factual context only. They do not affect category winners or the TFS Financial Health Grade. A zero means no action is currently published in this curated registry—not proof that none exists.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Cass Commercial Bank score | Cass Commercial Bank ROA | Southwest Missouri Bank score | Southwest Missouri Bank ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | — | 1.83% | — | 0.57% |
| 2024-Q4 | — | 1.62% | — | 0.62% |
| 2025-Q1 | — | 2.01% | — | 0.89% |
| 2025-Q2 | — | 2.15% | — | 0.92% |
| 2025-Q3 | — | 2.18% | — | 0.92% |
| 2025-Q4 | — | 2.15% | — | 0.97% |
| 2026-Q1 | 95.3/100 |
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| 15.07% |
| Non-performing loans | 0.16%Leads | 0.25% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.00%Leads | 0.16% |
| Efficiency ratio | 36.19%Leads | 69.12% |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 93.08% | 60.72% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | 1.40% | 4.88%Leads |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | 1.63% | 4.51%Leads |
| Branches | 3 | 11 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | — | — |
| 2.20% |
| 75.4/100 |
| 0.98% |
| 2026-Q2 | 95.5/100 | 2.23% | 76.8/100 | 1.03% |