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FTE Growth, Quarter over Quarter

The percentage change in full-time-equivalent employees from the preceding quarter.

As of Q1 2026FDICNUMEMPSource retrieved 2026-08-01

National median

0.00%

Middle half

−1.49%+2.01%

Direction

Context dependent

What it means

Why this metric matters

Sequential staffing growth is an early indicator of investment or cost action. It is most informative beside asset, branch, and revenue growth.

How it is calculated

Formula and source fields

(fte_employees / NULLIF(lag(fte_employees, 1), 0) - 1) * 100

Source field: NUMEMP. Not annualized.

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National distribution

Across active reporting banks

4,223 observations · Q1 2026

10th percentile

−4.55%

25th percentile

−1.49%

Median

0.00%

75th percentile

+2.01%

90th percentile

+5.26%
Quartile markers use every reported value. For readability, values outside the first and ninety-ninth percentiles are collected into the two end bars; rankings retain the exact reported values.

Reported extremes

Highest and lowest banks

These lists describe reported values, not quality rankings. Compare business models and peer groups before drawing conclusions.

Lowest reported values

  1. 1
    Wells Fargo Bank South Central, National AssociationTX
    −100.00%
  2. 2
    Willamette Valley BankOR
    −42.24%
  3. 3
    Bank of CommerceOK
    −37.88%
  4. 4
    FIDELITY BANKLA
    −34.67%
  5. 5
    State National BankTX
    −33.33%
  6. 6
    First State Bank of FountainMN
    −33.33%
  7. 7
    Colonial Savings, F.A.TX
    −30.54%
  8. 8
    The Granger National BankTX
    −28.57%
  9. 9
    First Independent BankMO
    −27.27%
  10. 10
    Nationwide Trust Company, FSBOH
    −27.06%

Highest reported values

  1. 1
    Morgan Stanley Bank, National AssociationUT
    +364.89%
  2. 2
    Fm Bank And TrustAR
    +138.46%
  3. 3
    Pinnacle BankTN
    +121.54%
  4. 4
    Lawrence BankTN
    +97.66%
  5. 5
    BTG Pactual Bank, National AssociationNY
    +88.00%
  6. 6
    Grand Marais State BankMN
    +86.67%
  7. 7
    Nicolet National BankWI
    +70.47%
  8. 8
    The Pitney Bowes Bank, Inc.UT
    +68.97%
  9. 9
    Harvest BankMN
    +52.78%
  10. 10
    First Independence BankMI
    +49.44%

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