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Northstar Bank of Texas

Northstar Bank of Texas Locations
400 North Carroll Blvd.
Denton, TX 76201
940.591.1200
www.nstarbank.com



Northstar Bank of Texas is headquartered in Denton and is the 53rd largest bank in the state of Texas. It is also the 727th largest bank in the nation. It was established in 1973 and as of September of 2011, it had grown to 191 employees at 11 locations. Northstar Bank of Texas' savings rates are 3X the national average, and it has a 4-star health rating.

Northstar Bank of Texas Routing Number: 111904817

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Northstar Bank (TX) will be dropping RCA rate from 3.01%/30K to 2.25%/20K effective 3/22/12. I received a letter today. 0.50% APY remains the same on daily balances more than 20K 0.10% APY remains the same on the entire balance when minimum monthly qu

Competitive CD and Reward Checking Rates at Northstar Bank of Texas - Local Only - 8/18/2011

Northstar Bank of Texas often has some good CD deals. The latest one is a 33-month CD with a 2.08% APY. Minimum deposit is $1,000. This rate is listed in the bank's rates page as of 8/18/2011. As ...

Change To Nature Of RCA Qualifying Transactions At Northstar Bank (TX) Effective 9/19/11 (Forum) - 8/12/2011

Excerpt from the afternoon’s mail from Northstar Bank follows (highlighting, capitalization, and underlining for emphasis is the bank's):   “… our Bill-Pay product is being enhanced beginning September 19th.  Detail

Northstar Bank Of Texas --- Rate Drop To 3.01% (Forum) - 6/15/2011

From (4.01%, $30K) to (3.01%, $30K) on 20 July 2011... reported by Floydian at FWF. I see another wave of RCA rate drops by July 2011... Note: Corrected effective date due to Pearl's information.

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Northstar Bank of Texas Checking Account Rates

ApyMinMaxProduct
3.01%-$30kVelocity Checking
0.25%$25k-Premium Plus Checking

Northstar Bank of Texas Savings Account Rates

ApyMinMaxProduct
1.50%-$20kVelocity Saver - Qualifying
0.50%$5k-Health Savings Account
0.20%$250-Regular Savings
0.20%--Minor Savings
0.10%--Velocity Saver - Non Qualifying

Northstar Bank of Texas Money Market Rates

ApyMinMaxProduct
0.65%$100k-Star Money Market

Northstar Bank of Texas CD Rates

ApyMinMaxProduct
1.65%$1k-5 Year CD
1.30%$1k-4 Year CD
1.25%$1k-3 Year CD
1.00%$1k-2 Year CD
0.75%$1k-7 Month CD
0.75%$1k-1 Year CD
0.75%$1k-18 Month CD
0.75%$5k-11 Month Liquid CD
0.40%$1k-3 Month CD
0.40%$1k-6 Month CD

Northstar Bank of Texas IRA Rates

ApyMinMaxProduct
1.00%$500-24 Month IRA
0.75%$500-12 Month IRA

Rates updated: 2/11/2012

Data for Q3 2011


Institution Statistics


Northstar Bank of Texas
FDIC Certificate #20935
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Year Established1973
Employees191
Primary RegulatorFDIC

Assets and Liabilities

Assets$921.59 million
Loans$627.50 million
Deposits$822.40 million
Equity Capital$76.86 million
Loan Loss Allowance$10.89 million
Unbacked Noncurrent Loans$5.03 million
Real Estate Owned$14.86 million

Historic Data - September 2010

Assets$786.00 million
Equity Capital$70.38 million
Loan Loss Allowance$10.55 million
Unbacked Noncurrent Loans$13.73 million
Real Estate Owned$15.69 million

Profit Margin - Quarterly

Net Interest Margin3.87%
Return on Assets1.18%
Return on Equity14.02%
Interest Income$30.71 million

Institution Health


Overall Score:
4 out of 5
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Texas Ratio3
The Texas Ratio is an indicator of how much funds a bank has available compared to the total value of loans considered at risk. As of September 30, 2011 Northstar Bank of Texas had $19.89 million in non-current loans and owned real-estate with $87.74 million in equity and loan loss allowances on hand to cover it. This gives Northstar Bank of Texas a Texas Ratio of 22.67% which is average. Any bank with a Texas Ratio near or greater than 100% is considered at risk.
Texas Ratio Trend4
The Texas Ratio for Northstar Bank of Texas decreased slightly from 36.35% as of September 30, 2010 to 22.67% as of September 30, 2011, resulting in a positive change of 37.64%.This indicates that the balance sheet and financial strength for Northstar Bank of Texas has improved slightly in recent periods.
Deposit Growth5
In the past year, Northstar Bank of Texas has increased its total deposits by $131.55 million, resulting in 19.04% growth for the year. A strong track record of growth is an indicator of consumer confidence and the bank's ability to strengthen its balance sheet. The growth Northstar Bank of Texas has shown is excellent.
Capitalization3
Both FDIC and NCUA consider capitalization levels of banks and credit unions to be of high importance. Higher capitalization allows for a greater buffer when cover loans that may fail in the future. Northstar Bank of Texas has $921.59 million in assets with $87.74 million in equity, resulting in a capitalization level of 9.52%, which is average.
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NORTHSTAR's CUSTOMER SERVICE REPUTATION IS A JOKE
1 stars - silvereagle - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 3:27 PM

Several weeks ago my wife & I visited Northstar's Colleyville,TX branch and inquired re opening Velocity checking accounts for ourselves and for our respective elderly mothers for whom we have legal Powers of Attorney. Both my wife and I manage the financial affairs for our Moms who are in senior citizens centers and rely on us for financial and other assistance. We were told that could open accounts with the POA's (which we didn't have with us at the time) and left our information to open the joint account for ourselves and told them we would return with the POA's for the Mom's accounts.We returned a few days later to complete the paperwork for all three accounts only to be told that Northstar would not honor the Powers of Attorney and that our Mothers would have to come in in person, citing the Patriot Act protections to guard against terrorism.

WOW!! As mentioned both Mothers are in senior citizen centers, making personal appearances next to impossible and clearly highly impractical. Next their elderly status is the very reason we had Powers of Attorneys executed in the first place. We have used the POA's at other banks and business for several years without issue and find Northstar's position absurd, without logic or common sense and perhaps even illegal and/or discriminatory. Maybe they just don't like to do business with senior citizens, including ourselves.

This was one of the worst customer service experiences I have been a part of and heve shared our experience with everyone we know. TRY ANOTHER BANK - THERE'S PLENTY OF GOOD ONES OUT THERE.

Grant Whitt, Southlake,Texas

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Great Service! Rate Changes On Mar 17, 2011
5 stars - TwinsDad - Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 2:25 PM

I've banked with them for 6 months - great rates and service. Received a notice yesterday announcing the following changes effective Mar 17, 2011:

- Rate will be increased from 3.51% APY to 4.01% APY

- High interest rate balance cap will be lowered from 50k to 30k and rate above the cap will decrease from 1.01% APY TO 0.5% APY

- Velocity Saver a new Savings Product that will earn 1.5% APY upto 20K when the Checking qualifications are met.

Overall still a better rate and service with the above changes.

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Northstar Bank Of Texas
5 stars - pearlbrown - Monday, December 20, 2010 - 11:33 AM

I like doing business with this bank.  The people are friendly, helpful and professional.   I also like that, as one might expect from a small-town bank, they are actively involved in the communities in which they are located.   For example, the bank has for the last 7 years been a generous supporter of a local group which holds an annual event open to the county. 

The online system is old technology and has the look and feel of something out of the late 1980's but it works reliably and consistently.  Your login ID is your account number but it can be changed through a call to the Customer Service number.  There is a separate signon for Estatements, which is cumbersome and that can likely be changed as well.  I believe the odd-cycle issue that the previous reviewer mentioned is common to many Reward Checking accounts although some institutions offering them do have more "conventional" qualification periods coinciding with month end. 

However, the Velocity Checking rate is terrific, the $50K cap is outstanding, and the required number of debit transactions is very manageable.  The Bill Pay interface works well (I requested a transfer at 0700 on a Monday and it was available in the target account Wednesday at 0700).  

To me, all those pluses more than offset a less-than-stellar interface and odd cycle closes and I would definitely recommend them.  

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Wonderful People
5 stars - Anonymous - Friday, May 14, 2010 - 12:58 PM

Wonderful people. Beautiful bank. Hated to leave them but did not like the cycle date beginning 3rd Wednesday of month. When found a little better deal with cycle date 1st day of month, went to it. Northstar was very cooperative in getting my money (over $100k) back and I apprediate that. If they chenge the cycle date, I'll be back.

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