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FUSB.US | Activities of holding companies

First US Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company. It provides a range of retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations. These services typically include deposit accounts, loans (such as commercial, real estate, and consumer loans), and other financial ...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

First US Bancshares, Inc. receives a mixed ethical rating. While overall employee satisfaction reports suggest a 4.1/5 rating, critics point to notably lower scores for pay and benefits, averaging 2.7/5 on Indeed and 3.1/5 on Glassdoor. The CEO's compensation is reported at $644.15k, considered average for its size. However, comprehensive data on living wage coverage, pay equity, or health insurance is not publicly disclosed. Across other ethical categories like fair money, planet-friendly business, and community respect, there is insufficient public evidence to make a definitive assessment, with several corporate social responsibility reports being inaccessible.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect50
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech-30
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

First US Bancshares, Inc. is primarily a bank holding company.

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Its core banking services are considered to have no significant positive or negative health impact, resulting in a neutral score for health impact and harmful revenue share.
2
While a subsidiary underwrites accident/health insurance, there is no specific information provided to assess its net health effect, pricing, accessibility, or transparency.
3
The company's operations do not inherently involve direct safety implications, health innovation, externalities, or addiction potential, leading to neutral scores for these KPIs.
4
The company is not a pharmaceutical, food, or research organization, making related KPIs not applicable.
5
No evidence was found for price accessibility, vulnerable reach, risk transparency, health equity programs, healthcare workforce support, preventative health measures, healthcare data responsibility, global health crisis response, mental health initiatives, or healthcare education.
6

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess First US Bancshares, Inc. on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

50

In 2024, the CEO's total compensation was $644,151.

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Using the median U.S. worker pay of $49,500 for 2024, the CEO to median employee pay ratio is approximately 13.01:1.
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Employee reviews on Glassdoor, based on 10 reviews, show an overall employee recommendation rating of 4.79 out of 5, a Culture & Values rating of 4.3 out of 5, and a Work/Life Balance rating of 4.5 out of 5.
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The Compensation and Benefits rating was 3.1 out of 5.
4
Salaries and benefits expense for the company decreased to $15.460 million in 2024 from $16.076 million in 2023, primarily due to lower staff levels.
5

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No specific, quantitative, or qualitative data points related to fair trade and ethical sourcing practices, supplier audits, forced/child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clauses in supplier contracts, high-risk materials, or supplier diversity spend were found in the provided articles for FUSB.US.

1
The available documents primarily consist of general codes of business conduct and ethics, which outline internal principles but do not provide metrics or details on supply chain management or ethical sourcing performance.
2
An announcement of a Corporate Social Responsibility Report was noted, but the report itself was not accessible for data extraction.
3

Honest & Fair Business

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to the 'Honest & Fair Business' ethical value.

Kind to Animals

0

No specific, concrete data points regarding FUSB.US's performance on any of the 'Kind to Animals' KPIs were found in the provided articles.

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The articles explicitly state a lack of specific data for FUSB.US or focus on general industry trends and other companies.
2

No War, No Weapons

0

No specific, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles to assess FUSB.US against any of the Key Performance Indicators for the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The articles primarily contain financial performance data and general investor relations information, without any details regarding arms contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, divestment policies, or any other relevant activities.

1

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No relevant quantitative data was found for FUSB.US (First US Bancshares, Inc.) in the provided articles. Several articles (

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refers to 'Amalgamated Bank', despite sometimes incorrectly associating the FUSB.US ticker with these different entities. Other articles (
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Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for FUSB.US that directly correspond to the quantitative thresholds of the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' KPIs. Several articles mention FUSB.US receiving a 'Satisfactory' rating from the FDIC for its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance.

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However, this is a general regulatory assessment and does not provide the specific metrics required by the rubric, such as the number of formal partnerships, percentage of revenue reinvested locally, or details on cultural impact assessments. Other articles refer to different banking entities, focus on internal company matters like careers or financial announcements, or are press releases announcing reports that are not themselves accessible, thus providing no relevant data.

Safe & Smart Tech

-30

The company's privacy policy indicates that users have basic data control options, with federal law limiting the types of sharing that can be restricted, such as sharing for affiliates' creditworthiness, affiliate marketing, and non-affiliate marketing.

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Additional rights to limit sharing are noted for customers in specific states.
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The company states its security measures comply with federal law and maintains capital ratios above those required for a "well-capitalized" institution under applicable banking regulations.
3

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for FUSB.US regarding any of the Zero Waste & Sustainable Products KPIs. The articles either pertained to a different entity (U.S. Bancorp/U.S. Bank) or explicitly stated that no relevant data on waste management, product sustainability, or circular economy initiatives was available for FUSB.US.

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