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Waterman Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial IL FDIC cert 10878

Waterman, IL

3 branches across IL

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 211 in IL
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Waterman Bank has 2 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths include matched growth signatures, metrics ranked in the top 10%, and values meaningfully above the tier average.
Key Concerns include matched risk or decline signatures, metrics ranked in the bottom 10%, and values meaningfully below the tier average.

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 32.1% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.56% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 13.3% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 43.7% in tier
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 16.61% below tier average
  • - ROA 0.74% below tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 1.22% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $172.4M
+0.4% YoY +3.3% QoQ
-$213.7M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
20%
Total Loans ? $111.4M
+20.2% YoY -4.4% QoQ
-$144.3M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.2B
+5.3% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
23%
Total Deposits ? $143.3M
-0.4% YoY +3.7% QoQ
-$184.7M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
19%
Return on Assets ? 0.53%
+76.4% YoY +6.8% QoQ
-0.74% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.04%
+3.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 13.7% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.49%
-1.5% YoY -2.9% QoQ
+0.56% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.61%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
82%
Efficiency Ratio ? 81.37%
-6.3% YoY -1.5% QoQ
+16.08% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.68%
-7.4% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 13.8% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 2.11%
+8.6% QoQ
+1.22% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.15%
+15.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 11.4% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 77.79%
+20.7% YoY -7.9% QoQ
+1.15% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
71.92%
+1.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
51%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 5.41%
-13.6% YoY -13.5% QoQ
-16.61% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
20.45%
-1.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 4.0% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.36%
+0.5% QoQ
+0.73% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.78%
+18.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 13.2% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 13.30%
-42.0% YoY -31.0% QoQ
-2.53% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
16.97%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
50%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.39%
+94.6% YoY -68.2% QoQ
+0.11% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.34%
+6.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 4.6% in tier

Signature Analysis

Composite behavioral patterns that combine multiple metrics to identify what stands out about this bank. Matched signatures only; metric-level callouts appear in the Key Strengths / Key Concerns summary above.

Strengths are growth signatures this bank matches (e.g. Revenue Diversifier, Profitability Leader).
Concerns are risk or decline signatures this bank matches (e.g. Margin Compression, Credit Quality Pressure).

Strengths (1)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#215 of 666 • Top 32.1% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 0.39%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.53%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (2)

Flatlined Growth

risk
#69 of 512 • Bottom 13.3% in tier

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2% YoY) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.53%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
512 of 512 Community banks match · 687 nationally
→ Stable +32 banks QoQ

Efficiency Drag

risk
#182 of 414 • Bottom 43.7% in tier

Efficiency ratio above 80% - operating costs elevated relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunity.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 81.37%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
414 of 414 Community banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable | QoQ rank declining

Metric Rankings

See how this bank ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths are metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher).
Concerns are metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower).
Comparing against 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

123
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.39%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#123 of 2664 Top 4.6% in $100M-$1B
491
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.49%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#491 of 2664 Top 18.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

2559
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 5.41%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2559 of 2664 Bottom 4.0% in $100M-$1B
2353
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 2.11%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#2353 of 2654 Bottom 11.4% in $100M-$1B
2313
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.36%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2313 of 2664 Bottom 13.2% in $100M-$1B
2300
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.53%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2300 of 2664 Bottom 13.7% in $100M-$1B
2297
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 81.37%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2297 of 2664 Bottom 13.8% in $100M-$1B
2155
Total Deposits
size
Value: $143.25M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2155 of 2664 Bottom 19.1% in $100M-$1B
2133
Total Assets
size
Value: $172.36M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2133 of 2664 Bottom 20.0% in $100M-$1B
2046
Total Loans
size
Value: $111.43M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2046 of 2664 Bottom 23.2% in $100M-$1B
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