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The Colorado Bank and Trust Company of La Junta

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial CO FDIC cert 1141

La Junta, CO

5 branches across CO

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 49 in CO
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The Colorado Bank and Trust Company of La Junta has 2 strengths but faces 3 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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 27.2% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.68% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 13.2% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 38.4% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 86.5% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CO) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $332.9M
+31.2% YoY +5.3% QoQ
-$53.2M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$1.3B
+9.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
52%
Total Loans ? $243.5M
+37.9% YoY +7.7% QoQ
-$12.2M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$851.2M
+6.5% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
58%
Total Deposits ? $283.8M
+36.9% YoY +5.9% QoQ
-$44.2M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+5.2% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
52%
Return on Assets ? 1.00%
-36.1% YoY -37.2% QoQ
-0.26% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
0.93%
+11.9% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
38%
Net Interest Margin ? 5.03%
-0.5% YoY -3.2% QoQ
+1.10% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.99%
+5.0% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 6.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 70.59%
+13.1% YoY +12.8% QoQ
+5.30% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
74.00%
-3.2% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
31%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.20%
+20.3% YoY +12.1% QoQ
-0.68% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.67%
-8.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
64%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 85.81%
+0.7% YoY +1.7% QoQ
+9.17% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
78.09%
+0.7% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
33%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 35.82%
+9.2% YoY -1.9% QoQ
+13.80% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
23.93%
-3.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 9.0% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.15%
+26.5% YoY +14.6% QoQ
-0.49% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.50%
-1.2% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
65%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.41%
-16.3% YoY -6.0% QoQ
-5.42% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
21.66%
+2.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
15%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.18%
-22.7% YoY -76.0% QoQ
-0.10% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.26%
+10.8% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
81%

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)

Deposit Franchise

growth
#75 of 272 • Top 27.2% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest-bearing deposits AND top-quartile NIM. A premium deposit franchise translating into above-peer spread.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 35.82%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 5.03%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#173 of 1308 • Bottom 13.2% in tier

Delinquencies rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - underwriting tools or reserves may need attention.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.20%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Margin Compression

decline
#118 of 305 • Bottom 38.4% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10pp YoY. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.00%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
305 of 305 Community banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Cost Spiral

risk
#110 of 126 • Bottom 86.5% in tier

Historically lean operator (efficiency < 75%) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase YoY despite strong profitability. Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 70.59%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
126 of 126 Community banks match · 176 nationally
↑ Growing +82 banks QoQ

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 (3 metrics)

182
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.03%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#182 of 2664 Top 6.8% in $100M-$1B
241
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 35.82%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#241 of 2664 Top 9.0% in $100M-$1B
519
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.18%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#519 of 2664 Top 19.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2263
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.41%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2263 of 2664 Bottom 15.1% in $100M-$1B
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