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Liberty Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural IL FDIC cert 11719

Liberty, IL

6 branches across IL

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • 1 of 2,643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationwide — 1 of 211 in IL.
  • Deposits +8.2% year over year ($167.4M on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.14%.
  • Return on assets 1.67%.
  • Efficiency ratio 48.48% vs a 64.48% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 70.46% vs a 77.95% peer average.

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2643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 211 in IL
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Liberty Bank has 4 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

  • + ROA 0.35% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.66% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 16.00% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.78% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 6.5% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 9.9% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 48.6% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 70.4% in tier
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.50% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $193.9M
+8.2% YoY +0.8% QoQ
-$192.7M $386.6M
+1.2% YoY
$2.4B
+4.3% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
25%
Total Loans ? $117.9M
+0.4% YoY +3.4% QoQ
-$140.4M $258.3M
+1.7% YoY
$1.3B
+4.4% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
25%
Total Deposits ? $167.4M
+8.2% YoY +0.8% QoQ
-$159.4M $326.7M
+0.7% YoY
$1.9B
+3.7% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
26%
Return on Assets ? 1.67%
-12.4% YoY +3.9% QoQ
+0.35% 1.32%
+10.8% YoY
1.12%
+2.8% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
75%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.65%
-0.4% YoY +4.6% QoQ
+0.66% 3.99%
+5.0% YoY
3.68%
+7.2% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
84%
Efficiency Ratio ? 48.48%
+12.6% YoY -1.6% QoQ
-16.00% 64.48%
-3.2% YoY
63.11%
-4.5% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
Top 13.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.14%
+21.4% YoY +39.0% QoQ
-0.78% 0.92%
+15.7% YoY
1.19%
+6.2% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
71%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 70.46%
-7.2% YoY +2.5% QoQ
-7.49% 77.95%
+1.0% YoY
72.86%
+0.7% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
69%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 24.05%
+2.8% YoY +1.8% QoQ
+2.02% 22.03%
-0.6% YoY
20.01%
-0.1% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
63%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.08%
+12.8% YoY +42.7% QoQ
-0.59% 0.67%
+16.4% YoY
0.81%
+6.3% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
74%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 20.76%
+11.9% YoY +0.3% QoQ
+4.85% 15.91%
+1.4% YoY
17.17%
+1.3% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
Top 12.2% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.07%
-54.1% YoY +40.3% QoQ
-0.50% 0.57%
+7.6% YoY
0.68%
+1.1% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
Bottom 9.2% in tier

Additional Detail

Deposit mix, loan mix, capital, efficiency, asset quality & profitability · As of 2026-Q2

Deposit Composition

% of total deposits

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 24.0%
+0.6pp YoY
+0.4pp QoQ
+1.9pp 22.1% 20.1% 22.2% 62%
Brokered Deposits n/a n/a 7.9% 8.0% 8.5% n/a

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 6.5%
-0.1pp YoY
-0.3pp QoQ
-5.0pp 11.6% 14.7% 12.5% 29%
CRE 10.4%
0.0pp YoY
-1.2pp QoQ
-29.1pp 39.5% 37.9% 41.4% 5%
1-4 Family 39.4%
+2.4pp YoY
+1.3pp QoQ
+6.8pp 32.6% 28.3% 31.3% 69%
Consumer 8.4%
+0.2pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
+4.3pp 4.1% 5.4% 5.0% 89%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 20.8%
+2.2pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
+1.9pp 18.8% 19.9% 19.7% 80%
Leverage Ratio 12.2%
-3.1pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
0.0pp 12.2% 12.2% 12.6% 67%
Total Capital Ratio 21.6%
+2.2pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
+1.7pp 19.9% 20.9% 20.8% 79%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 38
+5 (+15.2%) YoY
+3 (+8.6%) QoQ
-21 58 228 482 39%
Assets per Employee ($) $5.1M
-6.1% YoY
-7.2% QoQ
-$2.4M $7.5M $8.3M $8.8M 16%
Branch Count 6
0 YoY
0 QoQ
+1 4 10 18 66%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days 0.1%
+0.1pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-0.2pp 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 57%
Nonaccrual n/a n/a 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% n/a
Allowance Coverage 5.88x
-20.8% YoY
-31.7% QoQ
-18.28x 24.15x 5.62x 20.23x 73%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) 0.0%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.1pp 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 56%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 13.2%
-3.1pp YoY
+0.5pp QoQ
+1.0pp 12.2% 10.5% 11.6% 57%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.3%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.4pp 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 25%
Net Income ($, YTD) $1.6M
-6.1% YoY
— QoQ
-$957K $2.6M $11.7M $40.4M 44%

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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (4)

Cost Spiral

risk
#10 of 138 • Bottom 6.5% 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: 48.48%
(Tier: 64.48%, National: 70.05%)
better than tier avg
138 of 138 Community banks match · 184 nationally
→ Stable +9 banks QoQ

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#125 of 1256 • Bottom 9.9% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.14%
(Tier: 0.92%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
1256 of 1256 Community banks match · 1820 nationally
→ Stable -71 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#362 of 742 • Bottom 48.6% in tier

Exceptional capital position (Tier 1 >= 16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals - opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 20.76%
(Tier: 15.91%, National: 17.09%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 70.46%
(Tier: 77.95%, National: 79.03%)
better than tier avg
742 of 742 Community banks match · 940 nationally
→ Stable +7 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Margin Compression

decline
#217 of 307 • Bottom 70.4% 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: 1.67%
(Tier: 1.32%, National: 1.30%)
better than tier avg
307 of 307 Community banks match · 413 nationally
→ Stable +8 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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 2643 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

323
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 20.76%
Peer Median: 15.91%
#323 of 2643 Top 12.2% in $100M-$1B
368
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 48.48%
Peer Median: 64.48%
#368 of 2643 Top 13.9% in $100M-$1B
424
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.65%
Peer Median: 3.99%
#424 of 2643 Top 16.0% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

2402
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.07%
Peer Median: 0.57%
#2402 of 2643 Bottom 9.2% in $100M-$1B
1994
Total Loans
size
Value: $117.92M
Peer Median: $258.35M
#1994 of 2643 Bottom 24.6% in $100M-$1B
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