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Central Bank & Trust Co.

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial KY FDIC cert 15815

Lexington, KY

29 branches across KY

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 885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationwide — 1 of 16 in KY.
  • Deposits +6.0% year over year ($3.1B on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.21%.
  • Return on assets 1.27%.
  • Efficiency ratio 69.67% vs a 59.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 95.66% vs a 85.04% peer average.

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885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 16 in KY
View $1B-$10B leaderboard (KY) →

Central Bank & Trust Co. has 3 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 13.6% in tier
  • + Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 15.18% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.18% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 10.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 17.9% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 33.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.12% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 9.94% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $4.0B
+6.4% YoY +0.5% QoQ
+$1.2B $2.8B
-0.6% YoY
$707.7M
+4.5% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
80%
Total Loans ? $3.0B
+5.4% YoY +2.5% QoQ
+$1.0B $2.0B
-0.3% YoY
$500.8M
+5.4% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
82%
Total Deposits ? $3.1B
+6.0% YoY +0.2% QoQ
+$801.0M $2.3B
-0.5% YoY
$593.9M
+4.1% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
79%
Return on Assets ? 1.27%
+7.2% YoY +3.0% QoQ
-0.12% 1.39%
+17.0% YoY
1.28%
+12.5% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
51%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.05%
+2.7% YoY +2.6% QoQ
+0.18% 3.87%
+6.2% YoY
3.93%
+6.2% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
71%
Efficiency Ratio ? 69.67%
-0.8% YoY -1.2% QoQ
+9.94% 59.73%
-12.6% YoY
64.24%
-3.9% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
22%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.21%
+19.1% YoY +2.2% QoQ
-0.65% 0.87%
+11.7% YoY
0.91%
+20.0% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
77%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 95.66%
-0.5% YoY +2.3% QoQ
+10.62% 85.04%
-0.1% YoY
81.25%
+1.1% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
24%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 36.45%
-0.5% YoY +2.6% QoQ
+15.18% 21.27%
-1.5% YoY
23.27%
-2.3% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
Top 7.0% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.16%
+18.0% YoY +4.2% QoQ
-0.52% 0.67%
+11.7% YoY
0.64%
+23.9% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
77%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 15.12%
+4.8% YoY +0.6% QoQ
+0.27% 14.84%
-0.4% YoY
16.76%
+11.6% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
74%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.60%
-2.3% YoY +96.4% QoQ
+0.07% 0.53%
+2.5% YoY
0.31%
+0.1% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
Top 14.0% 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 (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 36.5%
-0.2pp YoY
+0.9pp QoQ
+15.1pp 21.4% 23.5% 22.2% 93%
Brokered Deposits 2.4%
-0.3pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-7.1pp 9.5% 5.4% 8.5% 31%

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 11.3%
-1.2pp YoY
-0.6pp QoQ
-2.7pp 14.0% 8.6% 12.5% 50%
CRE 58.9%
+4.9pp YoY
+1.5pp QoQ
+8.9pp 50.0% 37.1% 41.4% 73%
1-4 Family 26.6%
-1.5pp YoY
-0.8pp QoQ
+0.2pp 26.4% 41.6% 31.3% 58%
Consumer 1.2%
-0.7pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-3.5pp 4.7% 4.8% 5.0% 50%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 15.1%
+0.7pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-0.5pp 15.6% 20.2% 19.7% 71%
Leverage Ratio 12.4%
+0.3pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
+1.1pp 11.3% 14.0% 12.6% 80%
Total Capital Ratio 16.1%
+0.7pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-0.6pp 16.7% 21.3% 20.8% 69%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 525
+10 (+1.9%) YoY
+7 (+1.4%) QoQ
+211 313 105 482 85%
Assets per Employee ($) $7.6M
+4.4% YoY
-0.9% QoQ
-$2.8M $10.5M $6.3M $8.8M 34%
Branch Count 29
+1 (+3.6%) YoY
0 QoQ
+9 20 8 18 81%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days 0.0%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.1pp 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 48%
Nonaccrual 0.2%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.6pp 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 20%
Allowance Coverage 4.61x
-19.3% YoY
-3.4% QoQ
-14.10x 18.71x 7.45x 20.23x 76%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) -0.0%
-0.1pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-0.3pp 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 3%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 10.2%
+0.4pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
-2.3pp 12.6% 13.3% 11.6% 35%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.4%
-0.1pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.5pp 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 16%
Net Income ($, YTD) $25.2M
+14.7% YoY
— QoQ
+$6.0M $19.2M $5.1M $40.4M 77%

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)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#31 of 221 • Top 13.6% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.21%
(Tier: 0.87%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 920 nationally
→ Stable +1 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#50 of 492 • Bottom 10.0% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.21%
(Tier: 0.87%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
492 of 492 Mid-Market banks match · 1820 nationally
→ Stable -71 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#73 of 402 • Bottom 17.9% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

402 of 402 Mid-Market banks match · 1401 nationally
→ Stable -58 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Strain

risk
#120 of 361 • Bottom 33.0% in tier

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 95.66%
(Tier: 85.04%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
361 of 361 Mid-Market banks match · 1092 nationally
→ Stable +81 banks QoQ | 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 885 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

63
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 36.45%
Peer Median: 21.27%
#63 of 885 Top 7.0% in $1B-$10B
125
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.60%
Peer Median: 0.53%
#125 of 885 Top 14.0% in $1B-$10B
158
Total Loans
size
Value: $2.98B
Peer Median: $1.96B
#158 of 885 Top 17.7% in $1B-$10B
175
Total Assets
size
Value: $4.01B
Peer Median: $2.79B
#175 of 885 Top 19.7% in $1B-$10B
188
Total Deposits
size
Value: $3.12B
Peer Median: $2.32B
#188 of 885 Top 21.1% in $1B-$10B
200
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.21%
Peer Median: 0.87%
#200 of 882 Top 22.6% in $1B-$10B
202
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.16%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#202 of 885 Top 22.7% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

695
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 69.67%
Peer Median: 59.73%
#695 of 885 Bottom 21.6% in $1B-$10B
675
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 95.66%
Peer Median: 85.04%
#675 of 885 Bottom 23.8% in $1B-$10B
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