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First Eagle Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial IL FDIC cert 25883

Designations: ✓ CDFI-certified

Chicago, IL

2 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 +7.4% year over year ($468.0M on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.10%.
  • Return on assets 2.26%.
  • Efficiency ratio 40.39% vs a 64.48% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 96.66% 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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First Eagle Bank has 4 strengths but faces 2 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

  • + Return on Assets 0.94% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 24.09% below tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.38% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.82% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 15.9% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 16.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $649.6M
+7.5% YoY +4.2% QoQ
+$263.0M $386.6M
+1.2% YoY
$2.4B
+4.3% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
84%
Total Loans ? $452.3M
+12.2% YoY +3.1% QoQ
+$194.0M $258.3M
+1.7% YoY
$1.3B
+4.4% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
84%
Total Deposits ? $468.0M
+7.4% YoY +5.3% QoQ
+$141.2M $326.7M
+0.7% YoY
$1.9B
+3.7% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
77%
Return on Assets ? 2.26%
-4.0% YoY +9.6% QoQ
+0.94% 1.32%
+10.8% YoY
1.12%
+2.8% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
Top 7.6% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.36%
+7.7% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+0.38% 3.99%
+5.0% YoY
3.68%
+7.2% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
73%
Efficiency Ratio ? 40.39%
-6.9% YoY -1.7% QoQ
-24.09% 64.48%
-3.2% YoY
63.11%
-4.5% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
Top 4.3% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.10% -0.82% 0.92%
+15.7% YoY
1.19%
+6.2% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
74%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 96.66%
+4.5% YoY -2.1% QoQ
+18.71% 77.95%
+1.0% YoY
72.86%
+0.7% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
Bottom 14.1% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 25.65%
+1.5% YoY +0.5% QoQ
+3.62% 22.03%
-0.6% YoY
20.01%
-0.1% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
68%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.07% -0.60% 0.67%
+16.4% YoY
0.81%
+6.3% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
76%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 21.29%
+1.1% YoY -0.8% QoQ
+5.38% 15.91%
+1.4% YoY
17.17%
+1.3% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
Top 11.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.13%
+33.4% YoY +119.7% QoQ
-0.44% 0.57%
+7.6% YoY
0.68%
+1.1% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
28%

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 25.7%
+0.4pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
+3.5pp 22.1% 20.1% 22.2% 68%
Brokered Deposits 1.3%
+1.1pp YoY
+1.0pp QoQ
-6.6pp 7.9% 8.0% 8.5% 22%

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 2.9%
+0.9pp YoY
+1.0pp QoQ
-8.6pp 11.6% 14.7% 12.5% 10%
CRE 55.9%
+5.3pp YoY
+0.4pp QoQ
+16.4pp 39.5% 37.9% 41.4% 80%
1-4 Family 27.0%
-5.7pp YoY
-1.3pp QoQ
-5.6pp 32.6% 28.3% 31.3% 45%
Consumer 0.1%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-4.0pp 4.1% 5.4% 5.0% 5%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio n/a n/a 18.8% 19.9% 19.7% n/a
Leverage Ratio 21.3%
+0.2pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
+9.1pp 12.2% 12.2% 12.6% 97%
Total Capital Ratio n/a n/a 19.9% 20.9% 20.8% n/a

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 45
0 YoY
+2 (+4.7%) QoQ
-14 58 228 482 47%
Assets per Employee ($) $14.4M
+7.5% YoY
-0.4% QoQ
+$6.9M $7.5M $8.3M $8.8M 96%
Branch Count 2
0 YoY
0 QoQ
-3 4 10 18 11%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days n/a n/a 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% n/a
Nonaccrual 0.1%
+0.1pp YoY
-0.8pp 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 19%
Allowance Coverage 12.73x
-96.0% YoY
-11.42x 24.15x 5.62x 20.23x 84%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) 0.0%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.1pp 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 30%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 10.9%
-1.0pp YoY
+1.0pp QoQ
-1.3pp 12.2% 10.5% 11.6% 42%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.5%
-0.1pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.2pp 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 34%
Net Income ($, YTD) $7.1M
+1.1% YoY
— QoQ
+$4.6M $2.6M $11.7M $40.4M 96%

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 (2)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#119 of 742 • Bottom 15.9% 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: 21.29%
(Tier: 15.91%, National: 17.09%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 96.66%
(Tier: 77.95%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
742 of 742 Community banks match · 940 nationally
→ Stable +7 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#205 of 1256 • Bottom 16.2% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.10%
(Tier: 0.92%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
1256 of 1256 Community banks match · 1820 nationally
→ Stable -71 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 2643 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

114
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 40.39%
Peer Median: 64.48%
#114 of 2643 Top 4.3% in $100M-$1B
202
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.26%
Peer Median: 1.32%
#202 of 2643 Top 7.6% in $100M-$1B
304
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 21.29%
Peer Median: 15.91%
#304 of 2643 Top 11.5% in $100M-$1B
413
Total Loans
size
Value: $452.31M
Peer Median: $258.35M
#413 of 2643 Top 15.6% in $100M-$1B
416
Total Assets
size
Value: $649.62M
Peer Median: $386.57M
#416 of 2643 Top 15.7% in $100M-$1B
616
Total Deposits
size
Value: $467.95M
Peer Median: $326.73M
#616 of 2643 Top 23.3% in $100M-$1B
647
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.07%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#647 of 2643 Top 24.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2272
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 96.66%
Peer Median: 77.95%
#2272 of 2643 Bottom 14.1% in $100M-$1B
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