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Unity National Bank of Houston

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial TX FDIC cert 26351

Designations: Minority Depository Institution

Houston, TX

2 branches across TX

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 219 in TX
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Unity National Bank of Houston has 1 strength but faces 6 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 18.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 12.3% in tier
  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 34.3% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 1.41% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 30.77% above tier average
  • - ROA 0.54% below tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.31% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $236.2M
+16.6% YoY +3.7% QoQ
-$149.9M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+1.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
34%
Total Loans ? $140.7M
+21.3% YoY +3.8% QoQ
-$115.0M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.1B
+10.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
33%
Total Deposits ? $204.5M
+20.0% YoY +3.8% QoQ
-$123.4M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.3% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
35%
Return on Assets ? 0.73%
-4.5% YoY -20.5% QoQ
-0.54% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.40%
+10.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
22%
Net Interest Margin ? 2.52%
-12.4% YoY -16.5% QoQ
-1.41% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.03%
+2.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 3.4% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 96.06%
+2.3% YoY +2.4% QoQ
+30.77% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.18%
-2.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 3.5% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 1.20%
-49.3% YoY -22.9% QoQ
+0.31% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.96%
+36.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
24%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 68.78%
+1.0% YoY +0.0% QoQ
-7.86% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
67.20%
-0.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
69%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 11.22%
-21.3% YoY -17.9% QoQ
-10.80% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
29.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 13.3% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.90%
-56.6% YoY -19.4% QoQ
+0.26% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.62%
+31.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
22%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 31.03%
+9.2% YoY -7.8% QoQ
+15.20% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
18.04%
+0.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 3.4% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 5.02%
-13.0% YoY -73.3% QoQ
+4.74% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.20%
+4.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 0.5% 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
#122 of 666 • Top 18.2% 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: 5.02%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.73%
(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 declining

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#92 of 739 • Bottom 12.3% 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: 31.03%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 68.78%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
better than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#69 of 198 • Bottom 34.3% in tier

Non-interest-bearing deposit share dropped 2+ pp YoY and now below the tier median. Cheap funding leaving for higher-yield competitors.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 11.22%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 198 Community banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 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 (2 metrics)

14
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 5.02%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#14 of 2664 Top 0.5% in $100M-$1B
91
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 31.03%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#91 of 2664 Top 3.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

2574
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.52%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2574 of 2664 Bottom 3.4% in $100M-$1B
2573
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 96.06%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2573 of 2664 Bottom 3.5% in $100M-$1B
2311
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 11.22%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2311 of 2664 Bottom 13.3% in $100M-$1B
2072
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.73%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2072 of 2664 Bottom 22.3% in $100M-$1B
2071
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.90%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2071 of 2664 Bottom 22.3% in $100M-$1B
2011
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.20%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#2011 of 2654 Bottom 24.3% in $100M-$1B
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