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Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, National Association

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial IL FDIC cert 27589

Lake Forest, IL

10 branches across IL · FL

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 50 in IL
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Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, National Association has 4 strengths but faces 4 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 15.4% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio 17.60% below tier average
  • + ROA 0.38% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.54% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 12.7% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 29.4% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 56.0% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.44% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $9.0B
+3.1% YoY -4.1% QoQ
+$6.2B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$2.3B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Top 2.4% in tier
Total Loans ? $6.8B
+11.9% YoY -0.3% QoQ
+$4.8B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$1.2B
+5.3% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Top 1.8% in tier
Total Deposits ? $7.0B
+2.6% YoY -5.1% QoQ
+$4.6B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$1.9B
+3.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Top 3.6% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.74%
-12.1% YoY -20.9% QoQ
+0.38% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.04%
+3.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
82%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.38%
-4.6% YoY -3.2% QoQ
-0.44% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.61%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
34%
Efficiency Ratio ? 43.46%
+0.7% YoY +5.2% QoQ
-17.60% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
63.68%
-7.4% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 9.7% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.35%
+6.6% YoY -1.1% QoQ
-0.54% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
1.15%
+15.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
65%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 96.63%
+9.0% YoY +5.1% QoQ
+12.43% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
71.92%
+1.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
21%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 23.93%
-9.1% YoY -5.9% QoQ
+2.64% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
20.45%
-1.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
68%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.27%
+15.1% YoY +2.9% QoQ
-0.40% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.78%
+18.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
67%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.04%
-4.3% YoY +0.4% QoQ
-4.12% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
16.97%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
18%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.52%
+0.3% YoY -74.7% QoQ
+0.26% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.34%
+6.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 5.9% 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
#35 of 221 • Top 15.4% 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: 0.52%
(Tier: 0.26%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.74%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#66 of 513 • Bottom 12.7% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.35%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
513 of 513 Mid-Market banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Capital Thin

risk
#66 of 221 • Bottom 29.4% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 11.04%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Margin Compression

decline
#48 of 84 • Bottom 56.0% 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: 1.74%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
84 of 84 Mid-Market banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

17
Total Loans
size
Value: $6.75B
Peer Median: $1.96B
#17 of 884 Top 1.8% in $1B-$10B
22
Total Assets
size
Value: $9.00B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#22 of 884 Top 2.4% in $1B-$10B
33
Total Deposits
size
Value: $6.99B
Peer Median: $2.34B
#33 of 884 Top 3.6% in $1B-$10B
53
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.52%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#53 of 884 Top 5.9% in $1B-$10B
87
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 43.46%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#87 of 884 Top 9.7% in $1B-$10B
162
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.74%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#162 of 884 Top 18.2% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

728
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 11.04%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#728 of 884 Bottom 17.8% in $1B-$10B
700
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 96.63%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#700 of 884 Bottom 20.9% in $1B-$10B
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