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Middlesex Federal Savings, F.A.

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial MA FDIC cert 28368

Designations: Mutual

Somerville, MA

4 branches across MA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 39 in MA
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Middlesex Federal Savings, F.A. has 2 strengths but faces 7 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

  • + Delinquency Rate 0.89% below tier average
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.64% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 1.5% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 6.5% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 7.2% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 8.6% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 22.2% in tier
  • - Return on Assets 1.17% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 1.26% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $641.7M
-0.5% YoY +0.6% QoQ
+$255.6M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$6.8B
+9.3% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
84%
Total Loans ? $528.2M
+4.4% YoY +3.4% QoQ
+$272.5M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$2.4B
+16.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Top 9.0% in tier
Total Deposits ? $575.6M
-1.6% YoY -0.1% QoQ
+$247.6M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$5.3B
+11.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Top 14.3% in tier
Return on Assets ? 0.10%
-86.8% YoY -85.6% QoQ
-1.17% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
0.49%
+59.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 4.6% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 2.67%
-30.8% YoY -33.2% QoQ
-1.26% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.03%
+10.0% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 5.0% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 92.25%
+20.2% YoY +25.2% QoQ
+26.97% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
80.02%
-2.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 5.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.00%
-100.0% YoY
-0.89% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.73%
+28.2% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 91.76%
+6.1% YoY +3.5% QoQ
+15.12% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
92.37%
-0.3% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
21%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 6.93%
-89.9% YoY -89.7% QoQ
-15.09% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
15.85%
-3.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 5.6% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.00%
-100.0% YoY
-0.64% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+29.6% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.04%
-22.5% YoY -26.9% QoQ
-5.79% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.58%
+1.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 10.2% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.22%
+266.8% YoY -11.2% QoQ
-0.06% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.11%
+1.3% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 11.7% 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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (5)

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#4 of 198 • Bottom 1.5% 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: 6.93%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 198 Community banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 banks QoQ

Deposit Outflow

decline
#34 of 506 • Bottom 6.5% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

506 of 506 Community banks match · 656 nationally
→ Stable -8 banks QoQ

Efficiency Drag

risk
#31 of 414 • Bottom 7.2% in tier

Efficiency ratio above 80% - operating costs elevated relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunity.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 92.25%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
414 of 414 Community banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable

Capital Thin

risk
#58 of 666 • Bottom 8.6% 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: 10.04%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Liquidity Strain

risk
#144 of 643 • Bottom 22.2% 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: 91.76%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 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 (6 metrics)

1
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#1 of 2654 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
1
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#1 of 2664 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
242
Total Loans
size
Value: $528.18M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#242 of 2664 Top 9.0% in $100M-$1B
313
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.22%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#313 of 2664 Top 11.7% in $100M-$1B
382
Total Deposits
size
Value: $575.62M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#382 of 2664 Top 14.3% in $100M-$1B
436
Total Assets
size
Value: $641.69M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#436 of 2664 Top 16.3% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

2542
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.10%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2542 of 2664 Bottom 4.6% in $100M-$1B
2532
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 92.25%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2532 of 2664 Bottom 5.0% in $100M-$1B
2531
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.67%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2531 of 2664 Bottom 5.0% in $100M-$1B
2515
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 6.93%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2515 of 2664 Bottom 5.6% in $100M-$1B
2393
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.04%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2393 of 2664 Bottom 10.2% in $100M-$1B
2103
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 91.76%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2103 of 2664 Bottom 21.1% in $100M-$1B
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