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WaterStone Bank, SSB

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial WI FDIC cert 28513

Designations: Community bank

Wauwatosa, WI

16 branches across WI

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 28 in WI
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WaterStone Bank, SSB has 2 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

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 28.5% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.48% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 10.3% in tier
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 14.26% below tier average
  • - ROA 0.31% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.82% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 16.83% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (WI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $2.3B
+3.6% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-$563.1M $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+10.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
57%
Total Loans ? $1.8B
+2.8% YoY +0.4% QoQ
-$153.9M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$816.7M
+9.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
63%
Total Deposits ? $1.5B
+3.6% YoY -0.7% QoQ
-$877.8M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$905.4M
+9.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
44%
Return on Assets ? 1.06%
+92.5% YoY -9.6% QoQ
-0.31% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.50%
+15.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
38%
Net Interest Margin ? 2.99%
+16.8% YoY +7.1% QoQ
-0.82% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.77%
+9.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
17%
Efficiency Ratio ? 77.89%
-12.1% YoY +0.6% QoQ
+16.83% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
64.74%
-4.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 10.3% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.41%
-1.9% YoY +20.7% QoQ
-0.48% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.87%
+31.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
61%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 123.57%
-0.8% YoY +1.2% QoQ
+39.37% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
86.53%
+1.6% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 1.9% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 7.02%
-1.5% YoY -6.3% QoQ
-14.26% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
18.27%
-0.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 7.0% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.35%
-0.4% YoY +18.6% QoQ
-0.33% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.63%
+35.0% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
58%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 19.24%
-1.8% YoY -1.2% QoQ
+4.08% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
14.74%
+0.5% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 8.9% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.89%
+16.9% YoY -76.1% QoQ
+0.64% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
1.15%
+12.5% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 3.3% 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
#64 of 221 • Top 28.5% 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: 0.89%
(Tier: 0.26%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.06%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#19 of 174 • Bottom 10.3% 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: 19.24%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 123.57%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
174 of 174 Mid-Market banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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 (2 metrics)

30
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.89%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#30 of 884 Top 3.3% in $1B-$10B
80
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 19.24%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#80 of 884 Top 8.9% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

868
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 123.57%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#868 of 884 Bottom 1.9% in $1B-$10B
823
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 7.02%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#823 of 884 Bottom 7.0% in $1B-$10B
794
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 77.89%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#794 of 884 Bottom 10.3% in $1B-$10B
736
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.99%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#736 of 884 Bottom 16.9% in $1B-$10B
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