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The Bank of Bennington

$100M-$1B Specialty: Mortgage VT FDIC cert 30350

Bennington, VT

5 branches across VT

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 7 in VT.
  • Deposits +3.5% year over year ($494.3M on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.40%.
  • Return on assets 0.86%.
  • Efficiency ratio 66.64% vs a 64.48% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 102.68% vs a 77.95% peer average.

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2643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 7 in VT
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The Bank of Bennington 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

  • + Delinquency Rate 0.52% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 17.8% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 18.8% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 24.2% in tier
  • - ROA 0.47% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.88% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 2.16% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $661.9M
+6.5% YoY +1.8% QoQ
+$275.3M $386.6M
+1.2% YoY
$744.2M
+4.9% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
Top 14.7% in tier
Total Loans ? $507.5M
+7.1% YoY +2.8% QoQ
+$249.2M $258.3M
+1.7% YoY
$538.3M
+6.1% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
Top 10.9% in tier
Total Deposits ? $494.3M
+3.5% YoY +0.7% QoQ
+$167.6M $326.7M
+0.7% YoY
$606.0M
+4.8% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
79%
Return on Assets ? 0.86%
+13.8% YoY +2.6% QoQ
-0.47% 1.32%
+10.8% YoY
0.88%
+34.8% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
27%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.10%
+12.6% YoY +1.5% QoQ
-0.88% 3.99%
+5.0% YoY
3.60%
+8.7% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
Bottom 12.6% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 66.64%
-3.5% YoY -1.9% QoQ
+2.16% 64.48%
-3.2% YoY
75.18%
-3.3% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
37%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.40%
+6.2% YoY +46.7% QoQ
-0.52% 0.92%
+15.7% YoY
0.71%
+15.5% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
51%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 102.68%
+3.5% YoY +2.0% QoQ
+24.72% 77.95%
+1.0% YoY
86.19%
+1.4% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
Bottom 7.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 18.67%
-3.8% YoY -0.7% QoQ
-3.36% 22.03%
-0.6% YoY
20.51%
+3.2% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
39%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.31%
+6.9% YoY +48.1% QoQ
-0.36% 0.67%
+16.4% YoY
0.60%
+14.2% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
51%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 18.77%
+0.0% YoY -4.3% QoQ
+2.86% 15.91%
+1.4% YoY
14.99%
+1.6% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
83%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.18%
-26.6% YoY +114.5% QoQ
-0.38% 0.57%
+7.6% YoY
0.33%
-3.2% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
44%

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 (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 18.7%
-0.7pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-3.5pp 22.1% 20.5% 22.2% 39%
Brokered Deposits n/a n/a 7.9% 6.1% 8.5% n/a

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 3.7%
+0.5pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
-7.9pp 11.6% 7.7% 12.5% 13%
CRE 19.3%
-1.9pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
-20.2pp 39.5% 36.8% 41.4% 17%
1-4 Family 77.5%
+1.4pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
+44.9pp 32.6% 53.7% 31.3% 96%
Consumer 0.4%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-3.7pp 4.1% 2.2% 5.0% 13%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 18.8%
0.0pp YoY
-0.8pp QoQ
-0.1pp 18.8% 15.8% 19.7% 73%
Leverage Ratio 11.4%
+0.3pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.7pp 12.2% 10.7% 12.6% 57%
Total Capital Ratio 20.0%
0.0pp YoY
-0.8pp QoQ
+0.1pp 19.9% 16.8% 20.8% 74%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 61
+2 (+3.4%) YoY
+2 (+3.4%) QoQ
+2 58 99 482 64%
Assets per Employee ($) $10.9M
+3.0% YoY
-1.5% QoQ
+$3.3M $7.5M $7.4M $8.8M 90%
Branch Count 5
0 YoY
0 QoQ
0 4 8 18 55%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days n/a n/a 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% n/a
Nonaccrual 0.4%
0.0pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-0.5pp 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 47%
Allowance Coverage 2.70x
-9.3% YoY
-34.6% QoQ
-21.46x 24.15x 2.58x 20.23x 56%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) 0.0%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.1pp 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 60%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 8.0%
+0.7pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
-4.2pp 12.2% 9.1% 11.6% 25%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.8%
-0.2pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
+0.1pp 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 55%
Net Income ($, YTD) $2.8M
+21.6% YoY
— QoQ
+$227K $2.6M $3.5M $40.4M 67%

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 (3)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#133 of 742 • Bottom 17.8% 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: 18.77%
(Tier: 15.91%, National: 17.09%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 102.68%
(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
#237 of 1256 • Bottom 18.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.40%
(Tier: 0.92%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
1256 of 1256 Community banks match · 1820 nationally
→ Stable -71 banks QoQ

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#227 of 936 • Bottom 24.2% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

936 of 936 Community banks match · 1401 nationally
→ Stable -58 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 (4 metrics)

288
Total Loans
size
Value: $507.53M
Peer Median: $258.35M
#288 of 2643 Top 10.9% in $100M-$1B
390
Total Assets
size
Value: $661.90M
Peer Median: $386.57M
#390 of 2643 Top 14.7% in $100M-$1B
438
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 18.77%
Peer Median: 15.91%
#438 of 2643 Top 16.5% in $100M-$1B
553
Total Deposits
size
Value: $494.30M
Peer Median: $326.73M
#553 of 2643 Top 20.9% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

2452
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 102.68%
Peer Median: 77.95%
#2452 of 2643 Bottom 7.3% in $100M-$1B
2310
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 3.10%
Peer Median: 3.99%
#2310 of 2643 Bottom 12.6% in $100M-$1B
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