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Universal Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial CA FDIC cert 30722

Designations: Minority Depository Institution

West Covina, CA

5 branches across CA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 53 in CA
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Universal Bank faces 8 concerns requiring attention

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

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 2.0% in tier
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 20.1% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 27.3% in tier
  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 28.3% in tier
  • - Delinquency Rate 2.85% above tier average
  • - Nonperforming Asset Ratio 1.90% above tier average
  • - ROA 0.89% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.95% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $373.4M
+1.9% YoY +0.6% QoQ
-$12.7M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$4.7B
+7.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
58%
Total Loans ? $253.9M
-4.5% YoY -3.6% QoQ
-$1.8M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$3.2B
+8.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
60%
Total Deposits ? $278.5M
+10.6% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-$49.5M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$3.9B
+7.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
51%
Return on Assets ? 0.38%
-1.4% QoQ
-0.89% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.80%
+29.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 10.1% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 2.98%
+2.8% YoY -4.8% QoQ
-0.95% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.85%
+3.8% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 10.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 82.51%
-18.2% YoY -8.6% QoQ
+17.22% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
68.78%
-8.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 12.5% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 3.73%
+407.6% YoY +3.4% QoQ
+2.85% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.17%
+69.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 3.7% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 91.16%
-13.7% YoY -4.7% QoQ
+14.52% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
85.13%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
22%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 10.05%
-23.2% YoY -3.4% QoQ
-11.97% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.15%
-3.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 10.9% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 2.54%
+375.4% YoY -0.9% QoQ
+1.90% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.91%
+65.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 4.3% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 18.21%
-0.6% YoY +0.0% QoQ
+2.38% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
21.08%
-3.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
82%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.05%
+3.6% YoY -75.2% QoQ
-0.23% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.70%
+11.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
20%

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 (4)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#14 of 643 • Bottom 2.0% 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: 91.16%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Flatlined Growth

risk
#104 of 512 • Bottom 20.1% in tier

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2% YoY) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.38%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
512 of 512 Community banks match · 687 nationally
→ Stable +32 banks QoQ

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#203 of 739 • Bottom 27.3% 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: 18.21%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 91.16%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#57 of 198 • Bottom 28.3% 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: 10.05%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 198 Community banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

490
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 18.21%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#490 of 2664 Top 18.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

2557
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 3.73%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#2557 of 2654 Bottom 3.7% in $100M-$1B
2550
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 2.54%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2550 of 2664 Bottom 4.3% in $100M-$1B
2397
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.38%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2397 of 2664 Bottom 10.1% in $100M-$1B
2379
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.98%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2379 of 2664 Bottom 10.7% in $100M-$1B
2375
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 10.05%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2375 of 2664 Bottom 10.9% in $100M-$1B
2331
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 82.51%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2331 of 2664 Bottom 12.5% in $100M-$1B
2145
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.05%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2145 of 2664 Bottom 19.5% in $100M-$1B
2073
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 91.16%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2073 of 2664 Bottom 22.2% in $100M-$1B
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