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Whitaker Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial KY FDIC cert 32912

Designations: Community bank

Lexington, KY

46 branches across KY

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 17 in KY
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Whitaker Bank has 3 strengths but faces 3 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 4.1% in tier
  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 61.6% in tier
  • + ROA 0.06% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 20.1% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 34.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Ratio 0.62% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.9B
+0.2% YoY +1.6% QoQ
-$884.4M $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$702.0M
+4.4% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
48%
Total Loans ? $1.1B
+7.0% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-$902.6M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$492.7M
+5.5% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
34%
Total Deposits ? $1.6B
-0.0% YoY +2.0% QoQ
-$712.2M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$590.5M
+4.1% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
49%
Return on Assets ? 1.42%
+14.2% YoY +17.6% QoQ
+0.06% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.25%
+16.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
66%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.26%
+9.0% YoY +3.5% QoQ
+0.44% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.88%
+7.4% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
81%
Efficiency Ratio ? 61.68%
-1.6% YoY -1.7% QoQ
+0.62% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
64.22%
-6.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
43%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.22%
+102.6% YoY +117.8% QoQ
-0.67% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.89%
+17.0% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
77%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 65.12%
+7.0% YoY -2.3% QoQ
-19.08% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
80.71%
+1.5% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Top 12.1% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 34.25%
+5.5% YoY +0.9% QoQ
+12.96% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
23.47%
-1.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 10.3% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.14%
+85.5% YoY +83.2% QoQ
-0.54% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.61%
+22.3% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
80%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 12.86%
-2.3% YoY +0.5% QoQ
-2.30% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
14.97%
-0.1% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
46%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.21%
+2.6% YoY -75.4% QoQ
-0.05% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.16%
+4.4% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
74%

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 (2)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#10 of 220 • Top 4.1% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.22%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
220 of 220 Mid-Market banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Deposit Franchise

growth
#54 of 86 • Top 61.6% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest-bearing deposits AND top-quartile NIM. A premium deposit franchise translating into above-peer spread.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 34.25%
(Tier: 21.29%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.26%
(Tier: 3.82%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
86 of 86 Mid-Market banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (2)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#104 of 513 • Bottom 20.1% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.22%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
513 of 513 Mid-Market banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#144 of 420 • Bottom 34.0% in tier

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

420 of 420 Mid-Market banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 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 (5 metrics)

92
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 34.25%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#92 of 884 Top 10.3% in $1B-$10B
108
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 65.12%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#108 of 884 Top 12.1% in $1B-$10B
166
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.26%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#166 of 884 Top 18.7% in $1B-$10B
175
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.14%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#175 of 884 Top 19.7% in $1B-$10B
204
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.22%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#204 of 880 Top 23.1% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available
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