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1st Equity Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial IL FDIC cert 34393

Skokie, IL

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 211 in IL.
  • Deposits +2.0% year over year ($87.7M on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.00%.
  • Return on assets 1.39%.
  • Efficiency ratio 66.65% vs a 64.48% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 110.44% vs a 77.95% peer average.

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2643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 211 in IL
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1st Equity Bank has 3 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

  • + Delinquency Rate 0.92% below tier average
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.67% below tier average
  • + ROA 0.06% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 9.3% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 43.6% in tier
  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 68.1% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.10% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $130.0M
+5.2% YoY +2.8% QoQ
-$256.5M $386.6M
+1.2% YoY
$2.4B
+4.3% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
Bottom 8.2% in tier
Total Loans ? $96.8M
+4.7% YoY +9.0% QoQ
-$161.5M $258.3M
+1.7% YoY
$1.3B
+4.4% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
18%
Total Deposits ? $87.7M
+2.0% YoY +4.7% QoQ
-$239.1M $326.7M
+0.7% YoY
$1.9B
+3.7% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
Bottom 1.9% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.39%
-18.3% YoY -15.2% QoQ
+0.06% 1.32%
+10.8% YoY
1.12%
+2.8% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
58%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.89%
+7.8% YoY -1.7% QoQ
-0.10% 3.99%
+5.0% YoY
3.68%
+7.2% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
47%
Efficiency Ratio ? 66.65%
+12.7% YoY +5.3% QoQ
+2.18% 64.48%
-3.2% YoY
63.11%
-4.5% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
37%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.00%
-100.0% YoY
-0.92% 0.92%
+15.7% YoY
1.19%
+6.2% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 110.44%
+2.7% YoY +4.2% QoQ
+32.49% 77.95%
+1.0% YoY
72.86%
+0.7% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
Bottom 2.7% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 8.01%
-20.5% YoY -9.2% QoQ
-14.02% 22.03%
-0.6% YoY
20.01%
-0.1% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
Bottom 7.1% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.00%
-100.0% YoY
-0.67% 0.67%
+16.4% YoY
0.81%
+6.3% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 21.22%
-2.1% YoY -6.8% QoQ
+5.31% 15.91%
+1.4% YoY
17.17%
+1.3% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
Top 11.6% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.28%
-30.3% YoY +39.6% QoQ
-0.28% 0.57%
+7.6% YoY
0.68%
+1.1% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
69%

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 (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 8.0%
-2.1pp YoY
-0.8pp QoQ
-14.1pp 22.1% 20.1% 22.2% 7%
Brokered Deposits n/a n/a 7.9% 8.0% 8.5% n/a

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 7.7%
-2.8pp YoY
-0.4pp QoQ
-3.8pp 11.6% 14.7% 12.5% 38%
CRE 64.6%
+5.0pp YoY
+2.0pp QoQ
+25.0pp 39.5% 37.9% 41.4% 89%
1-4 Family 29.2%
-2.1pp YoY
-1.6pp QoQ
-3.4pp 32.6% 28.3% 31.3% 49%
Consumer 0.1%
-0.2pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-4.0pp 4.1% 5.4% 5.0% 6%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 21.2%
-0.5pp YoY
-1.5pp QoQ
+2.4pp 18.8% 19.9% 19.7% 81%
Leverage Ratio 16.5%
-0.1pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
+4.3pp 12.2% 12.2% 12.6% 92%
Total Capital Ratio 22.5%
-0.5pp YoY
-1.5pp QoQ
+2.5pp 19.9% 20.9% 20.8% 81%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 13
+1 (+8.3%) YoY
+1 (+8.3%) QoQ
-46 58 228 482 2%
Assets per Employee ($) $10.0M
-2.9% YoY
-5.1% QoQ
+$2.5M $7.5M $8.3M $8.8M 86%
Branch Count 1
0 YoY
0 QoQ
-4 4 10 18 0%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days n/a n/a 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% n/a
Nonaccrual n/a n/a 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% n/a
Allowance Coverage n/a n/a 24.15x 5.62x 20.23x n/a
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) n/a n/a 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% n/a

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 8.3%
-1.7pp YoY
-1.5pp QoQ
-3.9pp 12.2% 10.5% 11.6% 27%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 2.2%
-0.5pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
+0.4pp 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 79%
Net Income ($, YTD) $883,000
-15.2% YoY
— QoQ
-$1.7M $2.6M $11.7M $40.4M 23%

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 Overhang

risk
#70 of 742 • Bottom 9.3% 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: 21.22%
(Tier: 15.91%, National: 17.09%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 110.44%
(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

Margin Compression

decline
#135 of 307 • Bottom 43.6% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10pp YoY. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.39%
(Tier: 1.32%, National: 1.30%)
better than tier avg
307 of 307 Community banks match · 413 nationally
→ Stable +8 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#82 of 162 • Bottom 50.0% 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: 8.01%
(Tier: 22.03%, National: 21.98%)
worse than tier avg
162 of 162 Community banks match · 211 nationally
↓ Shrinking -26 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Cost Spiral

risk
#95 of 138 • Bottom 68.1% in tier

Historically lean operator (efficiency < 75%) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase YoY despite strong profitability. Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 66.65%
(Tier: 64.48%, National: 70.05%)
worse than tier avg
138 of 138 Community banks match · 184 nationally
→ Stable +9 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

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 (3 metrics)

1
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.92%
#1 of 2633 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
1
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#1 of 2643 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
307
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 21.22%
Peer Median: 15.91%
#307 of 2643 Top 11.6% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2594
Total Deposits
size
Value: $87.68M
Peer Median: $326.73M
#2594 of 2643 Bottom 1.9% in $100M-$1B
2572
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 110.44%
Peer Median: 77.95%
#2572 of 2643 Bottom 2.7% in $100M-$1B
2456
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 8.01%
Peer Median: 22.03%
#2456 of 2643 Bottom 7.1% in $100M-$1B
2426
Total Assets
size
Value: $130.02M
Peer Median: $386.57M
#2426 of 2643 Bottom 8.2% in $100M-$1B
2178
Total Loans
size
Value: $96.83M
Peer Median: $258.35M
#2178 of 2643 Bottom 17.6% in $100M-$1B
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