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Liberty Bank, National Association

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial CA FDIC cert 35331

Irvine, CA

4 branches across CA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 53 in CA
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Liberty Bank, National Association has 2 strengths but faces 7 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 47.7% in tier
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.64% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 5.9% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 16.1% in tier
  • - Capital Constraint: Bottom 74.1% in tier
  • - Return on Assets 1.63% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 44.79% above tier average
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.25% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.62% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $396.5M
-11.0% YoY -10.3% QoQ
+$10.4M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$4.7B
+7.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
61%
Total Loans ? $333.3M
-13.4% YoY -3.7% QoQ
+$77.6M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$3.2B
+8.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
72%
Total Deposits ? $336.4M
-11.6% YoY -11.7% QoQ
+$8.4M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$3.9B
+7.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
60%
Return on Assets ? -0.37%
+74.4% YoY +70.9% QoQ
-1.63% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.80%
+29.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 2.1% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 3.31%
+33.6% YoY +14.8% QoQ
-0.62% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.85%
+3.8% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
22%
Efficiency Ratio ? 110.08%
-28.0% YoY -21.7% QoQ
+44.79% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
68.78%
-8.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 1.4% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.00%
-100.0% QoQ
-0.89% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.17%
+69.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 99.08%
-1.9% YoY +9.2% QoQ
+22.45% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
85.13%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 9.5% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 24.34%
+21.0% YoY +14.5% QoQ
+2.32% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.15%
-3.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
64%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.00%
-100.0% QoQ
-0.64% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.91%
+65.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 19.21%
+8.0% YoY +3.7% QoQ
+3.38% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
21.08%
-3.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
85%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.03%
+8.1% YoY -72.0% QoQ
-0.25% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.70%
+11.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 6.3% 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)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#318 of 664 • Top 47.7% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.00%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
664 of 664 Community banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#39 of 643 • Bottom 5.9% 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: 99.08%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#120 of 739 • Bottom 16.1% 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: 19.21%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 99.08%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Capital Constraint

risk
#81 of 108 • Bottom 74.1% in tier

Strong balance sheet under pressure - deposits leaving while lending capacity maxed. Need funding solutions before hitting regulatory limits.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 99.08%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 19.21%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
108 of 108 Community banks match · 148 nationally
↑ Growing +19 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

1
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#1 of 2654 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
1
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#1 of 2664 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
405
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 19.21%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#405 of 2664 Top 15.2% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2629
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 110.08%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2629 of 2664 Bottom 1.4% in $100M-$1B
2610
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: -0.37%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2610 of 2664 Bottom 2.1% in $100M-$1B
2498
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.03%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2498 of 2664 Bottom 6.3% in $100M-$1B
2412
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 99.08%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2412 of 2664 Bottom 9.5% in $100M-$1B
2073
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 3.31%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2073 of 2664 Bottom 22.2% in $100M-$1B
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