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Northstar Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial MI FDIC cert 57097

Bad Axe, MI

11 branches across MI

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 18 in MI
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Northstar Bank has 2 strengths but faces 4 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

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.09% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.23% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 48.4% in tier
  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 52.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.08% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 0.15% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.1B
+10.6% YoY -0.7% QoQ
-$1.7B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$993.6M
+8.4% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 12.0% in tier
Total Loans ? $961.4M
+11.9% YoY +0.9% QoQ
-$1.0B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$752.3M
+12.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
30%
Total Deposits ? $979.9M
+8.1% YoY +3.8% QoQ
-$1.4B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$797.0M
+7.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 13.5% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.28%
-6.9% YoY -2.3% QoQ
-0.08% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.15%
+25.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
55%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.91%
-2.8% YoY -4.9% QoQ
+0.09% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.99%
+5.8% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
67%
Efficiency Ratio ? 61.21%
+0.5% YoY +5.7% QoQ
+0.15% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
66.95%
-6.2% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
45%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.65%
-50.6% YoY -32.2% QoQ
-0.23% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.77%
+21.7% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
43%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 98.12%
+3.5% YoY -2.8% QoQ
+13.91% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
78.66%
+4.9% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
17%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 19.59%
-15.9% YoY -10.7% QoQ
-1.70% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
24.69%
-2.1% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
49%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.11%
-24.7% YoY -18.0% QoQ
+0.44% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.58%
+27.6% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
17%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 8.90%
-4.5% YoY +1.9% QoQ
-6.26% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
20.91%
+0.5% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 0.2% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.21%
-3.0% YoY -74.9% QoQ
-0.05% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.19%
+5.8% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
73%

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 (2)

Capital Thin

risk
#108 of 221 • Bottom 48.4% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 8.90%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#20 of 36 • Bottom 52.8% 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: 19.59%
(Tier: 21.29%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
36 of 36 Mid-Market banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 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 (0 metrics)

No strength rankings available

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

883
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 8.90%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#883 of 884 Bottom 0.2% in $1B-$10B
779
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.13B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#779 of 884 Bottom 12.0% in $1B-$10B
766
Total Deposits
size
Value: $979.87M
Peer Median: $2.34B
#766 of 884 Bottom 13.5% in $1B-$10B
736
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 98.12%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#736 of 884 Bottom 16.9% in $1B-$10B
732
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.11%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#732 of 884 Bottom 17.3% in $1B-$10B
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