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West Coast Community Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial CA FDIC cert 57591

Designations: Community bank

Santa Cruz, CA

10 branches across CA

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 49 in CA
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West Coast Community Bank has 4 strengths but faces 1 concern

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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 8.1% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 25.3% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio 22.07% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.39% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 45.5% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $2.9B
+8.9% YoY +0.4% QoQ
+$79.3M $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$4.7B
+7.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
68%
Total Loans ? $2.2B
+5.4% YoY +2.4% QoQ
+$219.8M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$3.2B
+8.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
71%
Total Deposits ? $2.5B
+9.7% YoY -0.1% QoQ
+$132.8M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$3.9B
+7.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
69%
Return on Assets ? 2.16%
+20.3% YoY +13.3% QoQ
+0.79% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.80%
+29.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 6.9% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 5.20%
-2.4% YoY -3.9% QoQ
+1.38% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.85%
+3.8% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 4.1% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 38.99%
-7.3% YoY -3.8% QoQ
-22.07% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
68.78%
-8.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 6.7% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.50%
+359.2% YoY -24.2% QoQ
-0.39% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
1.17%
+69.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
54%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 88.23%
-3.9% YoY +2.5% QoQ
+4.02% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
85.13%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
44%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 39.87%
-6.1% YoY -2.5% QoQ
+18.58% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
25.15%
-3.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 4.6% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.62%
+623.9% YoY +23.5% QoQ
-0.06% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.91%
+65.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
35%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 13.34%
+2.7% YoY +2.2% QoQ
-1.82% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
21.08%
-3.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
54%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.07%
+94.2% YoY -52.0% QoQ
-0.19% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.70%
+11.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
17%

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)

Deposit Franchise

growth
#8 of 86 • Top 8.1% 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: 39.87%
(Tier: 21.29%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 5.20%
(Tier: 3.82%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
86 of 86 Mid-Market banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ

Profitability Leader

growth
#57 of 221 • Top 25.3% in tier

Top-quartile profitability for peers of this size. Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.16%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (1)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#192 of 420 • Bottom 45.5% 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 | 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

37
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.20%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#37 of 884 Top 4.1% in $1B-$10B
42
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 39.87%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#42 of 884 Top 4.6% in $1B-$10B
60
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 38.99%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#60 of 884 Top 6.7% in $1B-$10B
62
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.16%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#62 of 884 Top 6.9% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

737
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.07%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#737 of 884 Bottom 16.7% in $1B-$10B
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