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California Business Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial CA FDIC cert 58037

Designations: Minority Depository Institution

Irvine, CA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 53 in CA
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California Business Bank has 4 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

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 23.0% in tier
  • + Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 13.41% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.18% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.39% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 22.1% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 43.2% in tier
  • - ROA 0.54% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $122.2M
+11.2% YoY +0.2% QoQ
-$263.9M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$4.7B
+7.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 6.6% in tier
Total Loans ? $94.2M
+10.7% YoY +5.6% QoQ
-$161.5M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$3.2B
+8.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
18%
Total Deposits ? $100.4M
+12.8% YoY -0.0% QoQ
-$227.6M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$3.9B
+7.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 5.8% in tier
Return on Assets ? 0.73%
+5.1% YoY -2.0% QoQ
-0.54% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.80%
+29.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
22%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.11%
-0.2% YoY -3.1% QoQ
+0.18% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.85%
+3.8% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
64%
Efficiency Ratio ? 86.69%
-0.9% YoY +0.1% QoQ
+21.40% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
68.78%
-8.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 9.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.50%
-77.8% YoY -79.2% QoQ
-0.39% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.17%
+69.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
46%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 93.87%
-1.8% YoY +5.6% QoQ
+17.24% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
85.13%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
17%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 35.43%
+14.5% YoY +20.1% QoQ
+13.41% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.15%
-3.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 9.4% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.38%
-77.9% YoY -78.1% QoQ
-0.26% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.91%
+65.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
44%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 19.21%
+2.1% YoY +6.7% QoQ
+3.38% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
21.08%
-3.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
85%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.42%
-1.6% YoY -72.9% QoQ
+0.14% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.70%
+11.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 4.2% 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)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#154 of 666 • Top 23.0% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 0.42%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.73%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#164 of 739 • Bottom 22.1% 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: 93.87%
(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

Efficiency Drag

risk
#180 of 414 • Bottom 43.2% in tier

Efficiency ratio above 80% - operating costs elevated relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunity.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 86.69%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
414 of 414 Community banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable | 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

113
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.42%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#113 of 2664 Top 4.2% in $100M-$1B
251
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 35.43%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#251 of 2664 Top 9.4% in $100M-$1B
404
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 19.21%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#404 of 2664 Top 15.1% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

2510
Total Deposits
size
Value: $100.38M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2510 of 2664 Bottom 5.8% in $100M-$1B
2490
Total Assets
size
Value: $122.23M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2490 of 2664 Bottom 6.6% in $100M-$1B
2426
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 86.69%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2426 of 2664 Bottom 9.0% in $100M-$1B
2219
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 93.87%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2219 of 2664 Bottom 16.7% in $100M-$1B
2198
Total Loans
size
Value: $94.23M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2198 of 2664 Bottom 17.5% in $100M-$1B
2068
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.73%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2068 of 2664 Bottom 22.4% in $100M-$1B
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