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SmartBiz Bank, National Association

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial IL FDIC cert 58158

Northbrook, IL

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 211 in IL
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SmartBiz Bank, National Association has 2 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 33.8% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.50% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Return on Assets 2.07% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 31.93% above tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.71% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $205.0M
+24.5% YoY +6.8% QoQ
-$181.1M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
28%
Total Loans ? $145.4M
+39.0% YoY +7.4% QoQ
-$110.3M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.2B
+5.3% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
34%
Total Deposits ? $163.2M
+30.5% YoY +13.0% QoQ
-$164.8M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
25%
Return on Assets ? -0.80%
+80.1% YoY +86.4% QoQ
-2.07% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.04%
+3.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 1.3% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.43%
+504.3% YoY +17.7% QoQ
+0.50% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.61%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
79%
Efficiency Ratio ? 97.21%
-40.7% YoY -33.1% QoQ
+31.93% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.68%
-7.4% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 3.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 1.59%
-24.9% YoY +113.5% QoQ
+0.71% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.15%
+15.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
17%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 89.11%
+6.5% YoY -4.9% QoQ
+12.47% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
71.92%
+1.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
26%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 14.56%
-2.2% YoY +4.1% QoQ
-7.46% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
20.45%
-1.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
23%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.13%
-27.1% YoY +114.8% QoQ
+0.49% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.78%
+18.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
17%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.40%
-39.9% YoY -1.1% QoQ
-5.43% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
16.97%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 14.9% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 2.53%
+450.6% YoY -55.3% QoQ
+2.25% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.34%
+6.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 0.6% 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
#226 of 666 • Top 33.8% 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: 2.53%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: -0.80%
(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 declining

Concerns (0)

No matched concern signatures this quarter

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 (2 metrics)

18
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 2.53%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#18 of 2664 Top 0.6% in $100M-$1B
551
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.43%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#551 of 2664 Top 20.6% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

2631
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: -0.80%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2631 of 2664 Bottom 1.3% in $100M-$1B
2582
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 97.21%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2582 of 2664 Bottom 3.1% in $100M-$1B
2269
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.40%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2269 of 2664 Bottom 14.9% in $100M-$1B
2215
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.13%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2215 of 2664 Bottom 16.9% in $100M-$1B
2203
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.59%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#2203 of 2654 Bottom 17.0% in $100M-$1B
2061
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 14.56%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2061 of 2664 Bottom 22.7% in $100M-$1B
2010
Total Deposits
size
Value: $163.19M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2010 of 2664 Bottom 24.6% in $100M-$1B
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