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Sallie Mae Bank

$10B-$250B Specialty: Consumer UT FDIC cert 58177

Salt Lake City, UT

137 banks in the $10B-$250B peer group nationally 11 in UT
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Sallie Mae Bank has 5 strengths but faces 2 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 2.9% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 45.7% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 1.91% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 27.58% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.26% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 2.8% in tier
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 19.76% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (UT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $29.5B
+1.8% YoY -0.9% QoQ
-$17.5B $47.0B
-1.9% YoY
$31.5B
+16.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
60%
Total Loans ? $20.2B
-4.6% YoY -5.3% QoQ
-$9.2B $29.4B
-0.4% YoY
$18.8B
+6.7% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
61%
Total Deposits ? $20.8B
+1.9% YoY -3.3% QoQ
-$17.6B $38.4B
-1.6% YoY
$24.2B
+10.6% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
49%
Return on Assets ? 4.31%
-5.0% YoY +48.8% QoQ
+3.03% 1.28%
+18.7% YoY
2.19%
+3.7% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 5.69%
+0.2% YoY -0.0% QoQ
+1.91% 3.77%
+5.8% YoY
7.79%
+9.7% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 5.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 26.43%
+16.5% YoY -7.5% QoQ
-27.58% 54.01%
-3.7% YoY
105.45%
+9.4% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 5.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.76%
+13.3% YoY +6.6% QoQ
-0.26% 1.02%
-3.8% YoY
1.46%
+7.1% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
47%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 96.94%
-6.4% YoY -2.1% QoQ
+16.15% 80.79%
+1.9% YoY
84.36%
+3.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 9.5% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 0.28%
-21.3% YoY +37.3% QoQ
-19.76% 20.04%
+0.2% YoY
17.87%
+4.4% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 9.5% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.52%
+6.2% YoY +1.9% QoQ
-0.20% 0.72%
+4.2% YoY
1.01%
+17.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
47%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 12.36%
+6.7% YoY +11.4% QoQ
-3.16% 15.51%
-0.4% YoY
22.97%
+16.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
37%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.60%
-19.6% YoY -64.4% QoQ
+0.38% 0.22%
+0.3% YoY
1.04%
+5.8% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 5.8% 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 (2)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#2 of 35 • Top 2.9% 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: 0.60%
(Tier: 0.22%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 4.31%
(Tier: 1.28%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
35 of 35 Large banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Profitability Leader

growth
#17 of 35 • Top 45.7% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 4.31%
(Tier: 1.28%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
35 of 35 Large banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#2 of 36 • Bottom 2.8% 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: 96.94%
(Tier: 80.79%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
36 of 36 Large banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 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 137 peers in $10B-$250B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

1
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 4.31%
Peer Median: 1.28%
#1 of 137 Top 0.1% in $10B-$250B
8
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 26.43%
Peer Median: 54.01%
#8 of 137 Top 5.1% in $10B-$250B
9
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.69%
Peer Median: 3.77%
#9 of 137 Top 5.8% in $10B-$250B
9
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.60%
Peer Median: 0.22%
#9 of 137 Top 5.8% in $10B-$250B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

125
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 0.28%
Peer Median: 20.04%
#125 of 137 Bottom 9.5% in $10B-$250B
125
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 96.94%
Peer Median: 80.79%
#125 of 137 Bottom 9.5% in $10B-$250B
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