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FWBank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial IL FDIC cert 59195

Chicago, IL

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 211 in IL
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FWBank has 3 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 19.8% in tier
  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 71.7% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.86% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - ROA 0.60% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 18.05% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $202.3M
+11.4% YoY +5.5% QoQ
-$183.8M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
27%
Total Loans ? $125.2M
-0.9% YoY -3.2% QoQ
-$130.5M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.2B
+5.3% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
28%
Total Deposits ? $172.4M
+9.1% YoY +5.9% QoQ
-$155.6M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
27%
Return on Assets ? 0.67%
+73.1% YoY -70.5% QoQ
-0.60% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.04%
+3.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
20%
Net Interest Margin ? 5.03%
+1.3% YoY -0.0% QoQ
+1.10% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.61%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 6.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 83.33%
-6.3% YoY +8.7% QoQ
+18.05% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.68%
-7.4% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 11.8% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.02%
-98.4% YoY -96.9% QoQ
-0.86% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.15%
+15.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
84%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 72.62%
-9.2% YoY -8.6% QoQ
-4.02% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
71.92%
+1.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
62%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 28.02%
+29.3% YoY +13.7% QoQ
+6.00% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
20.45%
-1.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
76%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.01%
-98.6% YoY -97.2% QoQ
-0.62% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.78%
+18.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
85%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 12.87%
-1.9% YoY -3.7% QoQ
-2.96% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
16.97%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
46%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.54%
+74.5% YoY -70.4% QoQ
+0.26% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.34%
+6.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 3.0% 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
#133 of 666 • Top 19.8% 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: 0.54%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.67%
(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

Deposit Franchise

growth
#196 of 272 • Top 71.7% 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: 28.02%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 5.03%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ

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 (5 metrics)

81
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.54%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#81 of 2664 Top 3.0% in $100M-$1B
180
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.03%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#180 of 2664 Top 6.7% in $100M-$1B
407
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.01%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#407 of 2664 Top 15.2% in $100M-$1B
438
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.02%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#438 of 2654 Top 16.5% in $100M-$1B
634
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 28.02%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#634 of 2664 Top 23.8% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

2350
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 83.33%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2350 of 2664 Bottom 11.8% in $100M-$1B
2142
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.67%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2142 of 2664 Bottom 19.6% in $100M-$1B
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