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Portage Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial WA FDIC cert 8197

Bellevue, WA

3 branches across ID · MN · WA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 10 in WA
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Portage Bank 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 34.1% in tier
  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 46.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 36.7% in tier
  • - Return on Assets 1.46% below tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.80% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (WA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $113.8M
+41.0% YoY +17.7% QoQ
-$272.3M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$3.1B
+4.0% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 4.1% in tier
Total Loans ? $85.7M
+45.2% YoY +6.2% QoQ
-$170.0M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$2.2B
+2.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Bottom 13.9% in tier
Total Deposits ? $91.6M
+43.6% YoY +23.2% QoQ
-$236.3M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$2.5B
+4.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 3.1% in tier
Return on Assets ? -0.19%
-278.4% YoY -260.3% QoQ
-1.46% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
0.33%
-42.8% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 2.7% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.48%
+2.6% YoY -6.0% QoQ
+0.55% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.69%
+1.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
81%
Efficiency Ratio ? 98.93%
+2.1% YoY +6.4% QoQ
+33.64% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
71.09%
-8.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 2.7% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 1.69%
-5.8% QoQ
+0.80% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.35%
+102.7% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
16%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 93.51%
+1.1% YoY -13.8% QoQ
+16.87% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
81.10%
-2.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
17%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 48.92%
+187.3% YoY +39.9% QoQ
+26.90% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.15%
+1.1% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 1.7% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.27%
-15.1% QoQ
+0.63% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.95%
+54.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 14.8% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.60%
-25.2% YoY +3.3% QoQ
-4.23% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
13.58%
+1.6% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
30%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.74%
-11.5% YoY -77.7% QoQ
+0.46% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.20%
+3.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 2.1% 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
#228 of 666 • Top 34.1% 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: 0.74%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: -0.19%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Deposit Franchise

growth
#126 of 272 • Top 46.0% 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: 48.92%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.48%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ

Concerns (1)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#153 of 414 • Bottom 36.7% in tier

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

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 98.93%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
414 of 414 Community banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable

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)

47
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 48.92%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#47 of 2664 Top 1.7% in $100M-$1B
58
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.74%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#58 of 2664 Top 2.1% in $100M-$1B
501
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.48%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#501 of 2664 Top 18.8% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

2594
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: -0.19%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2594 of 2664 Bottom 2.7% in $100M-$1B
2593
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 98.93%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2593 of 2664 Bottom 2.7% in $100M-$1B
2582
Total Deposits
size
Value: $91.62M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2582 of 2664 Bottom 3.1% in $100M-$1B
2556
Total Assets
size
Value: $113.78M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2556 of 2664 Bottom 4.1% in $100M-$1B
2294
Total Loans
size
Value: $85.68M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2294 of 2664 Bottom 13.9% in $100M-$1B
2272
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.27%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2272 of 2664 Bottom 14.8% in $100M-$1B
2237
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.69%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#2237 of 2654 Bottom 15.7% in $100M-$1B
2204
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 93.51%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2204 of 2664 Bottom 17.3% in $100M-$1B
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