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North Shore Bank of Commerce

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial MN FDIC cert 8850

Duluth, MN

7 branches across MN

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • 1 of 2,643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationwide — 1 of 151 in MN.
  • Deposits +10.5% year over year ($516.5M on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.14%.
  • Return on assets 1.56%.
  • Efficiency ratio 72.56% vs a 64.48% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 90.72% vs a 77.95% peer average.

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2643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 151 in MN
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North Shore Bank of Commerce has 4 strengths but faces 4 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 8.9% in tier
  • + ROA 0.24% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.41% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.78% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 8.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 37.1% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 40.8% in tier
  • - Efficiency Ratio 8.08% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $598.5M
+8.5% YoY +3.1% QoQ
+$212.0M $386.6M
+1.2% YoY
$524.5M
+5.8% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
81%
Total Loans ? $468.6M
+9.7% YoY +4.2% QoQ
+$210.2M $258.3M
+1.7% YoY
$300.2M
+7.3% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
Top 14.2% in tier
Total Deposits ? $516.5M
+10.5% YoY +5.1% QoQ
+$189.8M $326.7M
+0.7% YoY
$452.1M
+5.5% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
82%
Return on Assets ? 1.56%
+20.1% YoY +16.2% QoQ
+0.24% 1.32%
+10.8% YoY
1.26%
+17.2% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
69%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.40%
+6.5% YoY +3.1% QoQ
+0.41% 3.99%
+5.0% YoY
4.00%
+6.8% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
75%
Efficiency Ratio ? 72.56%
-4.5% YoY -3.2% QoQ
+8.08% 64.48%
-3.2% YoY
63.00%
-3.5% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
25%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.14%
+5.3% YoY -36.7% QoQ
-0.78% 0.92%
+15.7% YoY
1.01%
+19.3% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
70%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 90.72%
-0.7% YoY -0.8% QoQ
+12.76% 77.95%
+1.0% YoY
78.29%
-0.6% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
25%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 26.95%
-3.1% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+4.92% 22.03%
-0.6% YoY
21.79%
+0.9% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
73%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.11%
+6.5% YoY -36.0% QoQ
-0.56% 0.67%
+16.4% YoY
0.76%
+16.9% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
70%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 8.74%
-2.2% YoY -1.7% QoQ
-7.17% 15.91%
+1.4% YoY
15.35%
-0.4% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 0.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 1.01%
-2.6% YoY +114.6% QoQ
+0.45% 0.57%
+7.6% YoY
0.31%
+3.9% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
Top 3.3% in tier

Additional Detail

Deposit mix, loan mix, capital, efficiency, asset quality & profitability · As of 2026-Q2

Deposit Composition

% of total deposits

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 26.9%
-0.9pp YoY
+0.3pp QoQ
+4.8pp 22.1% 21.9% 22.2% 73%
Brokered Deposits 0.1%
-0.8pp YoY
-0.4pp QoQ
-7.8pp 7.9% 8.3% 8.5% 6%

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 6.8%
+1.1pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
-4.8pp 11.6% 14.6% 12.5% 32%
CRE 32.9%
+0.7pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-6.7pp 39.5% 36.5% 41.4% 40%
1-4 Family 59.1%
-0.7pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
+26.5pp 32.6% 29.4% 31.3% 89%
Consumer 1.4%
-1.0pp YoY
-0.3pp QoQ
-2.7pp 4.1% 4.5% 5.0% 37%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio n/a n/a 18.8% 16.5% 19.7% n/a
Leverage Ratio 8.7%
-0.2pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
-3.4pp 12.2% 11.0% 12.6% 9%
Total Capital Ratio n/a n/a 19.9% 17.6% 20.8% n/a

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 129
+1 (+0.8%) YoY
+7 (+5.7%) QoQ
+70 58 55 482 95%
Assets per Employee ($) $4.6M
+7.6% YoY
-2.5% QoQ
-$2.9M $7.5M $8.6M $8.8M 10%
Branch Count 7
0 YoY
0 QoQ
+2 4 4 18 75%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days 0.1%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.2pp 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 46%
Nonaccrual 0.1%
0.0pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-0.9pp 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 14%
Allowance Coverage 4.49x
+3.8% YoY
+59.5% QoQ
-19.67x 24.15x 20.41x 20.23x 68%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) n/a n/a 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% n/a

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 18.3%
+3.4pp YoY
+2.7pp QoQ
+6.1pp 12.2% 13.1% 11.6% 83%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.9%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
+0.2pp 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 63%
Net Income ($, YTD) $4.6M
+31.2% YoY
— QoQ
+$2.0M $2.6M $4.5M $40.4M 85%

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
#60 of 661 • Top 8.9% 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: 1.01%
(Tier: 0.57%, National: 0.66%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.56%
(Tier: 1.32%, National: 1.30%)
better than tier avg
661 of 661 Community banks match · 923 nationally
→ Stable | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#102 of 1256 • Bottom 8.0% in tier

Delinquencies rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - underwriting tools or reserves may need attention.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.14%
(Tier: 0.92%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
1256 of 1256 Community banks match · 1820 nationally
→ Stable -71 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#348 of 936 • Bottom 37.1% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

936 of 936 Community banks match · 1401 nationally
→ Stable -58 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Strain

risk
#283 of 691 • Bottom 40.8% 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: 90.72%
(Tier: 77.95%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
691 of 691 Community banks match · 1092 nationally
→ Stable +81 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

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 2643 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

87
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 1.01%
Peer Median: 0.57%
#87 of 2643 Top 3.3% in $100M-$1B
377
Total Loans
size
Value: $468.57M
Peer Median: $258.35M
#377 of 2643 Top 14.2% in $100M-$1B
489
Total Deposits
size
Value: $516.52M
Peer Median: $326.73M
#489 of 2643 Top 18.5% in $100M-$1B
513
Total Assets
size
Value: $598.53M
Peer Median: $386.57M
#513 of 2643 Top 19.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

2630
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 8.74%
Peer Median: 15.91%
#2630 of 2643 Bottom 0.5% in $100M-$1B
1995
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 90.72%
Peer Median: 77.95%
#1995 of 2643 Bottom 24.6% in $100M-$1B
1994
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 72.56%
Peer Median: 64.48%
#1994 of 2643 Bottom 24.6% in $100M-$1B
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