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North Shore Bank of Commerce

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

Duluth, MN

7 branches across MN

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 152 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 11.4% in tier
  • + ROA 0.07% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.33% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.66% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 19.7% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 29.2% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 31.3% in tier
  • - Efficiency Ratio 9.65% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $580.8M
+8.1% YoY -0.3% QoQ
+$194.7M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$512.9M
+5.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
79%
Total Loans ? $449.6M
+7.4% YoY +2.9% QoQ
+$193.9M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$288.3M
+6.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
85%
Total Deposits ? $491.6M
+8.9% YoY -0.4% QoQ
+$163.7M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$443.8M
+5.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
79%
Return on Assets ? 1.34%
+26.3% YoY -13.4% QoQ
+0.07% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.13%
+10.7% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
58%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.26%
+5.4% YoY -0.2% QoQ
+0.33% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.93%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
71%
Efficiency Ratio ? 74.94%
-4.6% YoY +3.3% QoQ
+9.65% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
64.77%
-3.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
22%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.23%
+62.2% YoY +26.4% QoQ
-0.66% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.04%
+28.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
62%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 91.46%
-1.4% YoY +3.2% QoQ
+14.82% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
76.69%
-0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
22%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 26.67%
-11.4% YoY -5.6% QoQ
+4.65% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
21.87%
-0.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
72%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.18%
+61.0% YoY +30.5% QoQ
-0.46% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.77%
+27.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
62%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 8.89%
-6.5% YoY -2.7% QoQ
-6.94% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
15.37%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 0.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.47%
-2.1% YoY -76.5% QoQ
+0.19% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.16%
+5.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 3.6% 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
#77 of 666 • Top 11.4% 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: 0.47%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.34%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#258 of 1308 • Bottom 19.7% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.23%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#285 of 973 • Bottom 29.2% in tier

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

973 of 973 Community banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Strain

risk
#202 of 643 • Bottom 31.3% 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: 91.46%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ

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 (4 metrics)

96
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.47%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#96 of 2664 Top 3.6% in $100M-$1B
407
Total Loans
size
Value: $449.63M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#407 of 2664 Top 15.2% in $100M-$1B
563
Total Assets
size
Value: $580.81M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#563 of 2664 Top 21.1% in $100M-$1B
570
Total Deposits
size
Value: $491.63M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#570 of 2664 Top 21.4% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

2652
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 8.89%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2652 of 2664 Bottom 0.5% in $100M-$1B
2085
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 91.46%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2085 of 2664 Bottom 21.8% in $100M-$1B
2069
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 74.94%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2069 of 2664 Bottom 22.4% in $100M-$1B
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