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East Cambridge Savings Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial MA FDIC cert 90173

Designations: Community bank Mutual

Cambridge, MA

12 branches across MA

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 46 in MA
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East Cambridge Savings Bank has 1 strength 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 40.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 7.5% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 36.5% in tier
  • - Return on Assets 1.04% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 1.32% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.7B
+2.8% YoY +1.7% QoQ
-$1.1B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$6.8B
+9.3% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
41%
Total Loans ? $1.3B
-1.8% YoY -1.6% QoQ
-$692.6M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$2.4B
+16.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
45%
Total Deposits ? $1.3B
+3.3% YoY +1.6% QoQ
-$1.0B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$5.3B
+11.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
38%
Return on Assets ? 0.32%
+2.9% YoY -7.1% QoQ
-1.04% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
0.49%
+59.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 6.1% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 2.50%
+9.3% YoY +4.2% QoQ
-1.32% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.03%
+10.0% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 5.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 85.57%
+3.6% YoY +3.5% QoQ
+24.51% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
80.02%
-2.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 5.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.14%
-24.9% YoY +10.7% QoQ
-0.74% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.73%
+28.2% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
85%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 95.01%
-5.0% YoY -3.2% QoQ
+10.81% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
92.37%
-0.3% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
25%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 13.44%
+10.2% YoY +14.1% QoQ
-7.85% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
15.85%
-3.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
21%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.11%
-31.1% YoY +7.1% QoQ
-0.56% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.58%
+29.6% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
84%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 14.40%
+2.2% YoY +1.9% QoQ
-0.76% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
14.58%
+1.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
67%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.08%
+11.6% YoY -75.1% QoQ
-0.17% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.11%
+1.3% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
24%

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)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#89 of 220 • Top 40.0% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.14%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
220 of 220 Mid-Market banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#26 of 334 • Bottom 7.5% 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: 95.01%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
334 of 334 Mid-Market banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Efficiency Drag

risk
#28 of 74 • Bottom 36.5% in tier

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

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 85.57%
(Tier: 61.06%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
74 of 74 Mid-Market banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable | 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

137
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.14%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#137 of 880 Top 15.5% in $1B-$10B
141
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.11%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#141 of 884 Top 15.8% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

841
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 85.57%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#841 of 884 Bottom 5.0% in $1B-$10B
834
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.50%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#834 of 884 Bottom 5.8% in $1B-$10B
831
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.32%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#831 of 884 Bottom 6.1% in $1B-$10B
695
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 13.44%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#695 of 884 Bottom 21.5% in $1B-$10B
674
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#674 of 884 Bottom 23.9% in $1B-$10B
667
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 95.01%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#667 of 884 Bottom 24.7% in $1B-$10B
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