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Washington Savings Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial MA FDIC cert 90229

Designations: Mutual

Lowell, MA

2 branches across MA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 39 in MA
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Washington Savings Bank has 1 strength but faces 6 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

  • + Delinquency Rate 0.55% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 15.1% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 22.5% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 26.2% in tier
  • - Return on Assets 1.11% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 1.32% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 27.38% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $298.7M
+1.9% YoY -2.4% QoQ
-$87.4M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$6.8B
+9.3% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
46%
Total Loans ? $236.5M
+0.3% YoY -0.9% QoQ
-$19.3M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$2.4B
+16.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
57%
Total Deposits ? $243.0M
+6.1% YoY +1.0% QoQ
-$85.0M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$5.3B
+11.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
43%
Return on Assets ? 0.16%
+378.2% YoY +17.0% QoQ
-1.11% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
0.49%
+59.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 6.0% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 2.61%
+13.4% YoY +6.9% QoQ
-1.32% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.03%
+10.0% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 4.4% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 92.67%
-5.4% YoY -0.1% QoQ
+27.38% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
80.02%
-2.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 4.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.34%
+2.1% YoY +5.8% QoQ
-0.55% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.73%
+28.2% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
55%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 97.31%
-5.4% YoY -1.9% QoQ
+20.67% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
92.37%
-0.3% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 12.0% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 11.90%
-9.2% YoY -1.3% QoQ
-10.12% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
15.85%
-3.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 14.6% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.27%
+0.6% YoY +7.4% QoQ
-0.37% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+29.6% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
53%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 16.85%
+1.1% YoY +1.7% QoQ
+1.02% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.58%
+1.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
77%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.08%
+6.5% YoY -73.7% QoQ
-0.20% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.11%
+1.3% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
37%

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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#199 of 1308 • Bottom 15.1% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.34%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ

Liquidity Strain

risk
#146 of 643 • Bottom 22.5% 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: 97.31%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#195 of 739 • Bottom 26.2% in tier

Exceptional capital position (Tier 1 >= 16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals - opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 16.85%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 97.31%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

626
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 16.85%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#626 of 2664 Top 23.5% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2549
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.61%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2549 of 2664 Bottom 4.4% in $100M-$1B
2535
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 92.67%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2535 of 2664 Bottom 4.9% in $100M-$1B
2505
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.16%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2505 of 2664 Bottom 6.0% in $100M-$1B
2345
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 97.31%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2345 of 2664 Bottom 12.0% in $100M-$1B
2276
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 11.90%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2276 of 2664 Bottom 14.6% in $100M-$1B
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