1st Source Bank
South Bend, Indiana · $9.26B in assets · beside the 9 other Indiana banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
1st Source Bank is the largest of the 10 Indiana banks between $3B and $10B, with $9.26B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 97.2% of deposits, the highest in the cohort against a median of 84.7%, and equity is 13.6% of assets, 2nd of 10. Loans grew +1.7% in the year, 7th of 10, and deposits fell 0.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.99% of the book, 8th of 10 against a median of 0.55%; 0.07% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.3 times. Net charge-offs are 0.12% of loans, 8th of 10. Commercial real estate is 10.7% of loans, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 34.7%, and 56% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 30% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +58.1% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 1.95%, the highest in the cohort against a median of 1.50%, on an efficiency ratio of 46.5%, 2nd of 10. Five years ago it was 1.58%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
1st Source Bank is the 6th largest 7(a) lender into Indiana of 351, with $271M across 1,827 loans, 3.4% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $911M). 44 of its 77 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph, IN | $68M | 1st of 66 | 20.7% | +9.8 pts |
| Elkhart, IN | $46M | 1st of 58 | 15.8% | -17.5 pts |
| Allen, IN | $39M | 2nd of 101 | 8.2% | -0.4 pts |
| Porter, IN | $25M | 1st of 61 | 13.2% | -2.4 pts |
| Marshall, IN | $18M | 1st of 38 | 23.8% | +2.2 pts |
| La Porte, IN | $17M | 2nd of 50 | 12.2% | +1.2 pts |
| Berrien, MI | $15M | 4th of 56 | 7.7% | -0.2 pts |
| Tippecanoe, IN | $8M | 7th of 58 | 4.7% | +11.8 pts |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $8M | 10th of 85 | 2.8% | -6.2 pts |
| Lake, IN | $8M | 17th of 97 | 1.9% | +0.7 pts |
| Kosciusko, IN | $7M | 1st of 34 | 12.6% | +11.6 pts |
| Noble, IN | $5M | 3rd of 25 | 14.2% | +13.1 pts |
| Johnson, IN | $4M | 14th of 80 | 1.7% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 262 | $69M | 22.2% | 0.17% | 102nd of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 233 | $40M | 12.9% | 0.05% | 252nd of 2,596 |
| Construction | 200 | $27M | 8.8% | 0.09% | 185th of 2,063 |
| Retail trade | 183 | $25M | 8.2% | 0.04% | 280th of 2,589 |
| Other services | 158 | $24M | 7.6% | 0.07% | 209th of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| 1st Source Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 56% | 1st of 10 | 223% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 30% | 2nd of 10 | 49% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 5.7% | 3rd of 10 | 8.3% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 4.2% | 2nd of 10 | 16.7% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 10.7% | 1st of 10 | 34.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +58.1% | 8th of 10 | +37.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.26B | 2.0% | 46.5% | 0.99% | 0.12% | 2.3% | 97.2% | 13.6% | |
| $8.43B | 1.7% | 50.9% | 0.45% | 0.06% | 1.3% | 84.1% | 13.7% | |
| $7.24B | 1.6% | 45.8% | 0.36% | 0.08% | 1.3% | 88.0% | 10.4% | |
| $6.55B | 1.8% | 53.5% | 0.70% | 0.05% | 1.0% | 90.6% | 12.3% | |
| $6.49B | -0.1% | 128.2% | 0.49% | 0.01% | 2.4% | 61.1% | 10.0% | |
| $6.17B | 1.4% | 58.7% | 0.61% | 0.19% | 1.1% | 92.1% | 10.7% | |
| $5.53B | 0.3% | 56.1% | 1.56% | 1.70% | 1.4% | 79.7% | 7.9% | |
| $3.50B | 1.6% | 46.9% | 1.00% | -0.01% | 1.6% | 85.2% | 9.8% | |
| $3.23B | 1.0% | 67.7% | 0.46% | 0.02% | 1.1% | 64.9% | 9.2% | |
| $3.04B | 1.4% | 56.9% | 0.15% | 0.03% | 1.2% | 80.4% | 7.8% |
| 1st Source Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $5.49B | $7.22B | +32% | $2.72B | $4.16B | +53% |
| Deposits | $6.35B | $7.43B | +17% | $3.57B | $5.16B | +45% |
| NPA / loans | 1.04% | 0.99% | -0.05 pts | 0.58% | 0.55% | -0.03 pts |
| Efficiency | 53.2% | 46.5% | -6.7 pts | 55.8% | 54.8% | -1.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.58% | 1.95% | +0.37 pts | 1.31% | 1.50% | +0.18 pts |
This read was prepared for 1st Source Bank's board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on 1st Source Bank is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort IN banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.1stsource.com
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