Amerant Bank National Association
Coral Gables, Florida · $10.27B in assets · beside the 6 other Florida banks over $10B
The filing
Amerant Bank National Association is the smallest of the 7 Florida banks over $10B, with $10.27B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 82.1% of deposits, 2nd of 7 against a median of 89.8%, and equity is 9.6% of assets, 4th of 7. Loans grew -4.5% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits grew 0.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +7.7%.
Noncurrent loans are 2.49% of the book, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.81%; 0.47% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.5 times. Net charge-offs are 0.25% of loans, 6th of 7. Commercial real estate is 34.7% of loans, 4th of 7 against a median of 34.7%, and 218% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 49% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.89%, 5th of 7 against a median of 0.99%, on an efficiency ratio of 65.1%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 0.91%. The question is where the nonperforming loans sit by category, and whether the allowance and the capital behind them hold under a loss path.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Amerant Bank National Association is the 64th largest 7(a) lender into Florida of 528, with $107M across 134 loans, 0.4% of everything approved in the state (Live Oak Banking Company leads with $1.78B). 7 of its 17 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade, FL | $81M | 17th of 215 | 2.0% | -0.7 pts |
| Harris, TX | $52M | 38th of 314 | 0.6% | -0.5 pts |
| Broward, FL | $10M | 57th of 209 | 0.3% | thin |
| Palm Beach, FL | $9M | 52nd of 195 | 0.4% | thin |
| Fort Bend, TX | $4M | 69th of 180 | 0.2% | -0.9 pts |
| Comal, TX | $4M | 26th of 98 | 1.2% | thin |
| Pasco, FL | $2M | 55th of 134 | 0.4% | thin |
| Bexar, TX | $2M | 131st of 237 | 0.1% | thin |
| Polk, FL | $2M | 69th of 129 | 0.4% | quiet FY2022 |
| Montgomery, TX | $2M | 92nd of 165 | 0.2% | quiet FY2022 |
| Wharton, TX | $2M | 5th of 26 | 6.4% | quiet FY2017 |
| Brazoria, TX | $1M | 79th of 129 | 0.2% | quiet FY2016 |
| Orange, FL | $984K | 138th of 201 | 0.0% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 66 | $64M | 36.4% | 0.25% | 73rd of 1,651 |
| Manufacturing | 27 | $36M | 20.7% | 0.09% | 197th of 2,246 |
| Professional & technical services | 13 | $13M | 7.6% | 0.04% | 241st of 1,955 |
| Health care & social assistance | 9 | $10M | 5.7% | 0.02% | 384th of 2,172 |
| Educational services | 5 | $9M | 5.0% | 0.17% | 122nd of 1,136 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Amerant Bank National Association | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 218% | 4th of 7 | 218% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 49% | 7th of 7 | 40% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 7.8% | 6th of 7 | 5.7% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 23.2% | 4th of 7 | 23.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 34.7% | 4th of 7 | 34.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -12.6% | 1st of 7 | +20.1% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $68.79B | 1.4% | 52.7% | 0.54% | 0.07% | 1.1% | 90.9% | 14.1% | |
| $46.69B | 1.0% | 51.8% | 1.42% | 0.02% | 0.8% | 98.0% | 9.2% | |
| $45.60B | 1.7% | 35.4% | 0.28% | 0.04% | 0.9% | 89.8% | 7.3% | |
| $34.86B | 0.9% | 57.7% | 1.69% | 0.36% | 0.9% | 82.3% | 9.1% | |
| $29.11B | 1.2% | 45.1% | 0.81% | 0.09% | 1.1% | 93.2% | 10.6% | |
| $21.34B | 0.9% | 59.0% | 0.66% | 0.10% | 1.4% | 78.3% | 14.2% | |
| $10.27B | 0.9% | 65.1% | 2.49% | 0.25% | 1.2% | 82.1% | 9.6% |
| Amerant Bank National Association | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $5.61B | $6.87B | +22% | $22.89B | $23.93B | +5% |
| Deposits | $5.72B | $8.36B | +46% | $27.00B | $29.09B | +8% |
| NPA / loans | 2.16% | 2.49% | +0.33 pts | 0.71% | 0.81% | +0.09 pts |
| Efficiency | 73.0% | 65.1% | -7.8 pts | 55.1% | 52.7% | -2.4 pts |
| ROA | 0.91% | 0.89% | -0.02 pts | 1.19% | 0.99% | -0.20 pts |
This read was prepared for Amerant Bank National Association'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 Amerant Bank National Association 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 FL banks over $10B
Institution www.amerantbank.com
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