Bank of San Francisco
San Francisco, California · $864M in assets · beside the 11 other California banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
Bank of San Francisco is the sixth largest of the 12 California banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $864M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 93.9% of deposits, 9th of 12 against a median of 90.7%, and equity is 10.1% of assets, 8th of 12. Loans grew +26.3% in the year, the fastest in the cohort, and deposits grew 27.2%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.09% of the book, 5th of 12 against a median of 0.32%; 0.60% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 13.2 times. Commercial real estate is 31.9% of loans, 2nd of 12 against a median of 50.9%, and 235% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 13% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +80.7% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 0.92%, 6th of 12 against a median of 0.86%, on an efficiency ratio of 64.1%, 7th of 11. Five years ago it was 1.35%. The question is whether the new lending seasons as cleanly as the book it joined, and what funded it.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Bank of San Francisco is the 93rd largest 7(a) lender into California of 512, with $107M across 139 loans, 0.2% of everything approved in the state (Wells Fargo Bank National Association leads with $5.56B). 8 of its 12 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $32M | 9th of 140 | 2.3% | -1.1 pts |
| San Mateo, CA | $24M | 10th of 129 | 2.2% | +3.2 pts |
| Alameda, CA | $18M | 31st of 179 | 0.7% | +1.2 pts |
| Marin, CA | $9M | 10th of 99 | 2.6% | quiet FY2016 |
| Santa Clara, CA | $7M | 66th of 187 | 0.3% | quiet FY2018 |
| Yolo, CA | $5M | 21st of 91 | 1.5% | quiet FY2016 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $4M | 27th of 77 | 0.8% | -1.5 pts |
| Contra Costa, CA | $3M | 82nd of 154 | 0.2% | quiet FY2020 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $2M | 196th of 308 | 0.0% | quiet FY2021 |
| Sonoma, CA | $2M | 53rd of 112 | 0.2% | quiet FY2018 |
| San Diego, CA | $845K | 178th of 238 | 0.0% | quiet FY2021 |
| Sacramento, CA | $744K | 139th of 170 | 0.0% | quiet FY2020 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 31 | $30M | 28.4% | 0.08% | 219th of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 45 | $23M | 21.0% | 0.03% | 359th of 2,596 |
| Construction | 14 | $14M | 12.9% | 0.04% | 303rd of 2,063 |
| Wholesale trade | 8 | $11M | 10.7% | 0.04% | 273rd of 1,651 |
| Other services | 7 | $7M | 6.4% | 0.02% | 443rd of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Bank of San Francisco | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 235% | 5th of 12 | 275% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 13% | 5th of 12 | 16% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 1.8% | 4th of 12 | 3.0% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 16.3% | 2nd of 12 | 38.1% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 31.9% | 2nd of 12 | 50.9% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +80.7% | 12th of 12 | +10.6% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $998M | 2.2% | 44.9% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.3% | 93.0% | 11.4% | |
| $960M | 0.1% | 64.0% | 2.43% | 2.28% | 1.7% | 89.7% | 10.6% | |
| $949M | 1.2% | 54.2% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 72.0% | 9.9% | |
| $937M | 0.6% | 76.4% | 2.30% | 2.08% | 1.3% | 71.1% | 11.7% | |
| $935M | 1.8% | 32.2% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.5% | 107.5% | 16.0% | |
| $864M | 0.9% | 64.1% | 0.09% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 93.9% | 10.1% | |
| $850M | 1.1% | 55.4% | 1.05% | 0.00% | 1.5% | 113.2% | 23.0% | |
| $823M | 1.0% | 60.4% | 0.45% | -0.02% | 1.6% | 91.7% | 11.4% | |
| $793M | 0.6% | 69.4% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 1.2% | 57.5% | 7.6% | |
| $782M | 0.8% | 71.9% | 1.94% | 0.34% | 1.3% | 102.5% | 10.7% | |
| $762M | 0.8% | 75.3% | 0.18% | 0.02% | 1.5% | 68.2% | 9.9% | |
| $736M | -0.6% | no record | 25.73% | 3.32% | 4.2% | 69.8% | 5.3% |
| Bank of San Francisco | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $541M | $696M | +29% | $490M | $648M | +32% |
| Deposits | $550M | $741M | +35% | $593M | $733M | +24% |
| NPA / loans | 0.64% | 0.09% | -0.55 pts | 0.04% | 0.32% | +0.28 pts |
| Efficiency | 46.9% | 64.1% | +17.2 pts | 53.4% | 64.0% | +10.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.35% | 0.92% | -0.43 pts | 1.17% | 0.86% | -0.31 pts |
This read was prepared for Bank of San Francisco'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 Bank of San Francisco 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 CA banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.bankbsf.com
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