Bayvanguard Bank
Baltimore, Maryland · $869M in assets · beside the 11 other Maryland banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
Bayvanguard Bank is the second largest of the 12 Maryland banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $869M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 103.1% of deposits, the highest in the cohort against a median of 84.6%, and equity is 18.7% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew -5.5% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 0.9%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.7%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.48% of the book, 7th of 12 against a median of 0.46%; 0.44% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.8 times. Commercial real estate is 47.4% of loans, 11th of 12 against a median of 32.4%, and 215% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 18% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.01%, 6th of 12 against a median of 0.99%, on an efficiency ratio of 66.5%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.39%. The question is what the capital is for: the balance sheet carries less risk than it could.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Bayvanguard Bank is the 134th largest 7(a) lender into Maryland of 268, with $4M across 13 loans, 0.1% of everything approved in the state (Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company leads with $813M). 6 of its 6 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot, MD | $1M | 11th of 26 | 2.8% | quiet FY2014 |
| Dorchester, MD | $1M | 6th of 16 | 7.6% | quiet FY2011 |
| Caroline, MD | $675K | 7th of 14 | 3.6% | quiet FY2012 |
| Baltimore, MD | $444K | 110th of 130 | 0.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Baltimore City, MD | $265K | 101st of 119 | 0.1% | quiet FY2021 |
| Queen Annes, MD | $235K | 31st of 41 | 0.4% | quiet FY2010 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | 1 | $1M | 27.2% | 0.02% | 395th of 958 |
| Retail trade | 1 | $600K | 16.3% | 0.00% | 1785th of 2,589 |
| Health care & social assistance | 1 | $500K | 13.6% | 0.00% | 1448th of 2,172 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | $500K | 13.6% | 0.00% | 1671st of 2,246 |
| Other services | 1 | $444K | 12.1% | 0.00% | 1525th of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Bayvanguard Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 215% | 6th of 12 | 215% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 18% | 4th of 12 | 30% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 3.9% | 4th of 12 | 4.3% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 38.4% | 11th of 12 | 23.4% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 47.4% | 11th of 12 | 32.4% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +12.1% | 3rd of 12 | +21.0% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $874M | 1.0% | 63.0% | 0.00% | -0.02% | 0.7% | 88.4% | 9.1% | |
| $869M | 1.0% | 66.5% | 0.48% | -0.01% | 0.9% | 103.1% | 18.7% | |
| $839M | 1.6% | 53.6% | 0.08% | -0.07% | 1.3% | 88.3% | 12.8% | |
| $777M | 1.1% | 59.5% | 0.91% | 0.01% | 1.2% | 84.3% | 9.6% | |
| $730M | 0.8% | 64.9% | 0.12% | 0.01% | 1.4% | 73.4% | 10.4% | |
| $695M | 1.4% | 46.2% | 0.59% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 84.9% | 11.0% | |
| $548M | 1.4% | 59.1% | 0.70% | 0.11% | 1.1% | 84.0% | 11.7% | |
| $492M | 0.2% | 92.7% | 0.44% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 99.7% | 13.5% | |
| $483M | 1.1% | 62.6% | 0.09% | -0.02% | 1.2% | 77.1% | 7.1% | |
| $395M | -0.1% | 95.4% | 0.25% | 0.12% | 1.2% | 75.0% | 5.4% | |
| $383M | 0.4% | 90.0% | 1.89% | -0.01% | 1.1% | 70.7% | 12.2% | |
| $367M | 0.8% | 69.1% | 0.82% | 0.00% | 1.3% | 94.6% | 17.0% |
| Bayvanguard Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $603M | $710M | +18% | $316M | $437M | +38% |
| Deposits | $685M | $689M | +1% | $440M | $545M | +24% |
| NPA / loans | 1.17% | 0.48% | -0.69 pts | 1.03% | 0.46% | -0.56 pts |
| Efficiency | 47.0% | 66.5% | +19.4 pts | 68.4% | 63.9% | -4.5 pts |
| ROA | 1.39% | 1.01% | -0.38 pts | 0.76% | 0.99% | +0.24 pts |
This read was prepared for Bayvanguard 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 Bayvanguard 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 MD banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.bayvanguard.com
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