Blue Ridge Bank N.A.
Martinsville, Virginia · $2.31B in assets · beside the 11 other Virginia banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Blue Ridge Bank N.A. is the fourth largest of the 12 Virginia banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $2.31B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 98.0% of deposits, 10th of 12 against a median of 91.1%, and equity is 10.6% of assets, 9th of 12. Loans grew -6.9% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 7.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.7%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.68% of the book, 11th of 12 against a median of 0.39%; 0.47% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.7 times. Commercial real estate is 39.6% of loans, 4th of 12 against a median of 41.6%, and 255% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 29% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.01%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 1.17%, on an efficiency ratio of 89.8%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 2.04%. The question is cost: what the efficiency ratio does to earnings when the margin compresses.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Blue Ridge Bank N.A. is the 43rd largest 7(a) lender into Virginia of 332, with $42M across 78 loans, 0.6% of everything approved in the state (Live Oak Banking Company leads with $669M). 60 of its 78 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster, VA | $10M | 1st of 10 | 47.7% | +18.7 pts |
| Fluvanna, VA | $5M | 1st of 14 | 41.9% | quiet FY2020 |
| Charlottesville City, VA | $5M | 3rd of 32 | 9.6% | -15.1 pts |
| Summit, UT | $5M | 12th of 56 | 3.0% | quiet FY2022 |
| Mecklenburg, NC | $5M | 60th of 177 | 0.2% | quiet FY2022 |
| Potter, TX | $5M | 7th of 49 | 4.4% | quiet FY2022 |
| Clay, NE | $4M | 1st of 4 | 62.3% | quiet FY2021 |
| Robeson, NC | $4M | 6th of 37 | 3.7% | quiet FY2020 |
| Fulton, GA | $4M | 98th of 211 | 0.1% | -0.2 pts |
| Boulder, CO | $4M | 44th of 144 | 0.4% | quiet FY2022 |
| Larimer, CO | $3M | 47th of 133 | 0.4% | quiet FY2021 |
| Anchorage, AK | $3M | 26th of 77 | 0.6% | quiet FY2021 |
| Albemarle, VA | $3M | 5th of 48 | 6.0% | quiet FY2021 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 13 | $22M | 17.6% | 0.07% | 217th of 2,063 |
| Manufacturing | 16 | $16M | 12.8% | 0.04% | 343rd of 2,246 |
| Wholesale trade | 17 | $15M | 12.1% | 0.06% | 228th of 1,651 |
| Other services | 14 | $11M | 8.7% | 0.03% | 343rd of 2,248 |
| Accommodation & food services | 26 | $11M | 8.6% | 0.01% | 555th of 2,596 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Blue Ridge Bank N.A. | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 255% | 6th of 12 | 261% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 29% | 3rd of 12 | 44% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 4.5% | 3rd of 12 | 7.5% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 23.9% | 4th of 12 | 26.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 39.6% | 4th of 12 | 41.6% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -16.5% | 3rd of 12 | +15.2% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.79B | 1.3% | 64.8% | 0.09% | 0.57% | 1.8% | 90.7% | 11.7% | |
| $2.40B | 1.2% | 49.1% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 1.0% | 100.9% | 12.3% | |
| $2.36B | 1.4% | 48.8% | 0.59% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 92.3% | 11.8% | |
| $2.31B | 0.0% | 89.8% | 1.68% | 0.03% | 1.2% | 98.0% | 10.6% | |
| $2.24B | 0.9% | 65.0% | 3.15% | 0.03% | 1.0% | 100.5% | 12.5% | |
| $2.19B | 1.8% | 40.4% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 13.7% | 8.1% | |
| $2.07B | 1.1% | 67.3% | 0.32% | 0.09% | 1.0% | 80.6% | 9.4% | |
| $1.85B | 1.0% | 62.5% | 1.07% | 0.29% | 1.2% | 93.9% | 12.0% | |
| $1.83B | 0.6% | 59.2% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 1.0% | 61.4% | 9.2% | |
| $1.80B | 0.8% | 61.4% | 0.85% | 0.26% | 0.9% | 91.5% | 10.7% | |
| $1.72B | 1.7% | 65.8% | 0.24% | 0.07% | 1.1% | 75.0% | 10.7% | |
| $1.64B | 1.9% | 44.6% | 0.47% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 87.5% | 11.9% |
| Blue Ridge Bank N.A. | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $2.01B | $1.85B | -8% | $1.02B | $1.50B | +46% |
| Deposits | $2.20B | $1.89B | -14% | $1.47B | $1.87B | +27% |
| NPA / loans | 0.69% | 1.68% | +0.99 pts | 0.26% | 0.39% | +0.14 pts |
| Efficiency | 57.5% | 89.8% | +32.2 pts | 65.5% | 61.9% | -3.5 pts |
| ROA | 2.04% | 0.01% | -2.03 pts | 1.21% | 1.17% | -0.05 pts |
This read was prepared for Blue Ridge Bank N.A.'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 Blue Ridge Bank N.A. 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 VA banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.mybrb.com
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