Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co.
Alexandria, Virginia · $10.98B in assets · beside the 5 other Virginia banks over $10B
The filing
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. is the smallest of the 6 Virginia banks over $10B, with $10.98B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 88.9% of deposits, 3rd of 6 against a median of 89.1%, and equity is 12.1% of assets, 5th of 6. Loans grew +43.1% in the year, the fastest in the cohort, and deposits grew 40.7%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.4%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.19% of the book, 4th of 6 against a median of 0.85%; 0.97% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.0 times. Commercial real estate is 54.4% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 41.1%, and 335% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 35% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +236.9% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 0.94%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 1.58%, on an efficiency ratio of 69.0%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.05%. The question is what the concentration does under a commercial real estate stress, and how much of it is owner-occupied (owner-occupied nonresidential is 14.4% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. is the 78th largest 7(a) lender into Pennsylvania of 374, with $22M across 16 loans, 0.2% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $747M). 17 of its 30 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster, PA | $6M | 24th of 104 | 1.1% | -1.9 pts |
| Lebanon, PA | $5M | 7th of 40 | 6.0% | quiet FY2022 |
| Schuylkill, PA | $3M | 8th of 39 | 3.8% | quiet FY2022 |
| Fairfax, VA | $3M | 74th of 169 | 0.2% | thin |
| Loudoun, VA | $3M | 53rd of 134 | 0.4% | thin |
| Dauphin, PA | $2M | 30th of 71 | 0.8% | quiet FY2022 |
| Chester, PA | $2M | 60th of 121 | 0.2% | quiet FY2022 |
| Spotsylvania, VA | $2M | 17th of 58 | 1.4% | -2.6 pts |
| Montgomery, PA | $2M | 85th of 160 | 0.1% | thin |
| Fredericksburg City, VA | $2M | 16th of 50 | 2.2% | quiet FY2020 |
| Cumberland, PA | $1M | 41st of 66 | 0.5% | -1.4 pts |
| Stafford, VA | $974K | 36th of 67 | 0.7% | quiet FY2020 |
| Union, PA | $875K | 7th of 21 | 3.5% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 9 | $7M | 19.8% | 0.03% | 350th of 1,651 |
| Construction | 12 | $5M | 14.3% | 0.02% | 538th of 2,063 |
| Accommodation & food services | 15 | $5M | 12.5% | 0.01% | 840th of 2,596 |
| Health care & social assistance | 9 | $5M | 12.0% | 0.01% | 588th of 2,172 |
| Professional & technical services | 8 | $4M | 10.8% | 0.01% | 504th of 1,955 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Burke & | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 335% | 6th of 6 | 257% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 35% | 3rd of 6 | 39% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 5.7% | 3rd of 6 | 6.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 38.9% | 6th of 6 | 25.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 54.4% | 6th of 6 | 41.1% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +236.9% | 6th of 6 | +30.7% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $662.16B | 1.6% | 53.7% | 1.49% | 3.27% | 5.0% | 89.2% | 14.9% | |
| $173.10B | 1.0% | 55.4% | 1.45% | 0.16% | 0.6% | 39.2% | 9.6% | |
| $38.02B | 1.6% | 50.4% | 0.50% | 0.02% | 1.0% | 93.8% | 15.2% | |
| $33.64B | 1.5% | 46.3% | 0.44% | 0.09% | 1.2% | 91.6% | 16.7% | |
| $22.62B | 2.1% | 57.8% | 0.22% | 0.10% | 1.3% | 82.2% | 13.2% | |
| $10.98B | 0.9% | 69.0% | 1.19% | 0.03% | 1.2% | 88.9% | 12.1% |
| Burke & | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.79B | $8.00B | +348% | $15.60B | $26.86B | +72% |
| Deposits | $2.91B | $9.00B | +210% | $19.25B | $28.96B | +50% |
| NPA / loans | 1.55% | 1.19% | -0.35 pts | 0.62% | 0.85% | +0.23 pts |
| Efficiency | 63.5% | 69.0% | +5.5 pts | 64.8% | 54.5% | -10.3 pts |
| ROA | 1.05% | 0.94% | -0.10 pts | 1.49% | 1.58% | +0.09 pts |
This read was prepared for Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co.'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 Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. 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 over $10B
Institution www.burkeandherbertbank.com
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