Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Hyannis, Massachusetts · $5.62B in assets · beside the 11 other Massachusetts banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank is the fourth largest of the 12 Massachusetts banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $5.62B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 95.7% of deposits, 4th of 12 against a median of 102.7%, and equity is 10.6% of assets, 8th of 12. Loans grew -5.1% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits grew 1.4%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.5%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.47% of the book, 5th of 12 against a median of 0.57%; 0.10% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.0 times. Commercial real estate is 11.2% of loans, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 33.5%, and 77% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 23% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.75%, 8th of 12 against a median of 0.92%, on an efficiency ratio of 71.8%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.27%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank is the 30th largest 7(a) lender into Massachusetts of 309, with $44M across 314 loans, 0.7% of everything approved in the state (Eastern Bank leads with $778M). 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable, MA | $33M | 2nd of 84 | 11.0% | -3.0 pts |
| Nantucket, MA | $7M | 1st of 17 | 21.3% | -8.0 pts |
| Plymouth, MA | $4M | 34th of 107 | 0.7% | +0.0 pts |
| Providence, RI | $750K | 65th of 99 | 0.1% | quiet FY2021 |
| Norfolk, MA | $650K | 98th of 145 | 0.1% | thin |
| Dukes, MA | $167K | 17th of 22 | 0.9% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 78 | $12M | 26.5% | 0.02% | 519th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 50 | $9M | 20.8% | 0.02% | 509th of 2,589 |
| Administrative & waste services | 29 | $5M | 10.5% | 0.03% | 343rd of 1,763 |
| Health care & social assistance | 12 | $4M | 8.3% | 0.01% | 653rd of 2,172 |
| Other services | 28 | $2M | 4.9% | 0.01% | 839th of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Cape Cod | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 77% | 1st of 12 | 212% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 23% | 3rd of 12 | 26% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 3.3% | 4th of 12 | 4.2% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 6.2% | 1st of 12 | 18.3% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 11.2% | 1st of 12 | 33.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -3.6% | 1st of 12 | +7.5% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7.42B | 1.0% | 59.3% | 0.43% | 0.45% | 1.3% | 102.6% | 10.9% | |
| $6.98B | 0.4% | 75.9% | 1.26% | 0.09% | 1.0% | 108.8% | 10.2% | |
| $6.15B | 0.7% | 68.2% | 0.33% | 0.01% | 0.9% | 73.2% | 13.1% | |
| $5.62B | 0.7% | 71.8% | 0.47% | 0.02% | 0.5% | 95.7% | 10.6% | |
| $5.56B | 1.1% | 74.0% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.3% | 126.5% | 12.5% | |
| $5.28B | 0.9% | 63.4% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 102.9% | 10.5% | |
| $4.62B | 0.4% | 72.0% | 0.57% | 0.21% | 0.6% | 100.3% | 8.9% | |
| $4.56B | 1.2% | 36.3% | 0.78% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 150.5% | 11.1% | |
| $3.38B | 1.9% | 47.1% | 2.07% | 0.07% | 2.2% | 102.9% | 14.1% | |
| $3.32B | 1.0% | 60.9% | 0.58% | 0.12% | 0.5% | 92.7% | 14.7% | |
| $3.26B | 0.6% | 77.5% | 0.60% | 0.06% | 0.9% | 103.5% | 14.4% | |
| $3.11B | 1.0% | 58.1% | 0.62% | 0.01% | 1.4% | 83.6% | 7.6% |
| Cape Cod | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $3.47B | $4.37B | +26% | $2.29B | $3.86B | +69% |
| Deposits | $4.13B | $4.56B | +10% | $2.46B | $3.44B | +40% |
| NPA / loans | 0.38% | 0.47% | +0.08 pts | 0.45% | 0.57% | +0.13 pts |
| Efficiency | 60.6% | 71.8% | +11.2 pts | 62.2% | 65.8% | +3.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.27% | 0.75% | -0.52 pts | 1.12% | 0.92% | -0.20 pts |
This read was prepared for Cape Cod Five Cents Savings 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 Cape Cod Five Cents Savings 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 MA banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.capecodfive.com
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