Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa · $2.90B in assets · beside the 11 other Iowa banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co. is the second largest of the 12 Iowa banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $2.90B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 96.9% of deposits, 10th of 12 against a median of 90.3%, and equity is 16.9% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew +8.6% in the year, 2nd of 12, and deposits grew 10.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.7%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.54% of the book, 9th of 12 against a median of 0.29%; 0.06% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.2 times. Net charge-offs are 0.23% of loans, 11th of 12. Commercial real estate is 56.6% of loans, 11th of 12 against a median of 35.2%, and 223% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 47% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 2.71%, the highest in the cohort against a median of 1.27%, on an efficiency ratio of 40.6%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 2.41%. The question is what the capital is for: the balance sheet carries less risk than it could.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co. is the 1st largest 7(a) lender into Iowa of 416, with $126M across 289 loans, 4.4% of everything approved in the state (Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Company leads with $126M). 22 of its 31 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn, IA | $81M | 1st of 83 | 25.7% | -12.9 pts |
| Johnson, IA | $9M | 3rd of 67 | 7.0% | thin |
| Black Hawk, IA | $8M | 3rd of 48 | 6.8% | thin |
| Polk, IA | $5M | 32nd of 177 | 0.7% | quiet FY2011 |
| Vigo, IN | $5M | 5th of 43 | 5.1% | quiet FY2015 |
| Jefferson, IA | $3M | 1st of 13 | 27.7% | quiet FY2018 |
| Des Moines, IA | $3M | 3rd of 16 | 13.7% | quiet FY2016 |
| Chickasaw, IA | $3M | 3rd of 7 | 26.0% | quiet FY2016 |
| Creek, OK | $3M | 14th of 47 | 2.5% | quiet FY2020 |
| Shelby, TN | $2M | 66th of 139 | 0.3% | thin |
| Benton, IA | $2M | 3rd of 21 | 10.6% | thin |
| Poweshiek, IA | $2M | 2nd of 14 | 18.3% | quiet FY2009 |
| Cedar, IA | $2M | 2nd of 23 | 14.3% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 48 | $32M | 23.5% | 0.08% | 211th of 2,246 |
| Wholesale trade | 27 | $27M | 19.5% | 0.10% | 156th of 1,651 |
| Construction | 59 | $24M | 17.6% | 0.08% | 201st of 2,063 |
| Professional & technical services | 18 | $9M | 6.3% | 0.03% | 317th of 1,955 |
| Accommodation & food services | 33 | $8M | 5.8% | 0.01% | 650th of 2,596 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Cedar Rapids | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 223% | 6th of 12 | 236% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 47% | 6th of 12 | 48% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 11.9% | 10th of 12 | 7.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 9.5% | 4th of 12 | 14.5% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 56.6% | 11th of 12 | 35.2% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +27.1% | 7th of 12 | +23.6% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3.00B | 1.3% | 57.9% | 0.23% | 0.04% | 1.3% | 95.1% | 9.8% | |
| $2.90B | 2.7% | 40.6% | 0.54% | 0.23% | 1.2% | 96.9% | 16.9% | |
| $2.77B | 1.5% | 53.4% | 0.51% | 0.52% | 1.2% | 79.2% | 11.4% | |
| $2.60B | 1.3% | 50.8% | 1.26% | 0.01% | 1.1% | 89.5% | 10.3% | |
| $2.50B | 1.3% | 57.3% | 0.26% | -0.01% | 1.4% | 85.6% | 9.2% | |
| $2.35B | 1.3% | 63.4% | 1.38% | 0.07% | 1.4% | 91.1% | 8.6% | |
| $2.34B | 0.9% | 47.6% | 0.11% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 94.7% | 9.1% | |
| $2.29B | 1.0% | 70.5% | 0.32% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 106.7% | 10.3% | |
| $1.80B | 2.1% | 46.2% | 0.16% | 0.14% | 1.4% | 84.3% | 11.4% | |
| $1.75B | 1.3% | 59.7% | 0.19% | -0.01% | 1.0% | 102.2% | 11.6% | |
| $1.73B | 0.9% | 61.4% | 0.26% | 0.04% | 1.2% | 83.8% | 9.0% | |
| $1.71B | -1.0% | 88.3% | 4.32% | 0.00% | 1.5% | 80.3% | 9.8% |
| Cedar Rapids | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.36B | $2.01B | +48% | $1.22B | $1.83B | +50% |
| Deposits | $1.40B | $2.08B | +49% | $1.44B | $1.96B | +37% |
| NPA / loans | 0.31% | 0.54% | +0.23 pts | 0.42% | 0.29% | -0.13 pts |
| Efficiency | 46.1% | 40.6% | -5.5 pts | 59.3% | 57.6% | -1.7 pts |
| ROA | 2.41% | 2.71% | +0.30 pts | 1.31% | 1.27% | -0.03 pts |
This read was prepared for Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids 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 IA banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.CRBT.bank
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