Centier Bank
Whiting, Indiana · $10.41B in assets · beside the 11 other the Great Lakes states banks over $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Centier Bank is the smallest of the 12 the Great Lakes states banks nearest its size over $10B, with $10.41B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 92.3% of deposits, 9th of 12 against a median of 89.7%, and equity is 9.9% of assets, 11th of 12. Loans grew +4.4% in the year, 9th of 12, and deposits grew 10.4%; the cohort's median loan growth is +15.1%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.82% of the book, 7th of 12 against a median of 0.76%; 0.44% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.5 times. Commercial real estate is 39.3% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 28.7%, and 265% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 51% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.53%, 4th of 12 against a median of 1.43%, on an efficiency ratio of 48.2%, 3rd of 12. Five years ago it was 1.36%. 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 7.9% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Centier Bank is the 14th largest 7(a) lender into Indiana of 351, with $143M across 660 loans, 1.8% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $911M). 8 of its 35 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake, IN | $42M | 1st of 97 | 9.7% | -2.6 pts |
| Porter, IN | $20M | 2nd of 61 | 10.8% | -7.7 pts |
| Marion, IN | $16M | 27th of 172 | 1.0% | +2.8 pts |
| St Joseph, IN | $14M | 6th of 66 | 4.3% | +7.1 pts |
| Tippecanoe, IN | $12M | 4th of 58 | 6.8% | -13.7 pts |
| La Porte, IN | $9M | 4th of 50 | 6.2% | -3.7 pts |
| Madison, IN | $6M | 8th of 56 | 4.6% | -11.6 pts |
| Elkhart, IN | $5M | 18th of 58 | 1.6% | -5.8 pts |
| Hamilton, IN | $5M | 36th of 132 | 0.5% | -0.5 pts |
| Hillsdale, MI | $4M | 3rd of 17 | 11.1% | quiet FY2021 |
| Johnson, IN | $4M | 16th of 80 | 1.7% | thin |
| Allen, IN | $2M | 41st of 101 | 0.5% | +1.2 pts |
| Cumberland, PA | $2M | 30th of 66 | 0.8% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 116 | $29M | 18.8% | 0.04% | 318th of 2,596 |
| Other services | 83 | $23M | 15.4% | 0.07% | 210th of 2,248 |
| Manufacturing | 65 | $20M | 12.8% | 0.05% | 306th of 2,246 |
| Retail trade | 75 | $19M | 12.2% | 0.03% | 326th of 2,589 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 33 | $13M | 8.3% | 0.09% | 180th of 1,656 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Centier Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 265% | 12th of 12 | 190% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 51% | 10th of 12 | 41% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 7.6% | 10th of 12 | 6.0% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 23.2% | 12th of 12 | 16.6% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 39.3% | 12th of 12 | 28.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +7.9% | 4th of 12 | +24.0% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $178.57B | 1.6% | 70.3% | 0.23% | 0.00% | 0.4% | 29.6% | 6.7% | |
| $73.86B | 1.4% | 49.4% | 0.92% | 0.25% | 1.1% | 89.2% | 11.3% | |
| $66.50B | 1.5% | 36.8% | 1.35% | 0.25% | 1.1% | 84.2% | 17.4% | |
| $51.76B | 1.0% | 58.8% | 0.42% | 0.16% | 1.2% | 91.2% | 10.4% | |
| $22.35B | 1.5% | 57.5% | 0.70% | 0.27% | 1.4% | 77.3% | 13.4% | |
| $21.32B | 0.7% | 65.2% | 0.82% | 0.18% | 1.5% | 93.0% | 12.8% | |
| $21.17B | 1.5% | 40.2% | 1.18% | 0.39% | 0.4% | 121.1% | 11.0% | |
| $18.15B | 1.3% | 59.9% | 0.51% | 0.21% | 1.2% | 87.1% | 13.7% | |
| $18.06B | 0.6% | 60.7% | 0.25% | -0.02% | 0.5% | 159.7% | 9.9% | |
| $15.39B | 1.0% | 64.9% | 0.63% | 0.03% | 1.2% | 87.0% | 15.0% | |
| $12.61B | 1.8% | 54.7% | 0.86% | 0.11% | 1.1% | 90.3% | 12.4% | |
| $10.41B | 1.5% | 48.2% | 0.82% | 0.08% | 1.2% | 92.3% | 9.9% |
| Centier Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $4.58B | $8.11B | +77% | $9.34B | $15.94B | +71% |
| Deposits | $4.98B | $8.79B | +77% | $10.80B | $15.97B | +48% |
| NPA / loans | 0.19% | 0.82% | +0.63 pts | 0.51% | 0.76% | +0.25 pts |
| Efficiency | 54.1% | 48.2% | -5.9 pts | 56.5% | 58.1% | +1.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.36% | 1.53% | +0.18 pts | 1.36% | 1.43% | +0.07 pts |
This read was prepared for Centier 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 Centier 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 Great Lakes states banks over $10B
Institution www.centier.com
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