Citizens Bank National Association
Providence, Rhode Island · $232.52B in assets · beside the 5 other New England banks over $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Citizens Bank National Association is the second largest of the 6 New England banks over $10B, with $232.52B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 79.1% of deposits, 2nd of 6 against a median of 85.6%, and equity is 11.4% of assets, 5th of 6. Loans grew +5.5% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits grew 5.6%; the cohort's median loan growth is +18.4%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.36% of the book, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.66%; 0.31% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.0 times. Net charge-offs are 0.37% of loans, the highest in the cohort. Commercial real estate is 15.4% of loans, 2nd of 6 against a median of 35.2%, and 95% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 20% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.99%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 1.09%, on an efficiency ratio of 60.6%, 4th of 6. Five years ago it was 1.37%. The question this shape raises is what the liquidity earns, and what a rate path does to the securities book and the deposit base.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Citizens Bank National Association is the 5th largest 7(a) lender into Massachusetts of 309, with $261M across 1,649 loans, 4.1% of everything approved in the state (Eastern Bank leads with $778M). 165 of its 255 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex, MA | $66M | 5th of 190 | 4.2% | +0.4 pts |
| Providence, RI | $62M | 3rd of 99 | 9.4% | -8.3 pts |
| Norfolk, MA | $45M | 4th of 145 | 6.0% | +0.2 pts |
| Suffolk, MA | $44M | 2nd of 130 | 6.8% | -4.8 pts |
| Wayne, MI | $43M | 9th of 164 | 2.4% | -2.0 pts |
| Bucks, PA | $43M | 7th of 140 | 3.7% | -2.0 pts |
| Oakland, MI | $41M | 11th of 185 | 1.7% | -0.3 pts |
| Philadelphia, PA | $39M | 9th of 147 | 3.1% | -2.6 pts |
| Allegheny, PA | $36M | 8th of 140 | 2.8% | +0.4 pts |
| Macomb, MI | $35M | 5th of 126 | 3.0% | -4.0 pts |
| Cuyahoga, OH | $29M | 12th of 145 | 1.5% | -0.3 pts |
| Montgomery, PA | $28M | 13th of 160 | 2.0% | -2.0 pts |
| Bristol, MA | $27M | 5th of 112 | 5.8% | -2.8 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional & technical services | 1,304 | $175M | 14.3% | 0.54% | 36th of 1,955 |
| Retail trade | 1,032 | $163M | 13.3% | 0.27% | 72nd of 2,589 |
| Manufacturing | 784 | $160M | 13.1% | 0.40% | 41st of 2,246 |
| Health care & social assistance | 882 | $124M | 10.2% | 0.26% | 59th of 2,172 |
| Wholesale trade | 520 | $108M | 8.8% | 0.42% | 46th of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Citizens Bank National Association | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 95% | 2nd of 6 | 254% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 20% | 4th of 6 | 18% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 3.2% | 5th of 6 | 2.6% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 6.8% | 2nd of 6 | 18.4% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 15.4% | 2nd of 6 | 35.2% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -17.9% | 2nd of 6 | +14.0% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $412.62B | 1.0% | 67.6% | 0.56% | 0.16% | 0.3% | 16.1% | 7.1% | |
| $232.52B | 1.0% | 60.6% | 1.36% | 0.37% | 1.3% | 79.1% | 11.4% | |
| $85.90B | 1.2% | 49.9% | 0.76% | 0.29% | 1.3% | 81.9% | 11.4% | |
| $31.13B | 1.1% | 60.7% | 0.47% | 0.17% | 1.4% | 89.2% | 13.0% | |
| $24.97B | 1.4% | 54.0% | 0.56% | 0.06% | 1.1% | 89.7% | 15.6% | |
| $22.20B | 1.1% | 59.9% | 0.90% | 0.31% | 1.3% | 95.6% | 11.4% |
| Citizens Bank National Association | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $126.25B | $149.24B | +18% | $15.54B | $37.85B | +144% |
| Deposits | $153.77B | $188.73B | +23% | $21.60B | $48.41B | +124% |
| NPA / loans | 0.87% | 1.36% | +0.48 pts | 0.55% | 0.66% | +0.12 pts |
| Efficiency | 61.2% | 60.6% | -0.6 pts | 60.3% | 60.2% | -0.1 pts |
| ROA | 1.37% | 0.99% | -0.38 pts | 1.27% | 1.09% | -0.17 pts |
This read was prepared for Citizens Bank National Association'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 Citizens Bank National Association 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 New England banks over $10B
Institution www.citizensbank.com
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