City Bank
Lubbock, Texas · $5.39B in assets · beside the 11 other Texas banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
City Bank is the fourth largest of the 12 Texas banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $5.39B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 80.1% of deposits, 8th of 12 against a median of 71.8%, and equity is 11.1% of assets, 6th of 12. Loans grew +21.4% in the year, 3rd of 12, and deposits grew 22.6%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.8%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.25% of the book, 4th of 12 against a median of 0.55%; 0.23% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 5.6 times. Commercial real estate is 39.0% of loans, 7th of 12 against a median of 38.8%, and 239% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 78% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.37%, 7th of 12 against a median of 1.46%, on an efficiency ratio of 60.7%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.68%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
City Bank is the 145th largest 7(a) lender into Texas of 706, with $48M across 164 loans, 0.1% of everything approved in the state (Live Oak Banking Company leads with $2.53B). 24 of its 28 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock, TX | $16M | 5th of 97 | 4.3% | -1.8 pts |
| Dallas, TX | $6M | 126th of 314 | 0.1% | quiet FY2015 |
| El Paso, TX | $5M | 28th of 98 | 0.9% | -1.7 pts |
| Denton, TX | $5M | 78th of 224 | 0.3% | quiet FY2019 |
| Collin, TX | $5M | 105th of 261 | 0.2% | quiet FY2017 |
| Brazos, TX | $3M | 27th of 92 | 1.2% | thin |
| Lincoln, NM | $2M | 7th of 23 | 5.9% | quiet FY2013 |
| Tarrant, TX | $2M | 175th of 281 | 0.1% | quiet FY2017 |
| Kaufman, TX | $1M | 44th of 86 | 0.6% | quiet FY2015 |
| Ward, TX | $1M | 8th of 12 | 5.8% | quiet FY2018 |
| Ector, TX | $780K | 44th of 71 | 0.3% | quiet FY2019 |
| Andrews, TX | $662K | 8th of 15 | 3.8% | quiet FY2017 |
| Cochran, TX | $550K | 1st of 3 | 48.7% | quiet FY2016 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 20 | $9M | 17.8% | 0.02% | 490th of 2,246 |
| Retail trade | 29 | $9M | 17.5% | 0.01% | 519th of 2,589 |
| Construction | 15 | $7M | 13.2% | 0.02% | 472nd of 2,063 |
| Health care & social assistance | 17 | $5M | 9.1% | 0.01% | 581st of 2,172 |
| Accommodation & food services | 18 | $4M | 8.5% | 0.01% | 873rd of 2,596 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| City Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 239% | 8th of 12 | 221% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 78% | 9th of 12 | 57% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 12.8% | 8th of 12 | 11.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 20.2% | 5th of 12 | 22.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 39.0% | 7th of 12 | 38.8% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +28.3% | 7th of 12 | +24.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6.73B | 1.3% | 57.9% | 0.50% | -0.01% | 1.0% | 92.8% | 12.0% | |
| $5.51B | 0.7% | 74.8% | 0.23% | 0.03% | 1.3% | 73.9% | 6.0% | |
| $5.42B | 1.8% | 57.9% | 0.19% | 0.13% | 1.1% | 65.3% | 9.1% | |
| $5.39B | 1.4% | 60.7% | 0.25% | 0.05% | 1.4% | 80.1% | 11.1% | |
| $5.14B | 1.6% | 55.5% | 0.87% | 0.30% | 1.3% | 88.9% | 8.6% | |
| $4.64B | 1.2% | 84.5% | 1.23% | 0.83% | 1.3% | 55.8% | 6.7% | |
| $4.58B | 1.6% | 57.9% | 0.96% | 0.10% | 1.2% | 69.6% | 11.4% | |
| $4.56B | 1.7% | 38.5% | 9.17% | 0.11% | 2.5% | 40.2% | 12.7% | |
| $4.49B | 0.6% | 95.2% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 26.2% | 8.2% | |
| $4.34B | 1.6% | 54.7% | 0.61% | 0.01% | 1.2% | 91.5% | 12.9% | |
| $4.26B | 1.6% | 38.2% | 0.37% | 0.41% | 0.9% | 67.7% | 11.6% | |
| $3.67B | 0.1% | 89.0% | 3.62% | 0.07% | 0.6% | 110.0% | 10.8% |
| City Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $2.38B | $3.78B | +59% | $1.84B | $2.99B | +62% |
| Deposits | $3.24B | $4.72B | +46% | $3.02B | $4.06B | +34% |
| NPA / loans | 0.53% | 0.25% | -0.27 pts | 0.39% | 0.55% | +0.16 pts |
| Efficiency | 66.1% | 60.7% | -5.4 pts | 65.7% | 57.9% | -7.8 pts |
| ROA | 1.68% | 1.37% | -0.31 pts | 1.26% | 1.46% | +0.20 pts |
This read was prepared for City 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 City 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 TX banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.city.bank
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