City National Bank of West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia · $6.76B in assets · beside the 11 other the Southeast banks between $3B and $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
City National Bank of West Virginia is the second largest of the 12 the Southeast banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $6.76B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 83.0% of deposits, 6th of 12 against a median of 86.0%, and equity is 10.6% of assets, 5th of 12. Loans grew +3.9% in the year, 9th of 12, and deposits grew 2.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.7%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.22% of the book, 3rd of 12 against a median of 0.41%; 0.20% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.0 times. Commercial real estate is 30.4% of loans, 7th of 12 against a median of 28.7%, and 206% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 8% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.92%, 3rd of 12 against a median of 1.40%, on an efficiency ratio of 48.1%, 3rd of 12. Five years ago it was 1.42%. 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 National Bank of West Virginia is the 111th largest 7(a) lender into Kentucky of 267, with $4M across 19 loans, 0.1% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $254M). 10 of its 10 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford, KY | $709K | 7th of 18 | 3.7% | quiet FY2009 |
| Knox, KY | $642K | 6th of 10 | 6.1% | quiet FY2012 |
| Boone, KY | $535K | 38th of 62 | 0.4% | quiet FY2012 |
| Scott, KY | $372K | 21st of 31 | 1.0% | quiet FY2012 |
| Jefferson, KY | $300K | 98th of 123 | 0.0% | quiet FY2012 |
| Fayette, KY | $273K | 70th of 85 | 0.1% | quiet FY2014 |
| Jessamine, KY | $258K | 21st of 31 | 0.8% | quiet FY2015 |
| Boyd, KY | $185K | 13th of 20 | 0.8% | quiet FY2011 |
| Franklin, KY | $181K | 14th of 20 | 0.8% | quiet FY2009 |
| Anderson, KY | $70K | 16th of 19 | 0.4% | quiet FY2009 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care & social assistance | 6 | $2M | 49.4% | 0.00% | 922nd of 2,172 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3 | $567K | 16.1% | 0.00% | 991st of 1,656 |
| Professional & technical services | 2 | $350K | 9.9% | 0.00% | 1386th of 1,955 |
| Accommodation & food services | 2 | $279K | 7.9% | 0.00% | 2152nd of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 2 | $215K | 6.1% | 0.00% | 2257th of 2,589 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| City National | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 206% | 7th of 12 | 182% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 8% | 2nd of 12 | 30% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 1.2% | 2nd of 12 | 5.3% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 24.0% | 9th of 12 | 18.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 30.4% | 7th of 12 | 28.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +19.8% | 7th of 12 | +17.0% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7.63B | 1.1% | 60.6% | 0.38% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 100.1% | 9.6% | |
| $6.76B | 1.9% | 48.1% | 0.22% | 0.05% | 0.5% | 83.0% | 10.6% | |
| $6.10B | 1.0% | 59.3% | 0.15% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 91.3% | 9.9% | |
| $5.98B | 1.5% | 53.9% | 0.49% | 0.10% | 0.9% | 76.7% | 10.5% | |
| $5.68B | 0.6% | 79.9% | 4.77% | 0.68% | 2.0% | 95.1% | 21.4% | |
| $5.30B | 1.3% | 52.6% | 0.12% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 74.7% | 8.2% | |
| $4.80B | 3.6% | 38.6% | 1.01% | -0.83% | 1.5% | 89.0% | 11.3% | |
| $4.70B | 0.9% | 57.4% | 0.28% | 0.01% | 1.1% | 100.9% | 8.7% | |
| $4.66B | 1.7% | 51.5% | 0.42% | 0.06% | 1.3% | 70.1% | 10.0% | |
| $4.49B | 1.2% | 66.7% | 2.96% | 0.11% | 0.8% | 41.7% | 10.4% | |
| $4.47B | 2.0% | 41.0% | 0.44% | 0.01% | 0.7% | 112.3% | 11.5% | |
| $4.45B | 1.5% | 64.8% | 0.40% | 0.12% | 1.2% | 66.4% | 11.9% |
| City National | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $3.53B | $4.51B | +28% | $2.19B | $3.96B | +81% |
| Deposits | $4.81B | $5.43B | +13% | $3.22B | $4.19B | +30% |
| NPA / loans | 0.28% | 0.22% | -0.06 pts | 0.33% | 0.41% | +0.07 pts |
| Efficiency | 54.2% | 48.1% | -6.1 pts | 65.3% | 55.6% | -9.7 pts |
| ROA | 1.42% | 1.92% | +0.50 pts | 1.23% | 1.40% | +0.17 pts |
This read was prepared for City National Bank of West Virginia'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 National Bank of West Virginia 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 Southeast banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.bankatcity.com
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