Columbia Bank
Roseburg, Oregon · $65.37B in assets · beside the 11 other the Pacific states banks over $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Columbia Bank is the third largest of the 12 the Pacific states banks nearest its size over $10B, with $65.37B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 90.5% of deposits, 8th of 12 against a median of 86.9%, and equity is 12.0% of assets, 5th of 12. Loans grew +25.3% in the year, 3rd of 12, and deposits grew 24.8%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.57% of the book, 8th of 12 against a median of 0.49%; 0.27% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.7 times. Net charge-offs are 0.28% of loans, 11th of 12. Commercial real estate is 41.2% of loans, 8th of 12 against a median of 38.5%, and 292% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 30% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.25%, 4th of 12 against a median of 1.03%, on an efficiency ratio of 56.0%, 7th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.51%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Columbia Bank is the 6th largest 7(a) lender into California of 512, with $2.33B across 3,734 loans, 3.6% of everything approved in the state (Wells Fargo Bank National Association leads with $5.56B). 698 of its 850 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $618M | 9th of 308 | 3.0% | -1.6 pts |
| King, WA | $345M | 3rd of 193 | 7.4% | -10.0 pts |
| Orange, CA | $281M | 6th of 256 | 3.8% | -2.8 pts |
| San Diego, CA | $197M | 5th of 238 | 3.6% | -2.3 pts |
| Multnomah, OR | $193M | 1st of 140 | 12.0% | -8.0 pts |
| Riverside, CA | $144M | 5th of 219 | 4.1% | -1.0 pts |
| Snohomish, WA | $120M | 1st of 127 | 7.6% | -10.1 pts |
| San Bernardino, CA | $111M | 9th of 213 | 3.1% | -0.6 pts |
| Clark, WA | $109M | 1st of 114 | 13.7% | -1.4 pts |
| Washington, OR | $108M | 1st of 122 | 11.8% | -4.7 pts |
| Sacramento, CA | $95M | 6th of 170 | 4.2% | +0.2 pts |
| Pierce, WA | $92M | 3rd of 137 | 5.8% | -4.3 pts |
| Clackamas, OR | $89M | 1st of 121 | 11.4% | -5.7 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 1,593 | $1.10B | 21.1% | 1.44% | 7th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 2,205 | $955M | 18.3% | 1.57% | 12th of 2,589 |
| Health care & social assistance | 1,264 | $568M | 10.9% | 1.20% | 12th of 2,172 |
| Manufacturing | 1,060 | $487M | 9.3% | 1.23% | 12th of 2,246 |
| Wholesale trade | 608 | $372M | 7.1% | 1.45% | 14th of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Columbia Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 292% | 10th of 12 | 271% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 30% | 8th of 12 | 23% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 4.3% | 8th of 12 | 3.7% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 15.2% | 5th of 12 | 15.6% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 41.2% | 8th of 12 | 38.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +34.2% | 10th of 12 | +11.0% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $99.10B | 1.0% | 65.9% | 0.92% | 0.03% | 1.0% | 84.8% | 11.4% | |
| $84.32B | 1.7% | 36.0% | 0.38% | 0.13% | 1.4% | 83.9% | 9.9% | |
| $65.37B | 1.3% | 56.0% | 0.57% | 0.28% | 1.0% | 90.5% | 12.0% | |
| $34.90B | -0.9% | 63.7% | 2.34% | 1.39% | 1.0% | 89.0% | 10.8% | |
| $28.87B | 2.1% | 43.1% | 0.44% | 0.09% | 1.1% | 100.5% | 9.7% | |
| $27.58B | 1.0% | 53.5% | 0.63% | 0.02% | 1.1% | 96.1% | 11.0% | |
| $24.64B | 1.5% | 40.3% | 0.54% | 0.04% | 1.1% | 97.6% | 12.6% | |
| $23.81B | 1.0% | 58.0% | 0.18% | 0.06% | 1.0% | 68.2% | 7.5% | |
| $23.65B | 1.2% | 55.2% | 0.30% | 0.12% | 1.2% | 72.3% | 11.9% | |
| $21.25B | 1.0% | 62.3% | 0.41% | 0.11% | 1.1% | 75.1% | 13.3% | |
| $21.18B | 1.0% | 52.9% | 0.14% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 73.2% | 14.7% | |
| $18.99B | 0.7% | 64.2% | 0.88% | 0.26% | 1.0% | 94.4% | 12.4% |
| Columbia Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $22.57B | $47.23B | +109% | $13.56B | $20.42B | +51% |
| Deposits | $26.31B | $52.19B | +98% | $18.48B | $21.08B | +14% |
| NPA / loans | 0.22% | 0.57% | +0.35 pts | 0.31% | 0.49% | +0.18 pts |
| Efficiency | 56.9% | 56.0% | -0.9 pts | 52.5% | 55.6% | +3.1 pts |
| ROA | 1.51% | 1.25% | -0.26 pts | 1.36% | 1.03% | -0.34 pts |
This read was prepared for Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Pacific states banks over $10B
Institution www.columbiabank.com/
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