Column National Association
Salt Lake City, Utah · $1.77B in assets · beside the 10 other Utah banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Column National Association is the seventh largest of the 11 Utah banks between $1B and $3B, with $1.77B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 23.4% of deposits, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 91.2%, and equity is 9.9% of assets, the lowest in the cohort. Loans grew +70.4% in the year, 3rd of 10, and deposits grew 114.7%; the cohort's median loan growth is +22.1%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.06% of the book, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 0.59%; 1.03% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 9.5 times. Commercial real estate is 22.3% of loans, 6th of 10 against a median of 13.0%, and 43% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 0% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 4.99%, 3rd of 11 against a median of 2.16%, on an efficiency ratio of 38.9%, 7th of 11. Five years ago it was 0.70%. The question this shape raises is what the liquidity earns, and what a rate path does to the securities book and the deposit base.
Commercial real estate against capital
| Column National Association | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 43% | 7th of 11 | 24% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 0% | 4th of 11 | 0% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.0% | 4th of 10 | 1.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 19.3% | 9th of 10 | 5.1% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 22.3% | 6th of 10 | 13.0% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -18.0% | 3rd of 9 | +36.5% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3.00B | 1.1% | 37.6% | 2.17% | 0.59% | 1.7% | 65.7% | 15.5% | |
| $2.86B | 4.8% | 63.3% | 0.51% | 0.40% | 1.0% | 107.5% | 16.7% | |
| $2.83B | 2.2% | 27.7% | 0.45% | 2.76% | 4.2% | 116.0% | 15.9% | |
| $2.74B | 1.7% | 46.1% | 0.47% | 0.26% | 1.2% | 80.3% | 11.4% | |
| $2.16B | 2.0% | 49.1% | 0.47% | 0.14% | 3.2% | 76.8% | 14.8% | |
| $2.06B | 33.7% | 15.4% | 0.67% | 12.31% | 7.6% | 249.0% | 65.8% | |
| $1.77B | 5.0% | 38.9% | 0.06% | -0.24% | 0.6% | 23.4% | 9.9% | |
| $1.59B | 1.1% | 61.1% | 1.79% | 2.23% | 1.5% | 90.9% | 11.3% | |
| $1.56B | 5.2% | 32.4% | 2.54% | 5.93% | 3.9% | 96.7% | 14.1% | |
| $1.33B | 2.0% | 3.9% | no record | no record | no record | no record | 95.6% | |
| $1.09B | 3.4% | 20.6% | 1.60% | 1.33% | 2.9% | 91.5% | 10.7% |
| Column National Association | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $158M | $359M | +127% | $432M | $1.36B | +216% |
| Deposits | $281M | $1.53B | +445% | $411M | $1.53B | +272% |
| NPA / loans | 1.08% | 0.06% | -1.02 pts | 0.33% | 0.59% | +0.26 pts |
| Efficiency | 64.4% | 38.9% | -25.5 pts | 51.9% | 37.6% | -14.3 pts |
| ROA | 0.70% | 4.99% | +4.29 pts | 1.89% | 2.16% | +0.27 pts |
This read was prepared for Column 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 Column 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 UT banks $1B to $3B
Institution column.com/
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