Comenity Bank
Wilmington, Delaware · $7.37B in assets · beside the 11 other the Mid-Atlantic banks between $3B and $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Comenity Bank is the eighth largest of the 12 the Mid-Atlantic banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $7.37B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 157.7% of deposits, the highest in the cohort against a median of 92.5%, and equity is 13.8% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew -1.4% in the year, 10th of 12, and deposits grew 17.7%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.9%.
Noncurrent loans are 3.24% of the book, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.82%; 3.32% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 3.6 times. Net charge-offs are 6.54% of loans, the highest in the cohort. Commercial real estate is 0.0% of loans, 2nd of 12 against a median of 34.9%, and 0% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 0% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 4.94%, the highest in the cohort against a median of 1.11%, on an efficiency ratio of 49.8%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 7.88%. The question is where the nonperforming loans sit by category, and whether the allowance and the capital behind them hold under a loss path.
Commercial real estate against capital
| Comenity Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 0% | 1st of 10 | 267% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 0% | 2nd of 10 | 36% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.0% | 3rd of 12 | 2.7% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 0.0% | 1st of 10 | 17.7% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 0.0% | 2nd of 12 | 34.9% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | no record | +18.1% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8.48B | 0.6% | 72.9% | 1.45% | 0.22% | 0.9% | 83.3% | 12.2% | |
| $8.41B | 1.4% | 57.5% | 0.84% | 0.05% | 1.0% | 90.6% | 10.9% | |
| $8.17B | 1.3% | 60.2% | 0.62% | 0.09% | 1.3% | 100.2% | 11.3% | |
| $7.96B | 0.8% | 64.2% | 1.07% | 0.52% | 1.0% | 94.5% | 8.8% | |
| $7.67B | 0.5% | 71.9% | 0.81% | 0.02% | 0.8% | 102.5% | 9.4% | |
| $7.55B | 0.7% | 67.3% | 1.85% | 0.18% | 0.7% | 81.1% | 12.8% | |
| $7.42B | no record | no record | 0.00% | no record | no record | 67.9% | no record | |
| $7.37B | 4.9% | 49.8% | 3.24% | 6.54% | 11.6% | 157.7% | 13.8% | |
| $7.04B | 1.2% | 59.2% | 0.51% | 0.04% | 0.7% | 94.4% | 12.4% | |
| $6.93B | no record | no record | 0.00% | no record | no record | 86.4% | no record | |
| $6.52B | 1.0% | 54.8% | 0.40% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 94.6% | 8.5% | |
| $6.29B | 1.4% | 52.1% | 0.82% | 0.27% | 1.0% | 89.6% | 10.8% |
| Comenity Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $7.68B | $6.32B | -18% | $3.77B | $5.76B | +53% |
| Deposits | $3.27B | $4.01B | +22% | $4.64B | $5.85B | +26% |
| NPA / loans | 2.04% | 3.24% | +1.20 pts | 0.60% | 0.82% | +0.22 pts |
| Efficiency | 54.9% | 49.8% | -5.1 pts | 56.9% | 59.7% | +2.8 pts |
| ROA | 7.88% | 4.94% | -2.93 pts | 1.21% | 1.11% | -0.10 pts |
This read was prepared for Comenity 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 Comenity 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 Mid-Atlantic banks $3B to $10B
Institution savings.breadfinancial.com
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