Dacotah Bank
Aberdeen, South Dakota · $4.92B in assets · beside the 5 other South Dakota banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Dacotah Bank is the third largest of the 6 South Dakota banks between $3B and $10B, with $4.92B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 93.9% of deposits, 4th of 6 against a median of 90.6%, and equity is 9.8% of assets, 5th of 6. Loans grew +8.2% in the year, 3rd of 6, and deposits grew 6.0%; the cohort's median loan growth is +7.6%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.52% of the book, 5th of 6 against a median of 0.87%; 0.15% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.8 times. Net charge-offs are 0.22% of loans, 4th of 6. Commercial real estate is 26.9% of loans, 3rd of 6 against a median of 28.1%, and 202% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 54% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.08%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 1.72%, on an efficiency ratio of 62.2%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.08%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Dacotah Bank is the 6th largest 7(a) lender into South Dakota of 164, with $33M across 89 loans, 3.6% of everything approved in the state (Wells Fargo Bank National Association leads with $108M). 28 of its 37 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha, SD | $12M | 5th of 77 | 5.2% | -0.8 pts |
| Brown, SD | $5M | 2nd of 20 | 11.8% | quiet FY2020 |
| Brookings, SD | $3M | 2nd of 22 | 14.1% | -62.6 pts |
| Walworth, SD | $3M | 1st of 4 | 46.3% | thin |
| Ward, ND | $3M | 7th of 30 | 5.3% | thin |
| Pennington, SD | $2M | 17th of 47 | 1.5% | quiet FY2020 |
| Perkins, SD | $2M | 2nd of 2 | 38.1% | quiet FY2020 |
| Burleigh, ND | $2M | 23rd of 44 | 1.2% | thin |
| Burke, ND | $1M | 1st of 2 | 98.3% | quiet FY2011 |
| Cass, ND | $1M | 40th of 81 | 0.4% | thin |
| Day, SD | $1M | 1st of 3 | 70.2% | quiet FY2020 |
| Stark, ND | $1M | 10th of 20 | 4.5% | quiet FY2022 |
| Mclean, ND | $1M | 3rd of 10 | 11.0% | quiet FY2011 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 12 | $8M | 17.2% | 0.02% | 431st of 2,063 |
| Retail trade | 24 | $7M | 16.7% | 0.01% | 572nd of 2,589 |
| Manufacturing | 13 | $7M | 15.3% | 0.02% | 575th of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 23 | $4M | 9.7% | 0.01% | 882nd of 2,596 |
| Wholesale trade | 4 | $4M | 9.1% | 0.02% | 507th of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Dacotah Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 202% | 3rd of 6 | 207% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 54% | 6th of 6 | 35% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 7.2% | 6th of 6 | 5.8% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 15.9% | 5th of 6 | 8.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 26.9% | 3rd of 6 | 28.1% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +25.3% | 6th of 6 | +12.0% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.21B | 2.9% | 41.3% | 1.33% | 1.57% | 0.9% | 96.0% | 9.6% | |
| $7.31B | 2.7% | 58.3% | 5.28% | 0.84% | 2.1% | 87.4% | 12.1% | |
| $4.92B | 1.1% | 62.2% | 1.52% | 0.22% | 1.2% | 93.9% | 9.8% | |
| $4.78B | 1.3% | 60.1% | 0.42% | 0.02% | 1.3% | 85.7% | 11.3% | |
| $3.64B | 1.8% | 57.6% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 1.4% | 73.8% | 13.5% | |
| $3.39B | 1.7% | 54.5% | 0.30% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 97.0% | 9.8% |
| Dacotah Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $2.33B | $4.08B | +75% | $2.51B | $3.83B | +53% |
| Deposits | $2.88B | $4.35B | +51% | $3.13B | $4.26B | +36% |
| NPA / loans | 0.93% | 1.52% | +0.59 pts | 0.54% | 0.87% | +0.33 pts |
| Efficiency | 64.4% | 62.2% | -2.2 pts | 56.2% | 58.0% | +1.8 pts |
| ROA | 1.08% | 1.08% | -0.00 pts | 1.61% | 1.72% | +0.10 pts |
This read was prepared for Dacotah 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 Dacotah 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 SD banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.dacotahbank.com
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