DR Bank
Darien, Connecticut · $913M in assets · beside the 9 other Connecticut banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
DR Bank is the largest of the 10 Connecticut banks between $300M and $1B, with $913M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 99.6% of deposits, 7th of 10 against a median of 93.9%, and equity is 9.6% of assets, 5th of 10. Loans grew +23.5% in the year, the fastest in the cohort, and deposits grew 26.3%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.1%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.14% of the book, 3rd of 10 against a median of 0.77%; 0.46% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 5.0 times. Net charge-offs are 0.30% of loans, 8th of 10. Commercial real estate is 15.6% of loans, 3rd of 10 against a median of 24.6%, and 131% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 31% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 2.50%, 2nd of 10 against a median of 0.73%, on an efficiency ratio of 50.6%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 0.36%. The question is whether the new lending seasons as cleanly as the book it joined, and what funded it.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
DR Bank is the 147th largest 7(a) lender into Connecticut of 230, with $2M across 7 loans, 0.1% of everything approved in the state (Webster Bank National Association leads with $446M). 1 of its 9 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield, CT | $2M | 49th of 94 | 0.3% | quiet FY2019 |
| Clark, NV | $500K | 174th of 229 | 0.0% | thin |
| Monroe, NY | $250K | 74th of 89 | 0.0% | thin |
| Western Ct, CT | $185K | 91st of 96 | 0.0% | thin |
| New York, NY | $176K | 194th of 208 | 0.0% | thin |
| Cumberland, NJ | $175K | 48th of 54 | 0.1% | thin |
| Collier, FL | $161K | 125th of 136 | 0.0% | thin |
| Catawba, NC | $130K | 63rd of 69 | 0.1% | thin |
| Passaic, NJ | $15K | 111th of 111 | 0.0% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational services | 2 | $876K | 27.0% | 0.02% | 468th of 1,136 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2 | $661K | 20.4% | 0.00% | 948th of 1,656 |
| Wholesale trade | 2 | $485K | 14.9% | 0.00% | 1117th of 1,651 |
| Construction | 2 | $425K | 13.1% | 0.00% | 1529th of 2,063 |
| Retail trade | 2 | $323K | 10.0% | 0.00% | 2111th of 2,589 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| DR Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 131% | 5th of 10 | 134% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 31% | 5th of 10 | 34% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 3.6% | 4th of 10 | 4.5% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 8.9% | 3rd of 10 | 13.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 15.6% | 3rd of 10 | 24.6% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +17.2% | 5th of 10 | +21.3% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $913M | 2.5% | 50.6% | 0.14% | 0.30% | 0.7% | 99.6% | 9.6% | |
| $895M | 0.2% | 74.3% | 0.99% | 0.77% | 0.9% | 97.8% | 8.9% | |
| $867M | -0.3% | 119.0% | 1.93% | 0.02% | 1.0% | 79.2% | 6.5% | |
| $812M | 0.8% | 65.7% | 1.30% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 106.7% | 9.3% | |
| $652M | 0.6% | 77.1% | 0.49% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 101.8% | 8.9% | |
| $537M | 1.1% | 82.5% | 1.27% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 82.4% | 14.3% | |
| $526M | 0.3% | 91.8% | 0.02% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 72.7% | 13.7% | |
| $507M | 8.3% | 51.0% | 0.56% | -0.03% | 1.9% | 32.9% | 48.9% | |
| $494M | 0.3% | 75.8% | 1.01% | 0.88% | 1.0% | 101.5% | 14.1% | |
| $318M | 0.8% | 69.9% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.5% | 90.1% | 8.2% |
| DR Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $361M | $751M | +108% | $380M | $464M | +22% |
| Deposits | $319M | $755M | +137% | $446M | $480M | +7% |
| NPA / loans | 0.00% | 0.14% | +0.14 pts | 0.44% | 0.77% | +0.34 pts |
| Efficiency | 83.4% | 50.6% | -32.8 pts | 82.4% | 75.1% | -7.3 pts |
| ROA | 0.36% | 2.50% | +2.14 pts | 0.52% | 0.73% | +0.21 pts |
This read was prepared for DR 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 DR 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 CT banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.drbank.com
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