First Commonwealth Bank
Indiana, Pennsylvania · $12.18B in assets · beside the 7 other Pennsylvania banks over $10B
The filing
First Commonwealth Bank is the smallest of the 8 Pennsylvania banks over $10B, with $12.18B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 92.0% of deposits, 5th of 8 against a median of 90.5%, and equity is 12.5% of assets, 2nd of 8. Loans grew -1.1% in the year, 7th of 8, and deposits grew 1.4%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.5%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.89% of the book, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.54%; 0.45% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.5 times. Net charge-offs are 0.41% of loans, the highest in the cohort. Commercial real estate is 29.7% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 24.6%, and 205% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 37% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.40%, the highest in the cohort against a median of 1.18%, on an efficiency ratio of 53.6%, 4th of 8. Five years ago it was 1.54%. The question is what the concentration does under a commercial real estate stress, and how much of it is owner-occupied (owner-occupied nonresidential is 8.0% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
First Commonwealth Bank is the 6th largest 7(a) lender into Pennsylvania of 374, with $498M across 978 loans, 4.0% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $747M). 66 of its 252 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny, PA | $118M | 2nd of 140 | 9.1% | +0.4 pts |
| Hamilton, OH | $50M | 7th of 122 | 3.5% | +1.0 pts |
| Franklin, OH | $49M | 10th of 166 | 2.3% | -0.4 pts |
| Westmoreland, PA | $49M | 1st of 74 | 15.3% | -18.1 pts |
| Cuyahoga, OH | $43M | 8th of 145 | 2.2% | -2.4 pts |
| Butler, PA | $35M | 2nd of 59 | 14.4% | -6.2 pts |
| Dallas, TX | $28M | 47th of 314 | 0.5% | -0.3 pts |
| Summit, OH | $25M | 6th of 106 | 2.9% | +0.0 pts |
| Cumberland, PA | $23M | 1st of 66 | 9.1% | +1.5 pts |
| Dauphin, PA | $22M | 3rd of 71 | 7.2% | +2.8 pts |
| Washington, PA | $22M | 2nd of 60 | 11.4% | -6.4 pts |
| Stark, OH | $21M | 4th of 76 | 4.9% | -7.0 pts |
| Fairfield, OH | $19M | 2nd of 60 | 10.1% | +30.6 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 238 | $188M | 16.4% | 0.48% | 35th of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 286 | $169M | 14.8% | 0.22% | 99th of 2,596 |
| Other services | 218 | $140M | 12.2% | 0.40% | 54th of 2,248 |
| Construction | 207 | $118M | 10.2% | 0.37% | 46th of 2,063 |
| Retail trade | 192 | $98M | 8.6% | 0.16% | 112th of 2,589 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| First Commonwealth Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 205% | 8th of 8 | 172% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 37% | 6th of 8 | 18% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 5.3% | 6th of 8 | 2.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 17.7% | 8th of 8 | 12.6% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 29.7% | 8th of 8 | 24.6% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -2.5% | 2nd of 8 | +13.4% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50.80B | 1.2% | 53.2% | 0.38% | 0.19% | 1.2% | 92.2% | 13.4% | |
| $32.56B | 1.3% | 58.9% | 0.71% | 0.30% | 1.5% | 89.0% | 11.0% | |
| $30.62B | 0.9% | 71.5% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.1% | 71.4% | 11.6% | |
| $26.50B | 1.2% | 48.9% | 0.33% | 0.31% | 0.9% | 82.4% | 8.8% | |
| $24.26B | 0.7% | 47.8% | 0.30% | 0.13% | 0.3% | 87.3% | 7.0% | |
| $17.21B | 1.3% | 56.6% | 0.69% | 0.15% | 1.1% | 92.1% | 11.6% | |
| $12.70B | 0.6% | 72.8% | 0.72% | 0.08% | 1.0% | 99.0% | 10.3% | |
| $12.18B | 1.4% | 53.6% | 0.89% | 0.41% | 1.3% | 92.0% | 12.5% |
| First Commonwealth Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $6.76B | $9.51B | +41% | $13.64B | $18.30B | +34% |
| Deposits | $7.91B | $10.33B | +31% | $13.19B | $22.10B | +68% |
| NPA / loans | 0.70% | 0.89% | +0.20 pts | 0.61% | 0.54% | -0.07 pts |
| Efficiency | 52.8% | 53.6% | +0.8 pts | 56.9% | 55.1% | -1.8 pts |
| ROA | 1.54% | 1.40% | -0.14 pts | 1.10% | 1.18% | +0.07 pts |
This read was prepared for First Commonwealth 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 First Commonwealth 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 PA banks over $10B
Institution www.fcbanking.com
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