First Fed Bank
Port Angeles, Washington · $2.11B in assets · beside the 8 other Washington banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
First Fed Bank is the third largest of the 9 Washington banks between $1B and $3B, with $2.11B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 100.0% of deposits, 8th of 9 against a median of 86.4%, and equity is 8.6% of assets, the lowest in the cohort. Loans grew -3.0% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 2.7%; the cohort's median loan growth is +2.4%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.28% of the book, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.35%; 0.25% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.8 times. Commercial real estate is 36.1% of loans, 3rd of 9 against a median of 37.7%, and 269% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 29% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.20%, 8th of 9 against a median of 0.94%, on an efficiency ratio of 94.7%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 0.84%. The question is where the nonperforming loans sit by category, and whether the allowance and the capital behind them hold under a loss path.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
First Fed Bank is the 73rd largest 7(a) lender into Washington of 281, with $23M across 21 loans, 0.2% of everything approved in the state (U.S. Bank, National Association leads with $933M). 6 of its 10 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, WA | $13M | 55th of 193 | 0.3% | -1.3 pts |
| Chelan, WA | $4M | 15th of 50 | 2.8% | quiet FY2022 |
| Skagit, WA | $2M | 29th of 67 | 0.9% | quiet FY2022 |
| Pierce, WA | $2M | 81st of 137 | 0.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Fairbanks North Star, AK | $2M | 14th of 32 | 1.6% | quiet FY2021 |
| Clallam, WA | $1M | 28th of 56 | 0.7% | quiet FY2022 |
| Kitsap, WA | $960K | 55th of 83 | 0.2% | +1.0 pts |
| Washington, OR | $723K | 88th of 122 | 0.1% | thin |
| Whatcom, WA | $320K | 63rd of 76 | 0.1% | thin |
| Spokane, WA | $150K | 98th of 105 | 0.0% | quiet FY2022 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 6 | $11M | 43.1% | 0.03% | 435th of 2,246 |
| Wholesale trade | 4 | $7M | 28.1% | 0.03% | 357th of 1,651 |
| Professional & technical services | 3 | $2M | 8.4% | 0.01% | 706th of 1,955 |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 1 | $2M | 6.4% | 0.02% | 360th of 1,007 |
| Transportation & warehousing | 1 | $1M | 4.3% | 0.01% | 732nd of 1,563 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| First Fed Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 269% | 6th of 9 | 232% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 29% | 6th of 9 | 24% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 3.9% | 5th of 9 | 3.9% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 16.4% | 4th of 9 | 21.5% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 36.1% | 3rd of 9 | 37.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -17.5% | 1st of 9 | +4.6% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.42B | 1.0% | 73.7% | 0.11% | 0.00% | 1.5% | 93.0% | 13.3% | |
| $2.32B | 1.1% | 61.4% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 1.1% | 52.6% | 11.1% | |
| $2.11B | 0.2% | 94.7% | 1.28% | 0.04% | 1.0% | 100.0% | 8.6% | |
| $2.06B | 1.5% | 53.9% | 0.56% | 0.00% | 1.3% | 86.0% | 13.2% | |
| $2.00B | 0.9% | 52.4% | 0.28% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 66.6% | 27.7% | |
| $1.47B | -0.8% | 83.2% | 0.80% | 0.19% | 1.4% | 86.4% | 11.4% | |
| $1.26B | 1.1% | 70.0% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 1.2% | 69.2% | 11.0% | |
| $1.07B | 0.9% | 71.9% | 0.90% | 0.01% | 0.9% | 95.4% | 11.0% | |
| $1.02B | 0.4% | 84.0% | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 121.7% | 11.6% |
| First Fed Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.26B | $1.61B | +28% | $889M | $1.03B | +16% |
| Deposits | $1.47B | $1.61B | +10% | $1.47B | $1.37B | -7% |
| NPA / loans | 0.14% | 1.28% | +1.14 pts | 0.20% | 0.35% | +0.15 pts |
| Efficiency | 74.3% | 94.7% | +20.4 pts | 65.1% | 71.9% | +6.8 pts |
| ROA | 0.84% | 0.20% | -0.64 pts | 1.13% | 0.94% | -0.19 pts |
This read was prepared for First Fed 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 Fed 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 WA banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.ourfirstfed.com
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