First Utah Bank
Salt Lake City, Utah · $840M in assets · beside the 8 other Utah banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
First Utah Bank is the third largest of the 9 Utah banks between $300M and $1B, with $840M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 92.1% of deposits, 6th of 9 against a median of 77.1%, and equity is 10.2% of assets, 6th of 9. Loans grew -4.3% in the year, 8th of 9, and deposits fell 3.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.6%.
Noncurrent loans are 6.39% of the book, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.44%; 1.08% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.2 times. Net charge-offs are 1.07% of loans, 5th of 9. Commercial real estate is 39.3% of loans, 8th of 9 against a median of 9.6%, and 290% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 86% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +52.4% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 0.74%, 6th of 9 against a median of 1.15%, on an efficiency ratio of 61.2%, 6th of 9. Five years ago it was 1.62%. 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 Utah Bank is the 9th largest 7(a) lender into Utah of 235, with $267M across 349 loans, 3.7% of everything approved in the state (Zions Bank, A Division of leads with $814M). 39 of its 63 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake, UT | $189M | 4th of 164 | 6.2% | -1.8 pts |
| Utah, UT | $29M | 13th of 135 | 2.0% | +3.2 pts |
| Oakland, MI | $12M | 31st of 185 | 0.5% | thin |
| Washington, UT | $11M | 12th of 86 | 2.4% | quiet FY2019 |
| Davis, UT | $10M | 19th of 101 | 1.7% | -1.0 pts |
| Lucas, OH | $9M | 10th of 90 | 1.7% | quiet FY2018 |
| Fulton, GA | $8M | 67th of 211 | 0.3% | thin |
| Coconino, AZ | $8M | 15th of 78 | 2.3% | +7.4 pts |
| Tooele, UT | $7M | 6th of 51 | 5.5% | quiet FY2021 |
| Yavapai, AZ | $7M | 17th of 89 | 1.7% | thin |
| Collin, TX | $6M | 93rd of 261 | 0.2% | thin |
| Middlesex, MA | $5M | 54th of 190 | 0.3% | quiet FY2015 |
| Wayne, MI | $5M | 54th of 164 | 0.3% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 100 | $144M | 37.0% | 0.19% | 115th of 2,596 |
| Manufacturing | 62 | $47M | 12.1% | 0.12% | 151st of 2,246 |
| Health care & social assistance | 30 | $30M | 7.8% | 0.06% | 194th of 2,172 |
| Construction | 35 | $30M | 7.6% | 0.09% | 167th of 2,063 |
| Wholesale trade | 25 | $23M | 6.0% | 0.09% | 171st of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| First Utah Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 290% | 9th of 9 | 44% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 86% | 8th of 9 | 37% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 11.6% | 7th of 9 | 8.0% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 25.5% | 9th of 9 | 1.1% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 39.3% | 8th of 9 | 9.6% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +52.4% | 4th of 6 | +48.7% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $915M | 1.5% | 56.8% | 5.11% | 6.10% | 6.4% | 102.0% | 17.9% | |
| $906M | -1.4% | 135.5% | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.5% | 104.8% | 36.7% | |
| $840M | 0.7% | 61.2% | 6.39% | 1.07% | 1.5% | 92.1% | 10.2% | |
| $796M | 5.4% | 32.0% | 0.44% | 1.25% | 1.7% | 69.5% | 9.7% | |
| $599M | 1.2% | 60.4% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 1.9% | 53.0% | 9.2% | |
| $503M | 8.8% | 45.9% | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.6% | 71.6% | 39.4% | |
| $342M | 0.7% | 59.6% | 5.32% | 3.67% | 2.4% | 104.7% | 15.6% | |
| $338M | -27.1% | 138.2% | 0.42% | 29.82% | 10.0% | 46.3% | 20.4% | |
| $322M | 1.9% | 62.1% | 0.49% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 77.1% | 10.1% |
| First Utah Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $421M | $634M | +51% | $198M | $296M | +50% |
| Deposits | $555M | $689M | +24% | $228M | $541M | +138% |
| NPA / loans | 1.17% | 6.39% | +5.22 pts | 0.33% | 0.44% | +0.11 pts |
| Efficiency | 52.6% | 61.2% | +8.5 pts | 54.8% | 60.4% | +5.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.62% | 0.74% | -0.87 pts | 2.26% | 1.15% | -1.11 pts |
This read was prepared for First Utah 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 Utah 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 UT banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.firstutahbank.com
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