Five Star Bank
Roseville, California · $5.38B in assets · beside the 11 other California banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Five Star Bank is the seventh largest of the 12 California banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $5.38B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 94.0% of deposits, 11th of 12 against a median of 85.8%, and equity is 9.8% of assets, 10th of 12. Loans grew +20.3% in the year, 2nd of 12, and deposits grew 23.2%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.5%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.30% of the book, 6th of 12 against a median of 0.30%; 0.03% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 3.5 times. Commercial real estate is 69.4% of loans, 11th of 12 against a median of 40.4%, and 536% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 25% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.57%, 4th of 12 against a median of 1.34%, on an efficiency ratio of 37.3%, 3rd of 12. Five years ago it was 2.09%. 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 13.4% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Five Star Bank is the 64th largest 7(a) lender into California of 512, with $194M across 645 loans, 0.3% of everything approved in the state (Wells Fargo Bank National Association leads with $5.56B). 350 of its 482 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | $47M | 13th of 170 | 2.1% | -1.4 pts |
| Los Angeles, CA | $35M | 74th of 308 | 0.2% | -0.3 pts |
| Placer, CA | $17M | 11th of 122 | 2.1% | -1.7 pts |
| Orange, CA | $16M | 70th of 256 | 0.2% | -0.4 pts |
| Santa Clara, CA | $10M | 50th of 187 | 0.4% | +0.2 pts |
| New York, NY | $10M | 50th of 208 | 0.3% | -1.3 pts |
| Cook, IL | $9M | 84th of 282 | 0.1% | -0.4 pts |
| San Diego, CA | $9M | 74th of 238 | 0.2% | -0.3 pts |
| Maricopa, AZ | $9M | 83rd of 303 | 0.1% | -0.1 pts |
| Travis, TX | $9M | 63rd of 239 | 0.3% | -0.6 pts |
| Miami-Dade, FL | $9M | 72nd of 215 | 0.2% | -0.4 pts |
| Broward, FL | $8M | 64th of 209 | 0.3% | -0.6 pts |
| Dallas, TX | $7M | 115th of 314 | 0.1% | -0.3 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional & technical services | 481 | $130M | 22.5% | 0.40% | 42nd of 1,955 |
| Retail trade | 268 | $74M | 12.8% | 0.12% | 137th of 2,589 |
| Other services | 169 | $48M | 8.3% | 0.14% | 124th of 2,248 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 93 | $43M | 7.4% | 0.30% | 65th of 1,656 |
| Construction | 162 | $42M | 7.3% | 0.13% | 124th of 2,063 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Five Star Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 536% | 11th of 12 | 215% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 25% | 9th of 12 | 19% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 3.3% | 7th of 12 | 3.2% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 35.4% | 8th of 12 | 27.5% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 69.4% | 11th of 12 | 40.4% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +44.8% | 9th of 12 | +13.3% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6.60B | -3.4% | 16.5% | 0.30% | 4.97% | 0.0% | 48.2% | 11.5% | |
| $6.04B | 1.2% | 30.6% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.3% | 85.7% | 9.4% | |
| $5.97B | 1.2% | 73.4% | 0.39% | 0.01% | 1.6% | 90.6% | 7.8% | |
| $5.87B | 0.9% | 59.2% | 1.55% | 0.06% | 1.1% | 88.0% | 13.4% | |
| $5.83B | 1.7% | 44.3% | 0.13% | 0.01% | 2.1% | 72.7% | 11.8% | |
| $5.77B | 1.8% | 42.5% | 0.12% | 0.14% | 1.6% | 14.0% | 10.5% | |
| $5.38B | 1.6% | 37.3% | 0.30% | 0.07% | 1.0% | 94.0% | 9.8% | |
| $5.02B | 0.7% | 61.6% | 0.56% | 0.31% | 1.4% | 85.9% | 13.3% | |
| $4.99B | 6.1% | 47.6% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 3.2% | 65.3% | 19.5% | |
| $4.42B | 1.5% | 47.0% | 0.44% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 79.3% | 9.9% | |
| $4.27B | 1.2% | 52.3% | 0.72% | 0.01% | 1.3% | 95.2% | 13.5% | |
| $4.02B | 1.5% | 54.8% | 0.29% | 0.01% | 1.1% | 92.5% | 15.4% |
| Five Star Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.59B | $4.52B | +185% | $2.10B | $3.43B | +64% |
| Deposits | $2.07B | $4.81B | +132% | $3.28B | $4.79B | +46% |
| NPA / loans | 0.03% | 0.30% | +0.27 pts | 0.16% | 0.30% | +0.14 pts |
| Efficiency | 38.3% | 37.3% | -1.0 pts | 54.6% | 47.3% | -7.4 pts |
| ROA | 2.09% | 1.57% | -0.53 pts | 1.37% | 1.34% | -0.03 pts |
This read was prepared for Five Star 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 Five Star 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 CA banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.fivestarbank.com
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