Five Star Bank
Rochester, New York · $6.29B in assets · beside the 11 other New York banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Five Star Bank is the seventh largest of the 12 New York banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $6.29B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 89.6% of deposits, 6th of 12 against a median of 89.6%, and equity is 10.8% of assets, 5th of 10. Loans grew +4.8% in the year, 5th of 12, and deposits grew 2.2%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.82% of the book, 8th of 12 against a median of 0.71%; 0.61% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.2 times. Net charge-offs are 0.27% of loans, 8th of 10. Commercial real estate is 45.1% of loans, 10th of 12 against a median of 36.1%, and 294% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 90% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.42%, 2nd of 10 against a median of 1.15%, on an efficiency ratio of 52.1%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.60%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Five Star Bank is the 25th largest 7(a) lender into New York of 402, with $198M across 2,166 loans, 1.0% of everything approved in the state (Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company leads with $1.26B). 5 of its 26 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe, NY | $52M | 5th of 89 | 6.4% | +1.4 pts |
| Erie, NY | $41M | 4th of 94 | 4.7% | +1.0 pts |
| Steuben, NY | $16M | 1st of 37 | 16.2% | -5.7 pts |
| Chautauqua, NY | $16M | 2nd of 41 | 18.1% | +6.2 pts |
| Livingston, NY | $11M | 1st of 25 | 24.4% | +4.3 pts |
| Ontario, NY | $10M | 4th of 45 | 8.1% | +3.0 pts |
| Chemung, NY | $10M | 1st of 31 | 17.2% | +4.5 pts |
| Genesee, NY | $10M | 1st of 28 | 17.9% | +5.5 pts |
| Wyoming, NY | $6M | 2nd of 13 | 21.3% | +7.0 pts |
| Cattaraugus, NY | $5M | 4th of 22 | 13.0% | +4.6 pts |
| Yates, NY | $5M | 2nd of 19 | 24.3% | -16.1 pts |
| Orleans, NY | $3M | 5th of 20 | 10.0% | +3.1 pts |
| Cayuga, NY | $3M | 4th of 37 | 5.9% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 223 | $37M | 18.5% | 0.09% | 192nd of 2,246 |
| Retail trade | 289 | $30M | 14.9% | 0.05% | 255th of 2,589 |
| Construction | 402 | $26M | 13.0% | 0.08% | 193rd of 2,063 |
| Accommodation & food services | 268 | $19M | 9.4% | 0.02% | 395th of 2,596 |
| Wholesale trade | 116 | $15M | 7.7% | 0.06% | 222nd of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Five Star Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 294% | 7th of 10 | 243% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 90% | 10th of 10 | 12% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 13.8% | 12th of 12 | 0.9% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 20.3% | 7th of 10 | 15.3% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 45.1% | 10th of 12 | 36.1% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +25.8% | 7th of 10 | +23.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8.86B | 1.2% | 52.2% | 0.91% | 1.27% | 0.8% | 94.3% | 10.9% | |
| $8.79B | 1.4% | 53.1% | 0.80% | 0.07% | 0.9% | 92.1% | 9.3% | |
| $7.55B | 0.7% | 67.3% | 1.85% | 0.18% | 0.7% | 81.1% | 12.8% | |
| $7.42B | no record | no record | 0.00% | no record | no record | 67.9% | no record | |
| $6.93B | no record | no record | 0.00% | no record | no record | 86.4% | no record | |
| $6.52B | 1.0% | 54.8% | 0.40% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 94.6% | 8.5% | |
| $6.29B | 1.4% | 52.1% | 0.82% | 0.27% | 1.0% | 89.6% | 10.8% | |
| $5.50B | 1.0% | 52.3% | 0.62% | 0.28% | 1.0% | 92.6% | 13.1% | |
| $5.41B | 1.3% | 59.2% | 0.83% | 0.10% | 0.9% | 89.7% | 8.9% | |
| $4.46B | 1.1% | 60.7% | 0.24% | 0.09% | 1.0% | 95.1% | 9.5% | |
| $4.16B | 3.2% | 79.4% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.0% | 32.7% | 10.0% | |
| $4.12B | 0.7% | 53.9% | 1.92% | 0.02% | 1.6% | 87.6% | 13.1% |
| Five Star Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $3.64B | $4.76B | +31% | $2.60B | $3.99B | +54% |
| Deposits | $4.69B | $5.31B | +13% | $3.00B | $4.93B | +65% |
| NPA / loans | 0.18% | 0.82% | +0.64 pts | 0.26% | 0.71% | +0.45 pts |
| Efficiency | 48.9% | 52.1% | +3.2 pts | 57.2% | 54.3% | -2.9 pts |
| ROA | 1.60% | 1.42% | -0.18 pts | 1.37% | 1.15% | -0.22 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 NY banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.five-starbank.com
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