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Q2 2026 · read from the 30 June 2026 Call Report · United States · Mid-Atlantic · New Jersey, the state note

Freedom Bank

Maywood, New Jersey · $838M in assets · beside the 11 other New Jersey banks between $300M and $1B

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68.2%
CRE / loans
12th of 12
574.8%
CRE / capital
12th of 12
103.6%
Loans / deposits
10th of 12

Freedom Bank is the fifth largest of the 12 New Jersey banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $838M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 103.6% of deposits, 10th of 12 against a median of 87.5%, and equity is 9.9% of assets, 7th of 12. Loans grew +8.2% in the year, 3rd of 12, and deposits grew 9.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +1.5%.

Noncurrent loans are 0.28% of the book, 8th of 12 against a median of 0.23%; 0.12% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.2 times. Commercial real estate is 68.2% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 35.8%, and 575% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 102% against the 100% screen.

Return on assets is 0.88%, 4th of 12 against a median of 0.60%, on an efficiency ratio of 63.1%, 5th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.14%. 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 10.5% of loans).

Commercial real estate, share of loansNJ banks $300M to $1B · 30 June 2026 · lower is stronger, listed first
median 35.8% CF Cenlar FSB 0.0% CS Crest Savings Bank 17.8% HS Haddon Savings Bank 25.9% BS Bogota Savings Bank 27.7% NM New Millennium Bank 29.7% CS Century Savings Bank 34.2% NN Newfield National Bank 37.5% FH First Hope Bank A National Bank Association 38.0% HS Haven Savings Bank 47.4% CB Crown Bank 61.1% HB Hana Bank USA National Association 62.0% FB Freedom Bank 68.2%
Loans, year over yearNJ banks $300M to $1B · 30 June 2026 · no better direction, largest first
median +1.5% HS Haddon Savings Bank +11.2% HB Hana Bank USA National Association +9.6% FB Freedom Bank +8.2% FH First Hope Bank A National Bank Association +6.0% CS Century Savings Bank +4.1% NN Newfield National Bank +2.5% CB Crown Bank +0.5% CS Crest Savings Bank -1.3% NM New Millennium Bank -5.2% HS Haven Savings Bank -6.0% BS Bogota Savings Bank -8.0% CF Cenlar FSB -12.2%

Commercial real estate against capital

Commercial real estate concentrationthe 2006 interagency screens against total risk-based capital; Tier 1 stands in for the 3 CBLR filers; owner-occupied excluded; bold marks a screen met
Freedom BankRankCohort median
Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen575%12th of 12171%
Construction against capital, the 100% screen102%12th of 1222%
Construction and land development, share of loans12.1%11th of 123.7%
Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans33.4%10th of 1222.6%
Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans68.2%12th of 1235.8%
CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong+39.8%9th of 11+23.4%
Commercial real estate against capital, the 300% screenNJ banks $300M to $1B · 30 June 2026 · lower is stronger, listed first
median 171% CF Cenlar FSB 0% CS Century Savings Bank 131% BS Bogota Savings Bank 132% HB Hana Bank USA National Association 145% CS Crest Savings Bank 149% NM New Millennium Bank 168% NN Newfield National Bank 174% HS Haddon Savings Bank 192% CB Crown Bank 197% FH First Hope Bank A National Bank Association 229% HS Haven Savings Bank 398% FB Freedom Bank 575%
CRE growth over 36 months, the guidance's third prongNJ banks $300M to $1B · 30 June 2026 · lower is stronger, listed first
median +23.4% BS Bogota Savings Bank -5.4% HS Haven Savings Bank -2.7% CS Crest Savings Bank +3.1% CB Crown Bank +14.7% FH First Hope Bank A National Bank Association +20.1% NN Newfield National Bank +23.4% CS Century Savings Bank +27.8% NM New Millennium Bank +38.6% FB Freedom Bank +39.8% HB Hana Bank USA National Association +127.9% HS Haddon Savings Bank +258.2%

Among its peers

Where it sits among its peersnavy: the stronger half of each column; amber: the weaker; darker at the ends
InstitutionAssetsROAEfficiencyNPA / loansNet charge-offsAllowance / loansLoans / depositsEquity / assets
Haven Savings Bank$987M-0.4%116.0%0.40%0.04%0.8%90.8%8.8%
New Millennium Bank$899M1.3%49.5%0.58%-0.06%1.4%102.8%14.6%
Newfield National Bank$889M0.7%73.5%0.02%0.00%1.3%59.1%7.7%
Bogota Savings Bank$872M0.3%82.2%4.30%0.00%0.4%110.8%15.2%
Freedom Bank$838M0.9%63.1%0.28%0.00%0.6%103.6%9.9%
Hana Bank USA National Association$835M2.8%55.5%0.00%-0.04%0.8%87.5%26.9%
Cenlar FSB$782M-1.3%104.2%0.21%0.00%0.0%45.7%17.8%
First Hope Bank A National Bank Association$657M0.8%78.3%0.00%0.02%1.3%75.5%9.4%
Century Savings Bank$635M0.5%53.3%0.00%-0.01%1.5%68.8%10.1%
Crown Bank$614M2.3%44.9%5.77%0.00%0.9%122.4%26.7%
Crest Savings Bank$594M0.4%81.0%0.01%0.00%0.7%87.5%8.6%
Haddon Savings Bank$421M-0.1%106.8%0.24%-0.02%0.5%75.9%5.7%
Five years, 2021 to 2026same quarter, five years apart; dollars as growth, ratios in points
Freedom BankCohort median
20212026Change20212026Change
Loans$502M$737M+47%$410M$489M+19%
Deposits$517M$711M+38%$517M$582M+12%
NPA / loans0.60%0.28%-0.32 pts0.34%0.23%-0.11 pts
Efficiency54.3%63.1%+8.8 pts75.8%75.9%+0.1 pts
ROA1.14%0.88%-0.27 pts0.55%0.60%+0.05 pts

This read was prepared for Freedom 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.

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Prepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort NJ banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.freedombanknj.com

Public record only: FFIEC Call Report, 30 June 2026; FDIC data; cohort by state and asset band. Computed from the institution's own Call Report and its peers' as published; no estimate, no adjustment; not a rating, not an audited statement and not a supervisory judgement.
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