Habib American Bank
New York, New York · $2.84B in assets · beside the 11 other New York banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Habib American Bank is the second largest of the 12 New York banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $2.84B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 79.1% of deposits, 3rd of 11 against a median of 94.1%, and equity is 8.9% of assets, the lowest in the cohort. Loans grew +13.3% in the year, 5th of 12, and deposits grew 6.3%; the cohort's median loan growth is +11.1%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.73% of the book, 7th of 12 against a median of 0.65%; 1.38% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.7 times. Commercial real estate is 75.1% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 39.5%, and 526% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 0% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +52.2% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 0.96%, 7th of 11 against a median of 1.04%, on an efficiency ratio of 55.9%, 4th of 11. 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 10.4% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Habib American Bank is the 172nd largest 7(a) lender into New York of 402, with $7M across 9 loans, 0.0% of everything approved in the state (Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company leads with $1.26B). 13 of its 13 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $4M | 86th of 208 | 0.1% | quiet FY2012 |
| Middlesex, NJ | $2M | 81st of 150 | 0.2% | quiet FY2015 |
| Dutchess, NY | $1M | 41st of 82 | 0.5% | quiet FY2012 |
| Union, NJ | $1M | 87th of 140 | 0.1% | quiet FY2013 |
| Kings, NY | $985K | 118th of 169 | 0.0% | quiet FY2014 |
| Essex, NJ | $900K | 101st of 138 | 0.1% | quiet FY2011 |
| Riverside, CA | $810K | 170th of 219 | 0.0% | quiet FY2011 |
| Delaware, PA | $675K | 88th of 119 | 0.1% | quiet FY2011 |
| Bronx, NY | $660K | 79th of 108 | 0.1% | quiet FY2012 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $600K | 247th of 308 | 0.0% | quiet FY2011 |
| New Castle, DE | $500K | 78th of 121 | 0.1% | quiet FY2011 |
| Morris, NJ | $280K | 114th of 126 | 0.0% | quiet FY2010 |
| Suffolk, NY | $200K | 160th of 174 | 0.0% | quiet FY2009 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 8 | $5M | 34.8% | 0.01% | 837th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 9 | $4M | 32.2% | 0.01% | 784th of 2,589 |
| Health care & social assistance | 4 | $2M | 17.9% | 0.01% | 803rd of 2,172 |
| Construction | 1 | $660K | 4.8% | 0.00% | 1355th of 2,063 |
| Wholesale trade | 2 | $450K | 3.3% | 0.00% | 1136th of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Habib American Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 526% | 11th of 11 | 241% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 0% | 1st of 11 | 4% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.0% | 1st of 12 | 0.8% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 58.9% | 11th of 11 | 29.0% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 75.1% | 12th of 12 | 39.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +52.2% | 9th of 10 | +30.2% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.86B | 0.7% | 70.7% | 4.20% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 122.9% | 17.4% | |
| $2.84B | 1.0% | 55.9% | 0.73% | 0.00% | 1.3% | 79.1% | 8.9% | |
| $2.82B | 1.4% | 58.1% | 0.38% | 0.01% | 1.1% | 99.9% | 10.8% | |
| $2.79B | 1.9% | 54.6% | 1.12% | 0.05% | 1.3% | 80.7% | 11.1% | |
| $2.68B | 1.2% | 53.8% | 2.36% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 70.0% | 10.1% | |
| $2.49B | 2.3% | 45.3% | 0.27% | 0.52% | 1.3% | 86.5% | 11.2% | |
| $2.43B | no record | no record | 0.00% | no record | no record | no record | no record | |
| $2.34B | 0.7% | 76.9% | 0.48% | 0.16% | 1.5% | 94.5% | 12.2% | |
| $2.33B | 0.7% | 72.1% | 1.42% | 0.06% | 1.0% | 99.4% | 10.1% | |
| $2.23B | 0.6% | 74.5% | 0.57% | -0.01% | 0.7% | 94.1% | 11.6% | |
| $2.21B | 1.1% | 59.3% | 1.22% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 140.1% | 34.9% | |
| $2.14B | 1.0% | 93.1% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.4% | 23.0% | 14.9% |
| Habib American Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.14B | $1.92B | +69% | $1.29B | $1.91B | +48% |
| Deposits | $1.57B | $2.43B | +55% | $1.61B | $2.11B | +31% |
| NPA / loans | 0.34% | 0.73% | +0.38 pts | 0.69% | 0.65% | -0.04 pts |
| Efficiency | 55.0% | 55.9% | +0.9 pts | 66.0% | 59.3% | -6.8 pts |
| ROA | 1.14% | 0.96% | -0.18 pts | 0.54% | 1.04% | +0.50 pts |
This read was prepared for Habib American 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 Habib American 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 $1B to $3B
Institution www.hab.bank
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