Hanover Community Bank
Garden City Park, New York · $2.33B in assets · beside the 11 other New York banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Hanover Community Bank is the seventh largest of the 12 New York banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $2.33B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 99.4% of deposits, 8th of 11 against a median of 94.1%, and equity is 10.1% of assets, 10th of 11. Loans grew +1.2% in the year, 10th of 12, and deposits grew 3.2%; the cohort's median loan growth is +9.0%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.42% of the book, 11th of 12 against a median of 0.48%; 0.75% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.7 times. Commercial real estate is 40.7% of loans, 7th of 12 against a median of 39.5%, and 346% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 4% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.66%, 10th of 11 against a median of 1.09%, on an efficiency ratio of 72.1%, 8th of 11. Five years ago it was 0.48%. 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
Hanover Community Bank is the 17th largest 7(a) lender into New York of 402, with $258M across 214 loans, 1.3% of everything approved in the state (Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company leads with $1.26B). 37 of its 217 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau, NY | $43M | 9th of 171 | 2.6% | +2.6 pts |
| New York, NY | $36M | 18th of 208 | 1.3% | -2.0 pts |
| Kings, NY | $36M | 18th of 169 | 1.4% | -0.5 pts |
| Suffolk, NY | $32M | 16th of 174 | 1.8% | +3.1 pts |
| Middlesex, NJ | $32M | 7th of 150 | 2.5% | -2.1 pts |
| Monmouth, NJ | $26M | 8th of 160 | 2.5% | -2.0 pts |
| Union, NJ | $21M | 9th of 140 | 2.5% | -4.8 pts |
| Bronx, NY | $20M | 8th of 108 | 3.1% | -8.0 pts |
| Burlington, NJ | $20M | 7th of 126 | 2.7% | +5.2 pts |
| Ocean, NJ | $18M | 9th of 119 | 2.2% | -4.0 pts |
| Somerset, NJ | $16M | 7th of 117 | 2.9% | +1.6 pts |
| Bergen, NJ | $16M | 27th of 161 | 0.9% | -0.9 pts |
| Capitol, CT | $15M | 11th of 101 | 2.8% | -6.9 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 211 | $423M | 47.7% | 0.55% | 47th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 100 | $114M | 12.9% | 0.19% | 96th of 2,589 |
| Other services | 54 | $48M | 5.4% | 0.14% | 125th of 2,248 |
| Health care & social assistance | 61 | $46M | 5.2% | 0.10% | 143rd of 2,172 |
| Professional & technical services | 44 | $39M | 4.4% | 0.12% | 115th of 1,955 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Hanover Community Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 346% | 8th of 11 | 241% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 4% | 4th of 11 | 22% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.5% | 5th of 12 | 2.8% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 11.9% | 5th of 11 | 12.6% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 40.7% | 7th of 12 | 39.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -12.7% | 1st of 10 | +36.7% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $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% | |
| $2.13B | 1.1% | 59.7% | 0.48% | 0.04% | 1.5% | 81.0% | 7.7% | |
| $2.11B | 2.1% | 39.8% | 0.00% | 0.06% | 0.2% | 124.2% | 16.7% |
| Hanover Community Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.30B | $2.00B | +54% | $1.20B | $1.90B | +59% |
| Deposits | $1.16B | $2.01B | +73% | $1.51B | $1.97B | +31% |
| NPA / loans | 0.84% | 1.42% | +0.58 pts | 0.49% | 0.48% | -0.01 pts |
| Efficiency | 82.3% | 72.1% | -10.2 pts | 66.0% | 59.3% | -6.8 pts |
| ROA | 0.48% | 0.66% | +0.19 pts | 0.78% | 1.09% | +0.32 pts |
This read was prepared for Hanover Community 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 Hanover Community 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.hanoverbank.com
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