HCN Bank
Riverside, California · $998M in assets · beside the 11 other California banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
HCN Bank is the largest of the 12 California banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $998M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 93.0% of deposits, 8th of 12 against a median of 90.7%, and equity is 11.4% of assets, 4th of 12. Loans grew +8.9% in the year, 3rd of 12, and deposits grew 0.4%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.2%.
Nothing on the book is noncurrent; 0.00% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance is 1.3% of loans, 8th of 12. Commercial real estate is 90.8% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 50.9%, and 611% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 1% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 2.18%, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.86%, on an efficiency ratio of 44.9%, 2nd of 11. Five years ago it was 1.98%. 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 6.6% of loans).
Commercial real estate against capital
| HCN Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 611% | 12th of 12 | 275% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 1% | 1st of 12 | 16% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.2% | 1st of 12 | 3.0% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 86.3% | 12th of 12 | 38.1% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 90.8% | 12th of 12 | 50.9% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +8.3% | 6th of 12 | +10.6% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $998M | 2.2% | 44.9% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.3% | 93.0% | 11.4% | |
| $960M | 0.1% | 64.0% | 2.43% | 2.28% | 1.7% | 89.7% | 10.6% | |
| $949M | 1.2% | 54.2% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 72.0% | 9.9% | |
| $937M | 0.6% | 76.4% | 2.30% | 2.08% | 1.3% | 71.1% | 11.7% | |
| $935M | 1.8% | 32.2% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.5% | 107.5% | 16.0% | |
| $864M | 0.9% | 64.1% | 0.09% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 93.9% | 10.1% | |
| $850M | 1.1% | 55.4% | 1.05% | 0.00% | 1.5% | 113.2% | 23.0% | |
| $823M | 1.0% | 60.4% | 0.45% | -0.02% | 1.6% | 91.7% | 11.4% | |
| $793M | 0.6% | 69.4% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 1.2% | 57.5% | 7.6% | |
| $782M | 0.8% | 71.9% | 1.94% | 0.34% | 1.3% | 102.5% | 10.7% | |
| $762M | 0.8% | 75.3% | 0.18% | 0.02% | 1.5% | 68.2% | 9.9% | |
| $736M | -0.6% | no record | 25.73% | 3.32% | 4.2% | 69.8% | 5.3% |
| HCN Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $608M | $787M | +29% | $490M | $648M | +32% |
| Deposits | $897M | $846M | -6% | $593M | $733M | +24% |
| NPA / loans | 0.00% | 0.00% | +0.00 pts | 0.04% | 0.32% | +0.28 pts |
| Efficiency | 40.0% | 44.9% | +4.9 pts | 53.4% | 64.0% | +10.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.98% | 2.18% | +0.20 pts | 1.17% | 0.86% | -0.31 pts |
This read was prepared for HCN 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 HCN 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 $300M to $1B
Institution www.hcnbank.com
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