Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee · $2.73B in assets · beside the 11 other Tennessee banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee is the largest of the 12 Tennessee banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $2.73B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 70.4% of deposits, 2nd of 12 against a median of 77.5%, and equity is 16.8% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew +13.7% in the year, 4th of 12, and deposits grew 0.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +7.1%.
Noncurrent loans are 3.92% of the book, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.40%; 0.03% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.2 times. Commercial real estate is 29.7% of loans, 3rd of 12 against a median of 37.7%, and 95% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 36% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.31%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 1.67%, on an efficiency ratio of 83.7%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 0.41%. The question this shape raises is what the liquidity earns, and what a rate path does to the securities book and the deposit base.
Commercial real estate against capital
| Home Federal | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 95% | 1st of 12 | 226% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 36% | 2nd of 12 | 72% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 11.2% | 6th of 12 | 11.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 16.3% | 5th of 12 | 17.7% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 29.7% | 3rd of 12 | 37.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +17.1% | 5th of 12 | +25.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.73B | 0.3% | 83.7% | 3.92% | 0.03% | 0.9% | 70.4% | 16.8% | |
| $2.36B | 1.9% | 42.4% | 0.35% | -0.01% | 1.0% | 101.2% | 11.1% | |
| $2.28B | 2.1% | 47.6% | 0.57% | -0.05% | 1.5% | 77.8% | 12.0% | |
| $2.25B | 1.8% | 56.7% | 0.45% | 0.01% | 0.9% | 100.8% | 8.8% | |
| $1.96B | 2.0% | 42.7% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 76.4% | 9.8% | |
| $1.85B | 1.3% | 60.7% | 0.85% | 0.36% | 1.1% | 82.4% | 10.5% | |
| $1.84B | 1.3% | 57.5% | 1.39% | 0.04% | 1.1% | 82.4% | 9.8% | |
| $1.76B | 1.2% | 61.7% | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 66.3% | 10.1% | |
| $1.70B | 1.6% | 46.8% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.3% | 84.0% | 10.8% | |
| $1.67B | 2.2% | 49.3% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.7% | 74.0% | 8.8% | |
| $1.64B | 1.8% | 54.5% | 0.75% | 0.05% | 1.6% | 72.7% | 9.1% | |
| $1.50B | 1.4% | 53.6% | 0.24% | 0.01% | 1.3% | 77.3% | 10.0% |
| Home Federal | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.09B | $1.49B | +37% | $867M | $1.30B | +50% |
| Deposits | $2.12B | $2.12B | +0% | $1.21B | $1.59B | +32% |
| NPA / loans | 0.82% | 3.92% | +3.10 pts | 0.35% | 0.40% | +0.04 pts |
| Efficiency | 77.9% | 83.7% | +5.8 pts | 59.6% | 54.0% | -5.6 pts |
| ROA | 0.41% | 0.31% | -0.10 pts | 1.32% | 1.67% | +0.35 pts |
This read was prepared for Home Federal Bank of Tennessee'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 Home Federal Bank of Tennessee 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 TN banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.homefederalbanktn.com
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