Johnson Bank
Racine, Wisconsin · $7.07B in assets · beside the 5 other Wisconsin banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Johnson Bank is the largest of the 6 Wisconsin banks between $3B and $10B, with $7.07B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 95.6% of deposits, 4th of 6 against a median of 93.9%, and equity is 12.2% of assets, 3rd of 6. Loans grew +0.5% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits grew 2.6%; the cohort's median loan growth is +7.4%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.23% of the book, 2nd of 6 against a median of 0.31%; 0.20% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 6.1 times. Commercial real estate is 37.8% of loans, 4th of 6 against a median of 34.3%, and 218% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 34% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.32%, 5th of 6 against a median of 1.40%, on an efficiency ratio of 62.2%, 5th of 6. Five years ago it was 1.39%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Johnson Bank is the 31st largest 7(a) lender into Wisconsin of 426, with $54M across 159 loans, 0.6% of everything approved in the state (Byline Bank leads with $864M). 31 of its 33 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, WI | $9M | 29th of 144 | 0.7% | +0.9 pts |
| Rock, WI | $8M | 2nd of 64 | 5.2% | quiet FY2020 |
| Maricopa, AZ | $6M | 107th of 303 | 0.1% | quiet FY2019 |
| Dane, WI | $5M | 30th of 141 | 0.7% | quiet FY2020 |
| Brown, WI | $5M | 19th of 85 | 1.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Winnebago, WI | $5M | 18th of 76 | 1.8% | quiet FY2022 |
| Waukesha, WI | $4M | 34th of 122 | 0.4% | quiet FY2014 |
| Sawyer, WI | $3M | 4th of 26 | 6.7% | quiet FY2021 |
| Barron, WI | $3M | 8th of 31 | 4.2% | quiet FY2020 |
| Racine, WI | $2M | 32nd of 89 | 0.8% | quiet FY2020 |
| Outagamie, WI | $2M | 35th of 91 | 0.4% | quiet FY2019 |
| Walworth, WI | $2M | 24th of 69 | 0.9% | quiet FY2021 |
| Jefferson, WI | $1M | 23rd of 49 | 0.9% | quiet FY2022 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 35 | $23M | 37.1% | 0.06% | 278th of 2,246 |
| Wholesale trade | 8 | $9M | 14.7% | 0.03% | 314th of 1,651 |
| Retail trade | 19 | $5M | 8.6% | 0.01% | 702nd of 2,589 |
| Health care & social assistance | 27 | $4M | 6.0% | 0.01% | 662nd of 2,172 |
| Other services | 11 | $3M | 5.6% | 0.01% | 685th of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Johnson Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 218% | 3rd of 6 | 229% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 34% | 2nd of 6 | 39% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 5.8% | 4th of 6 | 5.6% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 17.0% | 4th of 6 | 16.3% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 37.8% | 4th of 6 | 34.3% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +28.8% | 2nd of 5 | +32.1% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7.07B | 1.3% | 62.2% | 0.23% | -0.06% | 1.4% | 95.6% | 12.2% | |
| $5.94B | 1.5% | 55.8% | 0.56% | 0.05% | 1.2% | 90.0% | 13.6% | |
| $4.93B | 2.8% | 24.8% | 0.27% | 1.97% | 0.1% | 314.5% | 18.0% | |
| $4.71B | 1.4% | 42.5% | 0.22% | 0.09% | 0.5% | 92.2% | 10.3% | |
| $4.41B | 1.4% | 58.1% | 1.06% | 0.18% | 1.0% | 99.7% | 10.2% | |
| $3.35B | 1.0% | 65.8% | 0.34% | 0.01% | 1.0% | 87.9% | 10.5% |
| Johnson Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $4.23B | $5.38B | +27% | $2.19B | $4.06B | +85% |
| Deposits | $4.89B | $5.63B | +15% | $2.31B | $3.70B | +61% |
| NPA / loans | 0.37% | 0.23% | -0.13 pts | 0.45% | 0.31% | -0.14 pts |
| Efficiency | 61.1% | 62.2% | +1.2 pts | 58.1% | 57.0% | -1.1 pts |
| ROA | 1.39% | 1.32% | -0.07 pts | 1.47% | 1.40% | -0.07 pts |
This read was prepared for Johnson 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 Johnson 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 WI banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.johnsonfinancialgroup.com
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