Juniata Valley Bank
Mifflintown, Pennsylvania · $918M in assets · beside the 11 other Pennsylvania banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
Juniata Valley Bank is the fourth largest of the 12 Pennsylvania banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $918M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 79.0% of deposits, 5th of 12 against a median of 92.2%, and equity is 6.7% of assets, the lowest in the cohort. Loans grew +14.4% in the year, 3rd of 12, and deposits grew 6.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.1%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.05% of the book, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 0.25%; 0.16% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 25.3 times. Commercial real estate is 37.5% of loans, 7th of 12 against a median of 30.4%, and 282% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 89% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.15%, 7th of 12 against a median of 1.21%, on an efficiency ratio of 60.2%, 7th of 12. Five years ago it was 0.83%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Juniata Valley Bank is the 82nd largest 7(a) lender into Pennsylvania of 374, with $21M across 25 loans, 0.2% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $747M). 4 of its 9 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin, PA | $8M | 10th of 71 | 2.7% | +1.8 pts |
| York, PA | $5M | 18th of 80 | 1.2% | thin |
| Lehigh, PA | $4M | 24th of 87 | 1.1% | thin |
| Clearfield, PA | $2M | 12th of 32 | 3.4% | quiet FY2021 |
| Mckean, PA | $1M | 4th of 8 | 10.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Mifflin, PA | $572K | 6th of 19 | 5.3% | thin |
| Perry, PA | $377K | 8th of 19 | 3.6% | thin |
| Potter, PA | $145K | 7th of 16 | 0.9% | quiet FY2017 |
| Juniata, PA | $130K | 7th of 10 | 1.9% | quiet FY2021 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | $5M | 23.3% | 0.02% | 586th of 2,063 |
| Accommodation & food services | 8 | $5M | 23.3% | 0.01% | 827th of 2,596 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | $4M | 21.2% | 0.01% | 753rd of 2,246 |
| Transportation & warehousing | 4 | $4M | 19.8% | 0.03% | 363rd of 1,563 |
| Retail trade | 2 | $2M | 9.2% | 0.00% | 1194th of 2,589 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Juniata Valley Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 282% | 10th of 12 | 159% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 89% | 11th of 12 | 19% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 11.9% | 11th of 12 | 3.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 17.6% | 7th of 12 | 15.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 37.5% | 7th of 12 | 30.4% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +48.6% | 9th of 12 | +27.6% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $964M | 1.5% | 49.6% | 0.14% | 0.02% | 0.7% | 99.1% | 9.9% | |
| $942M | 1.3% | 73.1% | 0.53% | -0.02% | 1.6% | 104.0% | 16.2% | |
| $921M | 1.4% | 59.3% | 1.16% | -0.14% | 1.6% | 75.2% | 14.8% | |
| $918M | 1.2% | 60.2% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 79.0% | 6.7% | |
| $841M | 1.4% | 53.2% | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 96.9% | 8.3% | |
| $773M | 0.2% | 90.4% | 0.24% | 0.01% | 0.5% | 77.4% | 9.8% | |
| $686M | 1.3% | 47.4% | 1.22% | 0.05% | 1.1% | 117.2% | 18.5% | |
| $683M | 1.0% | 65.3% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 98.4% | 9.2% | |
| $675M | 1.9% | 49.5% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 1.2% | 75.1% | 10.4% | |
| $674M | 1.1% | 57.7% | 0.89% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 87.4% | 7.9% | |
| $668M | 0.4% | 88.8% | 1.09% | 0.01% | 1.2% | 77.3% | 7.4% | |
| $649M | 0.3% | 88.8% | 0.26% | 0.01% | 0.9% | 98.3% | 12.2% |
| Juniata Valley Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $431M | $636M | +48% | $395M | $554M | +40% |
| Deposits | $709M | $806M | +14% | $471M | $607M | +29% |
| NPA / loans | 0.10% | 0.05% | -0.05 pts | 0.45% | 0.25% | -0.20 pts |
| Efficiency | 74.6% | 60.2% | -14.4 pts | 66.3% | 59.8% | -6.5 pts |
| ROA | 0.83% | 1.15% | +0.32 pts | 0.84% | 1.21% | +0.37 pts |
This read was prepared for Juniata Valley 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 Juniata Valley 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 PA banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.jvbonline.com
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