Lake City Bank
Warsaw, Indiana · $7.24B in assets · beside the 9 other Indiana banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Lake City Bank is the third largest of the 10 Indiana banks between $3B and $10B, with $7.24B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 88.0% of deposits, 7th of 10 against a median of 84.7%, and equity is 10.4% of assets, 5th of 10. Loans grew +6.8% in the year, 3rd of 10, and deposits grew 2.7%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.36% of the book, 2nd of 10 against a median of 0.55%; 0.05% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 3.5 times. Commercial real estate is 35.2% of loans, 6th of 10 against a median of 34.7%, and 209% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 48% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.61%, 5th of 10 against a median of 1.50%, on an efficiency ratio of 45.8%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.63%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Lake City Bank is the 27th largest 7(a) lender into Indiana of 351, with $88M across 360 loans, 1.1% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $911M). 25 of its 37 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion, IN | $25M | 20th of 172 | 1.5% | -2.4 pts |
| Hamilton, IN | $13M | 18th of 132 | 1.5% | -0.4 pts |
| Allen, IN | $10M | 15th of 101 | 2.1% | -1.4 pts |
| Elkhart, IN | $9M | 11th of 58 | 2.9% | quiet FY2022 |
| Marshall, IN | $7M | 4th of 38 | 8.7% | quiet FY2020 |
| Kosciusko, IN | $6M | 2nd of 34 | 10.3% | -13.9 pts |
| Berrien, MI | $5M | 11th of 56 | 2.3% | quiet FY2021 |
| St Joseph, IN | $4M | 20th of 66 | 1.3% | -0.5 pts |
| Boone, IN | $4M | 10th of 58 | 2.6% | +12.4 pts |
| Whitley, IN | $3M | 3rd of 26 | 7.8% | quiet FY2021 |
| Orange, FL | $2M | 107th of 201 | 0.1% | quiet FY2020 |
| Hendricks, IN | $893K | 46th of 83 | 0.3% | thin |
| Porter, IN | $813K | 29th of 61 | 0.4% | quiet FY2013 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 47 | $17M | 17.8% | 0.04% | 328th of 2,246 |
| Retail trade | 51 | $13M | 13.3% | 0.02% | 423rd of 2,589 |
| Professional & technical services | 36 | $11M | 11.9% | 0.04% | 267th of 1,955 |
| Accommodation & food services | 48 | $9M | 9.2% | 0.01% | 612th of 2,596 |
| Construction | 54 | $7M | 7.8% | 0.02% | 437th of 2,063 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Lake City Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 209% | 4th of 10 | 223% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 48% | 5th of 10 | 49% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 8.1% | 5th of 10 | 8.3% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 16.8% | 6th of 10 | 16.7% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 35.2% | 6th of 10 | 34.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +24.0% | 3rd of 10 | +37.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.26B | 2.0% | 46.5% | 0.99% | 0.12% | 2.3% | 97.2% | 13.6% | |
| $8.43B | 1.7% | 50.9% | 0.45% | 0.06% | 1.3% | 84.1% | 13.7% | |
| $7.24B | 1.6% | 45.8% | 0.36% | 0.08% | 1.3% | 88.0% | 10.4% | |
| $6.55B | 1.8% | 53.5% | 0.70% | 0.05% | 1.0% | 90.6% | 12.3% | |
| $6.49B | -0.1% | 128.2% | 0.49% | 0.01% | 2.4% | 61.1% | 10.0% | |
| $6.17B | 1.4% | 58.7% | 0.61% | 0.19% | 1.1% | 92.1% | 10.7% | |
| $5.53B | 0.3% | 56.1% | 1.56% | 1.70% | 1.4% | 79.7% | 7.9% | |
| $3.50B | 1.6% | 46.9% | 1.00% | -0.01% | 1.6% | 85.2% | 9.8% | |
| $3.23B | 1.0% | 67.7% | 0.46% | 0.02% | 1.1% | 64.9% | 9.2% | |
| $3.04B | 1.4% | 56.9% | 0.15% | 0.03% | 1.2% | 80.4% | 7.8% |
| Lake City Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $4.36B | $5.58B | +28% | $2.72B | $4.16B | +53% |
| Deposits | $5.40B | $6.34B | +18% | $3.57B | $5.16B | +45% |
| NPA / loans | 0.25% | 0.36% | +0.11 pts | 0.58% | 0.55% | -0.03 pts |
| Efficiency | 44.8% | 45.8% | +1.1 pts | 55.8% | 54.8% | -1.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.63% | 1.61% | -0.02 pts | 1.31% | 1.50% | +0.18 pts |
This read was prepared for Lake City 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 Lake City 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 IN banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.lakecitybank.com
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