Middlesex Savings Bank
Natick, Massachusetts · $6.15B in assets · beside the 11 other Massachusetts banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Middlesex Savings Bank is the fourth largest of the 12 Massachusetts banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $6.15B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 73.2% of deposits, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 102.9%, and equity is 13.1% of assets, 4th of 12. Loans grew +6.4% in the year, 6th of 12, and deposits fell 1.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.1%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.33% of the book, 3rd of 12 against a median of 0.52%; 0.07% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.7 times. Commercial real estate is 44.4% of loans, 10th of 12 against a median of 35.5%, and 196% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 31% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.72%, 9th of 12 against a median of 0.91%, on an efficiency ratio of 68.2%, 7th of 12. Five years ago it was 0.38%. The question this shape raises is what the liquidity earns, and what a rate path does to the securities book and the deposit base.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Middlesex Savings Bank is the 25th largest 7(a) lender into Massachusetts of 309, with $56M across 307 loans, 0.9% of everything approved in the state (Eastern Bank leads with $778M). 8 of its 10 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex, MA | $30M | 13th of 190 | 1.9% | +0.7 pts |
| Suffolk, MA | $11M | 14th of 130 | 1.8% | quiet FY2022 |
| Norfolk, MA | $6M | 29th of 145 | 0.8% | -0.0 pts |
| Essex, MA | $4M | 38th of 129 | 0.5% | quiet FY2022 |
| Worcester, MA | $3M | 48th of 140 | 0.4% | quiet FY2022 |
| Hillsborough, NH | $3M | 36th of 117 | 0.6% | quiet FY2020 |
| Plymouth, MA | $590K | 73rd of 107 | 0.1% | quiet FY2010 |
| Bristol, MA | $475K | 76th of 112 | 0.1% | quiet FY2013 |
| Hampden, MA | $200K | 69th of 83 | 0.1% | quiet FY2010 |
| Providence, RI | $150K | 90th of 99 | 0.0% | quiet FY2022 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 40 | $13M | 22.6% | 0.03% | 390th of 2,246 |
| Professional & technical services | 48 | $7M | 11.7% | 0.02% | 362nd of 1,955 |
| Health care & social assistance | 53 | $7M | 11.6% | 0.01% | 469th of 2,172 |
| Construction | 31 | $7M | 11.3% | 0.02% | 474th of 2,063 |
| Transportation & warehousing | 2 | $5M | 8.5% | 0.04% | 312th of 1,563 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Middlesex Savings Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 196% | 5th of 12 | 240% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 31% | 7th of 12 | 29% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 7.1% | 9th of 12 | 5.0% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 32.0% | 11th of 12 | 19.4% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 44.4% | 10th of 12 | 35.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -0.6% | 3rd of 12 | +12.1% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8.82B | 1.0% | 56.7% | 0.36% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 113.0% | 11.5% | |
| $7.42B | 1.0% | 59.3% | 0.43% | 0.45% | 1.3% | 102.6% | 10.9% | |
| $6.98B | 0.4% | 75.9% | 1.26% | 0.09% | 1.0% | 108.8% | 10.2% | |
| $6.15B | 0.7% | 68.2% | 0.33% | 0.01% | 0.9% | 73.2% | 13.1% | |
| $5.62B | 0.7% | 71.8% | 0.47% | 0.02% | 0.5% | 95.7% | 10.6% | |
| $5.56B | 1.1% | 74.0% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.3% | 126.5% | 12.5% | |
| $5.28B | 0.9% | 63.4% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 102.9% | 10.5% | |
| $4.62B | 0.4% | 72.0% | 0.57% | 0.21% | 0.6% | 100.3% | 8.9% | |
| $4.56B | 1.2% | 36.3% | 0.78% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 150.5% | 11.1% | |
| $3.38B | 1.9% | 47.1% | 2.07% | 0.07% | 2.2% | 102.9% | 14.1% | |
| $3.32B | 1.0% | 60.9% | 0.58% | 0.12% | 0.5% | 92.7% | 14.7% | |
| $3.26B | 0.6% | 77.5% | 0.60% | 0.06% | 0.9% | 103.5% | 14.4% |
| Middlesex Savings Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $3.20B | $3.79B | +18% | $2.50B | $4.10B | +64% |
| Deposits | $5.17B | $5.18B | +0% | $2.60B | $3.89B | +49% |
| NPA / loans | 1.44% | 0.33% | -1.11 pts | 0.45% | 0.52% | +0.07 pts |
| Efficiency | 77.6% | 68.2% | -9.4 pts | 61.0% | 65.8% | +4.8 pts |
| ROA | 0.38% | 0.72% | +0.34 pts | 1.26% | 0.91% | -0.35 pts |
This read was prepared for Middlesex Savings 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 Middlesex Savings 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 MA banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.middlesexbank.com
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