Midland States Bank
Effingham, Illinois · $6.69B in assets · beside the 11 other Illinois banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Midland States Bank is the seventh largest of the 12 Illinois banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $6.69B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 74.3% of deposits, 2nd of 12 against a median of 86.6%, and equity is 9.2% of assets, 8th of 11. Loans grew -16.2% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 3.9%; the cohort's median loan growth is +9.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.43% of the book, 11th of 12 against a median of 0.55%; 0.26% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.0 times. Net charge-offs are 0.90% of loans, the highest in the cohort. Commercial real estate is 44.6% of loans, 11th of 12 against a median of 27.7%, and 261% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 34% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.21%, 10th of 11 against a median of 1.48%, on an efficiency ratio of 60.6%, 9th of 11. Five years ago it was 1.24%. 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
Midland States Bank is the 21st largest 7(a) lender into Illinois of 537, with $163M across 331 loans, 1.1% of everything approved in the state (Byline Bank leads with $2.39B). 54 of its 90 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago, IL | $41M | 2nd of 74 | 12.5% | +10.5 pts |
| Cook, IL | $38M | 38th of 282 | 0.6% | -0.1 pts |
| Saint Louis, MO | $18M | 21st of 178 | 1.3% | +0.5 pts |
| Dupage, IL | $13M | 34th of 188 | 0.6% | +0.0 pts |
| Lake, IL | $10M | 27th of 160 | 0.9% | thin |
| Will, IL | $9M | 23rd of 145 | 1.2% | -0.6 pts |
| La Salle, IL | $9M | 1st of 37 | 15.9% | +8.2 pts |
| Franklin, OH | $7M | 36th of 166 | 0.3% | quiet FY2019 |
| Saint Louis City, MO | $7M | 13th of 100 | 2.3% | -0.2 pts |
| Boone, IL | $7M | 3rd of 35 | 11.0% | +39.6 pts |
| Saint Charles, MO | $5M | 23rd of 136 | 1.1% | -2.4 pts |
| Eau Claire, WI | $5M | 7th of 53 | 2.8% | quiet FY2022 |
| Saint Clair, MI | $5M | 6th of 49 | 3.2% | quiet FY2019 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 77 | $66M | 26.0% | 0.17% | 110th of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 76 | $54M | 21.2% | 0.07% | 210th of 2,596 |
| Other services | 47 | $30M | 11.9% | 0.09% | 182nd of 2,248 |
| Construction | 53 | $19M | 7.4% | 0.06% | 249th of 2,063 |
| Health care & social assistance | 32 | $18M | 6.9% | 0.04% | 274th of 2,172 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Midland States Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 261% | 9th of 11 | 178% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 34% | 6th of 11 | 34% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 5.7% | 9th of 12 | 5.2% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 29.9% | 10th of 11 | 14.3% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 44.6% | 11th of 12 | 27.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -14.9% | 1st of 11 | +42.6% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.25B | 2.0% | 42.4% | 0.34% | 0.03% | 0.8% | 94.9% | 9.5% | |
| $9.14B | 1.1% | 61.4% | 0.58% | 0.08% | 1.3% | 90.8% | 11.8% | |
| $8.63B | 1.5% | 59.6% | 0.60% | -0.01% | 1.4% | 61.0% | 8.1% | |
| $6.86B | 1.7% | 50.7% | 1.08% | 0.72% | 1.3% | 96.0% | 13.5% | |
| $6.80B | 1.4% | 36.8% | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 90.0% | 10.1% | |
| $6.72B | 1.3% | 59.7% | 0.19% | 0.03% | 1.3% | 82.3% | 13.1% | |
| $6.69B | 1.2% | 60.6% | 1.43% | 0.90% | 1.5% | 74.3% | 9.2% | |
| $6.37B | 1.5% | 29.5% | 0.27% | 0.11% | 0.6% | 83.2% | 8.3% | |
| $5.35B | 1.6% | 52.3% | 0.81% | 0.33% | 1.1% | 75.0% | 9.4% | |
| $5.17B | 1.3% | 68.4% | 4.75% | 0.08% | 0.6% | 94.2% | 10.2% | |
| $4.79B | 1.6% | 32.6% | 0.53% | 0.17% | 0.5% | 78.0% | 8.8% | |
| $4.32B | no record | no record | 0.00% | no record | no record | 124.3% | no record |
| Midland States Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $4.85B | $4.25B | -12% | $2.58B | $4.36B | +69% |
| Deposits | $5.24B | $5.72B | +9% | $3.52B | $5.51B | +57% |
| NPA / loans | 1.17% | 1.43% | +0.26 pts | 0.52% | 0.55% | +0.04 pts |
| Efficiency | 63.8% | 60.6% | -3.1 pts | 57.3% | 52.3% | -5.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.24% | 1.21% | -0.02 pts | 1.38% | 1.48% | +0.11 pts |
This read was prepared for Midland States 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 Midland States 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 IL banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.midlandsb.com
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