Northbrook Bank & Trust Co. N.A.
Northbrook, Illinois · $6.37B in assets · beside the 11 other Illinois banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Northbrook Bank & Trust Co. N.A. is the sixth largest of the 12 Illinois banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $6.37B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 83.2% of deposits, 7th of 12 against a median of 82.8%, and equity is 8.3% of assets, 9th of 11. Loans grew +9.0% in the year, 6th of 12, and deposits grew 11.6%; the cohort's median loan growth is +8.6%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.27% of the book, 4th of 12 against a median of 0.44%; 0.41% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.2 times. Net charge-offs are 0.11% of loans, 7th of 11. Commercial real estate is 23.5% of loans, 5th of 12 against a median of 28.3%, and 178% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 44% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.52%, 4th of 11 against a median of 1.43%, on an efficiency ratio of 29.5%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.00%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Northbrook Bank & Trust Co. N.A. is the 76th largest 7(a) lender into Illinois of 537, with $35M across 66 loans, 0.2% of everything approved in the state (Byline Bank leads with $2.39B). 46 of its 49 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook, IL | $18M | 55th of 282 | 0.3% | +0.4 pts |
| Douglas, NE | $6M | 31st of 145 | 0.7% | quiet FY2008 |
| Dupage, IL | $5M | 61st of 188 | 0.2% | quiet FY2021 |
| Sangamon, IL | $4M | 18th of 61 | 1.7% | quiet FY2009 |
| Greene, OH | $4M | 14th of 43 | 2.1% | quiet FY2008 |
| Polk, IA | $3M | 46th of 177 | 0.5% | quiet FY2008 |
| Sedgwick, KS | $3M | 49th of 128 | 0.5% | quiet FY2008 |
| Sutter, CA | $2M | 19th of 54 | 1.8% | quiet FY2008 |
| Howard, IA | $2M | 2nd of 8 | 21.8% | quiet FY2008 |
| Hancock, OH | $2M | 13th of 31 | 1.7% | quiet FY2008 |
| Winnebago, IL | $2M | 26th of 74 | 0.6% | thin |
| Warren, IA | $2M | 7th of 45 | 3.5% | quiet FY2008 |
| Racine, WI | $2M | 33rd of 89 | 0.7% | quiet FY2008 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 58 | $57M | 67.2% | 0.09% | 166th of 2,589 |
| Accommodation & food services | 18 | $10M | 12.1% | 0.01% | 561st of 2,596 |
| Other services | 13 | $6M | 6.6% | 0.02% | 505th of 2,248 |
| Professional & technical services | 6 | $4M | 4.6% | 0.01% | 524th of 1,955 |
| Health care & social assistance | 7 | $3M | 3.6% | 0.01% | 719th of 2,172 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Northbrook Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 178% | 5th of 11 | 179% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 44% | 8th of 11 | 41% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 5.8% | 9th of 12 | 5.2% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 11.7% | 5th of 11 | 14.3% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 23.5% | 5th of 12 | 28.3% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +22.8% | 4th of 11 | +39.6% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $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 | |
| $4.13B | 1.3% | 53.7% | 0.31% | 0.01% | 1.3% | 74.5% | 10.4% | |
| $3.88B | 1.1% | 57.9% | 0.36% | 0.00% | 1.3% | 83.6% | 7.8% |
| Northbrook Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $2.50B | $4.46B | +78% | $2.15B | $3.99B | +85% |
| Deposits | $3.58B | $5.36B | +50% | $3.09B | $5.04B | +63% |
| NPA / loans | 0.27% | 0.27% | +0.00 pts | 0.52% | 0.44% | -0.07 pts |
| Efficiency | 46.5% | 29.5% | -17.0 pts | 59.4% | 53.7% | -5.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.00% | 1.52% | +0.52 pts | 1.25% | 1.43% | +0.17 pts |
This read was prepared for Northbrook Bank & Trust Co. N.A.'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 Northbrook Bank & Trust Co. N.A. 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.northbrookbank.com
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