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Q2 2026 · read from the 30 June 2026 Call Report · United States · Plains · Iowa, the state note

Northwest Bank

Spencer, Iowa · $3.00B in assets · beside the 11 other Iowa banks between $1B and $3B

The filing

27.5%
CRE / loans
3rd of 12
5.3x
Coverage of noncurrent
3rd of 12
95.1%
Loans / deposits
9th of 12

Northwest Bank is the largest of the 12 Iowa banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $3.00B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 95.1% of deposits, 9th of 12 against a median of 90.3%, and equity is 9.8% of assets, 7th of 12. Loans grew +5.0% in the year, 8th of 12, and deposits grew 5.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.7%.

Noncurrent loans are 0.23% of the book, 4th of 12 against a median of 0.29%; 0.24% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 5.3 times. Commercial real estate is 27.5% of loans, 3rd of 12 against a median of 35.2%, and 204% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 50% against the 100% screen.

Return on assets is 1.34%, 4th of 12 against a median of 1.27%, on an efficiency ratio of 57.9%, 7th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.26%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.

Commercial real estate, share of loansIA banks $1B to $3B · 30 June 2026 · lower is stronger, listed first
median 35.2% UB United Bank of Iowa 2.5% FB Fidelity Bank & Trust 13.5% NB Northwest Bank 27.5% AB Availa Bank 29.0% FC First Citizens Bank 33.6% CB Central Bank 33.6% BI Bank Iowa 36.8% LS Lincoln Savings Bank 37.7% LS Luana Savings Bank 39.9% QC Quad City Bank & Trust Co. 45.9% CR Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co. 56.6% CS Community State Bank 64.1%
Loans, year over yearIA banks $1B to $3B · 30 June 2026 · no better direction, largest first
median +5.7% FB Fidelity Bank & Trust +38.4% CR Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co. +8.6% LS Luana Savings Bank +8.5% BI Bank Iowa +7.1% CS Community State Bank +7.0% AB Availa Bank +5.9% CB Central Bank +5.5% NB Northwest Bank +5.0% UB United Bank of Iowa +4.9% FC First Citizens Bank -3.0% QC Quad City Bank & Trust Co. -6.7% LS Lincoln Savings Bank -8.9%

SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026

Northwest Bank is the 7th largest 7(a) lender into Iowa of 416, with $79M across 233 loans, 2.8% of everything approved in the state (Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Company leads with $126M). 26 of its 44 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.

Where it lends in Iowa, and where it has gone quietshare movement, FY2023 to FY2025 against FY2020 to FY2022; outlined counties are on the book
Gaining shareLosing shareFlatGone quiet: nothing since FY2023Too thin to read a directionNo record
Every market on the book, largest firstrank and share among every lender in the county, FY2008 to FY2026
CountyApprovedRankShareTrend
Polk, IA$36M3rd of 1775.0%-3.6 pts
Douglas, NE$21M11th of 1452.4%-3.0 pts
Washington, NE$7M1st of 2325.5%thin
Woodbury, IA$7M2nd of 478.9%-3.3 pts
Sarpy, NE$7M11th of 702.8%quiet FY2022
Dickinson, IA$6M2nd of 1423.2%thin
Webster, IA$6M2nd of 2315.9%+27.9 pts
Union, IA$3M1st of 566.6%quiet FY2022
Clay, IA$3M1st of 1825.7%thin
Dallas, IA$2M15th of 732.5%-2.6 pts
Sioux, IA$2M2nd of 1615.2%quiet FY2011
Plymouth, IA$2M3rd of 1614.9%quiet FY2021
Story, IA$2M11th of 582.5%+5.3 pts
31 smaller markets not shown.
What it lends to: the five largest industries on the bookshare of book is concentration; share of sector and rank are position, among every 7(a) lender nationally
IndustryLoansApprovedShare of bookShare of sectorRank
Construction50$21M17.4%0.06%229th of 2,063
Manufacturing46$17M14.7%0.04%326th of 2,246
Other services52$14M11.5%0.04%300th of 2,248
Accommodation & food services46$13M11.3%0.02%494th of 2,596
Health care & social assistance44$11M9.4%0.02%362nd of 2,172
7(a) lenders into Iowa, share of approvals since FY2008416 lenders on record; the ten largest and Northwest Bank
CR Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Compa… 4.4% $126M · 289 loans LS Lincoln Savings Bank 3.9% $113M · 191 loans WF Wells Fargo Bank National Associa… 3.4% $97M · 411 loans FI First Interstate Bank 3.2% $92M · 181 loans LO Live Oak Banking Company 2.9% $85M · 74 loans UB U.S. Bank, National Association 2.8% $82M · 774 loans NB Northwest Bank 2.7% $79M · 233 loans Fa Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank 2.6% $76M · 148 loans FS Farmers State Bank 2.1% $61M · 277 loans BT Bankers Trust Company 2.1% $60M · 199 loans

Commercial real estate against capital

Commercial real estate concentrationthe 2006 interagency screens against total risk-based capital; Tier 1 stands in for the 2 CBLR filers; owner-occupied excluded; bold marks a screen met
Northwest BankRankCohort median
Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen204%5th of 12236%
Construction against capital, the 100% screen50%8th of 1248%
Construction and land development, share of loans6.7%6th of 127.1%
Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans15.5%8th of 1214.5%
Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans27.5%3rd of 1235.2%
CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong+16.4%5th of 12+23.6%

Among its peers

Where it sits among its peersnavy: the stronger half of each column; amber: the weaker; darker at the ends
InstitutionAssetsROAEfficiencyNPA / loansNet charge-offsAllowance / loansLoans / depositsEquity / assets
Northwest Bank$3.00B1.3%57.9%0.23%0.04%1.3%95.1%9.8%
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co.$2.90B2.7%40.6%0.54%0.23%1.2%96.9%16.9%
Quad City Bank & Trust Co.$2.77B1.5%53.4%0.51%0.52%1.2%79.2%11.4%
Fidelity Bank & Trust$2.60B1.3%50.8%1.26%0.01%1.1%89.5%10.3%
United Bank of Iowa$2.50B1.3%57.3%0.26%-0.01%1.4%85.6%9.2%
Bank Iowa$2.35B1.3%63.4%1.38%0.07%1.4%91.1%8.6%
Luana Savings Bank$2.34B0.9%47.6%0.11%0.00%1.0%94.7%9.1%
Central Bank$2.29B1.0%70.5%0.32%0.00%1.0%106.7%10.3%
First Citizens Bank$1.80B2.1%46.2%0.16%0.14%1.4%84.3%11.4%
Community State Bank$1.75B1.3%59.7%0.19%-0.01%1.0%102.2%11.6%
Availa Bank$1.73B0.9%61.4%0.26%0.04%1.2%83.8%9.0%
Lincoln Savings Bank$1.71B-1.0%88.3%4.32%0.00%1.5%80.3%9.8%
Five years, 2021 to 2026same quarter, five years apart; dollars as growth, ratios in points
Northwest BankCohort median
20212026Change20212026Change
Loans$1.56B$2.49B+60%$1.22B$1.83B+50%
Deposits$1.81B$2.62B+45%$1.44B$1.96B+37%
NPA / loans0.54%0.23%-0.31 pts0.42%0.29%-0.13 pts
Efficiency60.5%57.9%-2.6 pts59.3%57.6%-1.7 pts
ROA1.26%1.34%+0.08 pts1.31%1.27%-0.03 pts

This read was prepared for Northwest 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.

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Prepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort IA banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.nw.bank

Public record only: FFIEC Call Report, 30 June 2026; FDIC data; cohort by state and asset band; SBA 7(a) FOIA release as of the 2026 file, loans credited to the institution holding them today. Computed from the institution's own Call Report and its peers' as published; no estimate, no adjustment; not a rating, not an audited statement and not a supervisory judgement.
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