Northwest Bank
Boise, Idaho · $1.45B in assets · beside the 11 other the Mountain West banks between $1B and $3B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Northwest Bank is the fourth largest of the 12 the Mountain West banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $1.45B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 78.4% of deposits, 4th of 11 against a median of 86.4%, and equity is 16.1% of assets, 2nd of 12. Loans grew -6.2% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 2.4%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.4%.
Noncurrent loans are 3.79% of the book, 10th of 11 against a median of 0.49%; 0.42% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.4 times. Net charge-offs are 0.89% of loans, 9th of 11. Commercial real estate is 48.2% of loans, 10th of 11 against a median of 31.8%, and 177% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 47% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.47%, 7th of 12 against a median of 1.52%, on an efficiency ratio of 55.1%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.47%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Northwest Bank is the 21st largest 7(a) lender into Washington of 281, with $193M across 247 loans, 1.4% of everything approved in the state (U.S. Bank, National Association leads with $933M). 23 of its 54 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, WA | $89M | 15th of 193 | 1.9% | +2.3 pts |
| Snohomish, WA | $31M | 16th of 127 | 1.9% | -1.8 pts |
| Spokane, WA | $24M | 12th of 105 | 2.9% | -4.7 pts |
| Ada, ID | $24M | 14th of 133 | 2.2% | -1.4 pts |
| Salt Lake, UT | $22M | 25th of 164 | 0.7% | +0.5 pts |
| Kootenai, ID | $15M | 10th of 79 | 2.7% | -2.2 pts |
| Multnomah, OR | $14M | 22nd of 140 | 0.9% | +0.6 pts |
| Pierce, WA | $13M | 34th of 137 | 0.8% | -0.4 pts |
| Washington, OR | $11M | 16th of 122 | 1.2% | -2.9 pts |
| Utah, UT | $9M | 28th of 135 | 0.6% | thin |
| Davis, UT | $9M | 21st of 101 | 1.5% | thin |
| Island, WA | $8M | 4th of 41 | 8.3% | quiet FY2019 |
| Canyon, ID | $6M | 15th of 62 | 1.9% | +3.4 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 69 | $62M | 18.2% | 0.16% | 115th of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 104 | $59M | 17.2% | 0.08% | 199th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 60 | $50M | 14.5% | 0.08% | 181st of 2,589 |
| Construction | 52 | $43M | 12.5% | 0.13% | 121st of 2,063 |
| Wholesale trade | 26 | $25M | 7.4% | 0.10% | 160th of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Northwest Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 177% | 7th of 12 | 173% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 47% | 6th of 12 | 47% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 12.7% | 9th of 11 | 8.8% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 32.9% | 10th of 11 | 17.0% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 48.2% | 10th of 11 | 31.8% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +41.2% | 6th of 11 | +41.2% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.59B | 1.1% | 61.1% | 1.79% | 2.23% | 1.5% | 90.9% | 11.3% | |
| $1.56B | 5.2% | 32.4% | 2.54% | 5.93% | 3.9% | 96.7% | 14.1% | |
| $1.55B | 1.6% | 49.0% | 1.45% | 0.05% | 1.5% | 69.7% | 7.7% | |
| $1.45B | 1.5% | 55.1% | 3.79% | 0.89% | 1.5% | 78.4% | 16.1% | |
| $1.43B | 1.3% | 60.1% | 4.96% | 0.48% | 1.1% | 90.0% | 13.0% | |
| $1.42B | 1.3% | 67.8% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 1.0% | 86.4% | 9.7% | |
| $1.39B | 1.9% | 41.7% | 0.46% | 0.00% | 1.3% | 92.4% | 12.1% | |
| $1.36B | 0.9% | 52.8% | 0.05% | 0.12% | 1.2% | 78.2% | 10.5% | |
| $1.35B | 0.7% | 75.9% | 0.49% | 0.03% | 0.9% | 95.3% | 8.6% | |
| $1.34B | 3.0% | 31.2% | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 67.0% | 12.7% | |
| $1.33B | 2.0% | 3.9% | no record | no record | no record | no record | 95.6% | |
| $1.30B | 1.7% | 47.2% | 0.26% | 0.01% | 1.2% | 80.2% | 9.8% |
| Northwest Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $668M | $863M | +29% | $636M | $1.00B | +58% |
| Deposits | $836M | $1.10B | +32% | $832M | $1.20B | +45% |
| NPA / loans | 2.18% | 3.79% | +1.61 pts | 0.35% | 0.49% | +0.13 pts |
| Efficiency | 51.2% | 55.1% | +3.9 pts | 53.9% | 50.9% | -3.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.47% | 1.47% | +0.00 pts | 1.71% | 1.52% | -0.19 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.
The full pack on Northwest 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 Mountain West banks $1B to $3B
Institution northwest-bank.com
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