Old Second National Bank
Aurora, Illinois · $6.86B in assets · beside the 11 other Illinois banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Old Second National Bank is the fourth largest of the 12 Illinois banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $6.86B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 96.0% of deposits, 11th of 12 against a median of 86.6%, and equity is 13.5% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew +31.1% in the year, 2nd of 12, and deposits grew 12.3%; the cohort's median loan growth is +9.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.08% of the book, 10th of 12 against a median of 0.55%; 0.43% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.2 times. Net charge-offs are 0.72% of loans, 10th of 11. Commercial real estate is 31.9% of loans, 7th of 12 against a median of 27.7%, and 192% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 18% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.68%, 2nd of 11 against a median of 1.48%, on an efficiency ratio of 50.7%, 5th of 11. Five years ago it was 1.47%. The question is whether the new lending seasons as cleanly as the book it joined, and what funded it.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Old Second National Bank is the 137th largest 7(a) lender into Illinois of 537, with $12M across 29 loans, 0.1% of everything approved in the state (Byline Bank leads with $2.39B). 3 of its 9 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane, IL | $4M | 39th of 141 | 0.6% | -0.6 pts |
| Dupage, IL | $3M | 78th of 188 | 0.2% | -0.4 pts |
| Cook, IL | $2M | 157th of 282 | 0.0% | quiet FY2021 |
| Will, IL | $2M | 68th of 145 | 0.2% | +0.6 pts |
| Kendall, IL | $470K | 37th of 70 | 0.4% | thin |
| Collier, FL | $466K | 102nd of 136 | 0.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Grundy, IL | $400K | 24th of 36 | 0.7% | quiet FY2018 |
| La Salle, IL | $71K | 36th of 37 | 0.1% | thin |
| Racine, WI | $32K | 88th of 89 | 0.0% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other services | 6 | $4M | 29.6% | 0.01% | 643rd of 2,248 |
| Construction | 5 | $2M | 16.7% | 0.01% | 890th of 2,063 |
| Retail trade | 3 | $2M | 12.2% | 0.00% | 1303rd of 2,589 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2 | $1M | 11.2% | 0.01% | 686th of 1,656 |
| Health care & social assistance | 4 | $1M | 10.5% | 0.00% | 1025th of 2,172 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Old Second National Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 192% | 7th of 11 | 178% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 18% | 1st of 11 | 34% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 2.9% | 2nd of 12 | 5.2% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 22.1% | 8th of 11 | 14.3% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 31.9% | 7th of 12 | 27.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +1.4% | 2nd 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 |
| Old Second National Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.91B | $5.25B | +175% | $2.58B | $4.36B | +69% |
| Deposits | $2.77B | $5.47B | +97% | $3.52B | $5.51B | +57% |
| NPA / loans | 1.20% | 1.08% | -0.12 pts | 0.52% | 0.55% | +0.04 pts |
| Efficiency | 61.8% | 50.7% | -11.1 pts | 57.3% | 52.3% | -5.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.47% | 1.68% | +0.21 pts | 1.38% | 1.48% | +0.11 pts |
This read was prepared for Old Second National 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 Old Second National 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.oldsecond.com
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