Park National Bank
Newark, Ohio · $12.61B in assets · beside the 7 other Ohio banks over $10B
The filing
Park National Bank is the smallest of the 8 Ohio banks over $10B, with $12.61B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 90.3% of deposits, 7th of 8 against a median of 76.8%, and equity is 12.4% of assets, 3rd of 8. Loans grew +22.2% in the year, 3rd of 8, and deposits grew 26.6%; the cohort's median loan growth is +13.0%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.86% of the book, 6th of 8 against a median of 0.85%; 0.37% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.3 times. Net charge-offs are 0.11% of loans, 2nd of 8. Commercial real estate is 28.8% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 12.3%, and 197% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 43% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +84.4% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 1.83%, the highest in the cohort against a median of 1.25%, on an efficiency ratio of 54.7%, 2nd of 8. Five years ago it was 1.75%. The question is what the concentration does under a commercial real estate stress, and how much of it is owner-occupied (owner-occupied nonresidential is 10.6% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Park National Bank is the 32nd largest 7(a) lender into Ohio of 361, with $84M across 321 loans, 0.6% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $5.20B). 44 of its 75 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison, TN | $18M | 2nd of 44 | 16.0% | quiet FY2017 |
| Richland, OH | $15M | 2nd of 40 | 14.2% | thin |
| Franklin, OH | $11M | 26th of 166 | 0.5% | -0.3 pts |
| Mecklenburg, NC | $9M | 43rd of 177 | 0.4% | +0.1 pts |
| Anderson, SC | $6M | 3rd of 68 | 4.2% | thin |
| Knox, OH | $6M | 3rd of 29 | 14.2% | quiet FY2021 |
| Licking, OH | $5M | 10th of 60 | 2.4% | +2.0 pts |
| Darke, OH | $5M | 1st of 28 | 17.4% | quiet FY2018 |
| Miami, OH | $4M | 13th of 50 | 2.6% | thin |
| Spartanburg, SC | $4M | 24th of 83 | 1.3% | -0.3 pts |
| Forsyth, GA | $4M | 47th of 120 | 0.5% | thin |
| Clermont, OH | $4M | 19th of 59 | 1.2% | thin |
| Muskingum, OH | $3M | 4th of 30 | 3.8% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 65 | $48M | 34.2% | 0.12% | 148th of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 67 | $18M | 12.7% | 0.02% | 409th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 66 | $17M | 12.1% | 0.03% | 347th of 2,589 |
| Construction | 42 | $10M | 7.3% | 0.03% | 363rd of 2,063 |
| Professional & technical services | 24 | $10M | 7.1% | 0.03% | 295th of 1,955 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Park National Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 197% | 8th of 8 | 67% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 43% | 8th of 8 | 16% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 6.3% | 8th of 8 | 2.7% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 18.9% | 8th of 8 | 5.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 28.8% | 8th of 8 | 12.3% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +84.4% | 7th of 8 | +8.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4091.32B | 1.5% | 54.5% | 0.78% | 0.60% | 1.7% | 55.4% | 8.3% | |
| $705.55B | 1.2% | 56.1% | 1.45% | 0.52% | 1.8% | 76.3% | 9.8% | |
| $299.18B | 0.9% | 68.0% | 0.84% | 0.31% | 1.6% | 74.5% | 12.6% | |
| $283.07B | 1.0% | 61.7% | 1.06% | 0.24% | 1.7% | 84.2% | 11.8% | |
| $188.56B | 1.3% | 54.9% | 0.86% | 0.39% | 1.3% | 70.6% | 9.9% | |
| $22.35B | 1.5% | 57.5% | 0.70% | 0.27% | 1.4% | 77.3% | 13.4% | |
| $18.06B | 0.6% | 60.7% | 0.25% | -0.02% | 0.5% | 159.7% | 9.9% | |
| $12.61B | 1.8% | 54.7% | 0.86% | 0.11% | 1.1% | 90.3% | 12.4% |
| Park National Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $7.03B | $9.73B | +38% | $108.07B | $145.60B | +35% |
| Deposits | $8.48B | $10.78B | +27% | $148.24B | $192.80B | +30% |
| NPA / loans | 1.38% | 0.86% | -0.52 pts | 0.97% | 0.85% | -0.12 pts |
| Efficiency | 57.3% | 54.7% | -2.6 pts | 59.8% | 56.8% | -3.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.75% | 1.83% | +0.08 pts | 1.39% | 1.25% | -0.14 pts |
This read was prepared for Park 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 Park 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 OH banks over $10B
Institution www.parknationalbank.com
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