Parke Bank
Sewell, New Jersey · $2.30B in assets · beside the 8 other New Jersey banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Parke Bank is the second largest of the 9 New Jersey banks between $1B and $3B, with $2.30B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 115.2% of deposits, 8th of 9 against a median of 98.1%, and equity is 15.5% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew +5.0% in the year, 5th of 9, and deposits grew 3.8%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.0%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.27% of the book, 5th of 9 against a median of 0.27%; 0.10% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 6.4 times. Commercial real estate is 44.8% of loans, 6th of 9 against a median of 39.7%, and 254% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 61% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 2.18%, the highest in the cohort against a median of 0.94%, on an efficiency ratio of 29.6%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 2.06%. The question is what the capital is for: the balance sheet carries less risk than it could.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Parke Bank is the 53rd largest 7(a) lender into Pennsylvania of 374, with $51M across 40 loans, 0.4% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $747M). 34 of its 35 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | $14M | 24th of 147 | 1.1% | quiet FY2022 |
| Chester, PA | $9M | 23rd of 121 | 1.1% | quiet FY2015 |
| New Castle, DE | $7M | 22nd of 121 | 1.1% | quiet FY2014 |
| Broward, FL | $6M | 71st of 209 | 0.2% | quiet FY2013 |
| Bucks, PA | $6M | 40th of 140 | 0.5% | quiet FY2016 |
| Berks, PA | $6M | 24th of 89 | 1.2% | quiet FY2011 |
| Cape May, NJ | $6M | 13th of 67 | 1.8% | quiet FY2017 |
| Montgomery, PA | $6M | 50th of 160 | 0.4% | quiet FY2022 |
| Hudson, NJ | $5M | 39th of 123 | 0.8% | quiet FY2018 |
| Mercer, NJ | $5M | 34th of 119 | 0.8% | quiet FY2018 |
| Camden, NJ | $4M | 45th of 126 | 0.5% | quiet FY2018 |
| Atlantic, NJ | $4M | 26th of 86 | 1.2% | -1.5 pts |
| Middlesex, NJ | $4M | 62nd of 150 | 0.3% | quiet FY2019 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 31 | $31M | 27.2% | 0.05% | 246th of 2,589 |
| Accommodation & food services | 18 | $26M | 22.5% | 0.03% | 339th of 2,596 |
| Manufacturing | 8 | $14M | 12.1% | 0.03% | 381st of 2,246 |
| Health care & social assistance | 9 | $10M | 8.3% | 0.02% | 392nd of 2,172 |
| Administrative & waste services | 2 | $7M | 6.4% | 0.05% | 249th of 1,763 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Parke Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 254% | 5th of 9 | 254% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 61% | 8th of 9 | 23% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 10.8% | 8th of 9 | 4.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 23.2% | 6th of 9 | 23.0% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 44.8% | 6th of 9 | 39.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +38.1% | 4th of 8 | +41.2% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.36B | 2.0% | 70.3% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.0% | 11.2% | 5.6% | |
| $2.30B | 2.2% | 29.6% | 0.27% | 0.10% | 1.7% | 115.2% | 15.5% | |
| $2.25B | 1.2% | 60.4% | 0.92% | -0.03% | 1.1% | 91.3% | 12.2% | |
| $1.96B | 0.9% | 63.1% | 0.72% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 108.4% | 9.8% | |
| $1.89B | -1.4% | 111.8% | 0.82% | 0.14% | 0.9% | 135.7% | 14.8% | |
| $1.48B | -1.3% | no record | 0.91% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 22.9% | -1.6% | |
| $1.19B | 0.3% | 82.5% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 98.1% | 15.0% | |
| $1.14B | 0.7% | 72.1% | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.5% | 63.3% | 8.5% | |
| $1.05B | 1.2% | 52.0% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 1.0% | 103.2% | 11.7% |
| Parke Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.52B | $2.03B | +34% | $613M | $907M | +48% |
| Deposits | $1.73B | $1.76B | +2% | $1.00B | $1.35B | +35% |
| NPA / loans | 0.33% | 0.27% | -0.07 pts | 0.99% | 0.27% | -0.73 pts |
| Efficiency | 28.0% | 29.6% | +1.6 pts | 63.0% | 66.7% | +3.7 pts |
| ROA | 2.06% | 2.18% | +0.12 pts | 0.84% | 0.94% | +0.10 pts |
This read was prepared for Parke 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 Parke 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 NJ banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.parkebank.com
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