Passumpsic Savings Bank
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont · $934M in assets · beside the 11 other New England banks between $300M and $1B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Passumpsic Savings Bank is the third largest of the 12 New England banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $934M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 87.0% of deposits, 5th of 12 against a median of 91.4%, and equity is 13.6% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew +3.2% in the year, 10th of 12, and deposits grew 7.3%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.3%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.71% of the book, 9th of 12 against a median of 0.46%; 1.13% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.5 times. Commercial real estate is 6.7% of loans, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 26.2%, and 34% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 9% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.34%, 2nd of 12 against a median of 0.58%, on an efficiency ratio of 86.5%, 10th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.30%. The question is what the capital is for: the balance sheet carries less risk than it could.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Passumpsic Savings Bank is the 36th largest 7(a) lender into New Hampshire of 177, with $12M across 82 loans, 0.6% of everything approved in the state (TD Bank, National Association leads with $151M). 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coos, NH | $7M | 2nd of 31 | 14.8% | quiet FY2018 |
| Caledonia, VT | $7M | 2nd of 24 | 25.4% | -30.8 pts |
| Grafton, NH | $3M | 13th of 56 | 2.7% | thin |
| Orleans, VT | $1M | 5th of 19 | 4.8% | quiet FY2017 |
| Merrimack, NH | $571K | 38th of 62 | 0.3% | quiet FY2015 |
| Washington, VT | $485K | 21st of 30 | 0.7% | quiet FY2013 |
| Belknap, NH | $412K | 27th of 50 | 0.5% | quiet FY2014 |
| Essex, VT | $188K | 3rd of 9 | 11.9% | quiet FY2014 |
| Chittenden, VT | $150K | 53rd of 58 | 0.1% | quiet FY2009 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 59 | $6M | 29.5% | 0.01% | 641st of 2,589 |
| Manufacturing | 24 | $5M | 22.4% | 0.01% | 722nd of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 20 | $2M | 8.4% | 0.00% | 1307th of 2,596 |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 16 | $2M | 7.9% | 0.02% | 355th of 1,007 |
| Real estate & leasing | 7 | $2M | 7.7% | 0.01% | 602nd of 1,452 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Passumpsic Savings Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 34% | 1st of 12 | 195% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 9% | 1st of 12 | 36% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 1.7% | 1st of 12 | 4.8% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 4.5% | 2nd of 12 | 11.1% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 6.7% | 1st of 12 | 26.2% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +14.2% | 5th of 12 | +17.1% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $984M | 0.4% | 83.1% | 0.60% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 95.6% | 11.0% | |
| $947M | 0.6% | 66.1% | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.4% | 89.9% | 11.6% | |
| $934M | 1.3% | 86.5% | 0.71% | 0.06% | 1.1% | 87.0% | 13.6% | |
| $931M | 1.1% | 61.9% | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 94.3% | 8.8% | |
| $918M | 0.5% | 75.7% | 0.32% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 93.0% | 7.7% | |
| $913M | 2.5% | 50.6% | 0.14% | 0.30% | 0.7% | 99.6% | 9.6% | |
| $902M | 0.6% | 76.8% | 0.72% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 69.7% | 10.9% | |
| $899M | 1.2% | 61.5% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 109.8% | 13.2% | |
| $895M | 0.2% | 74.3% | 0.99% | 0.77% | 0.9% | 97.8% | 8.9% | |
| $891M | 0.4% | 94.4% | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 84.2% | 9.4% | |
| $867M | -0.3% | 119.0% | 1.93% | 0.02% | 1.0% | 79.2% | 6.5% | |
| $858M | 0.8% | 72.5% | 0.26% | -0.06% | 1.0% | 81.8% | 7.7% |
| Passumpsic Savings Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $581M | $655M | +13% | $482M | $705M | +46% |
| Deposits | $717M | $753M | +5% | $614M | $773M | +26% |
| NPA / loans | 1.10% | 0.71% | -0.39 pts | 0.49% | 0.46% | -0.03 pts |
| Efficiency | 73.6% | 86.5% | +12.9 pts | 78.5% | 75.0% | -3.5 pts |
| ROA | 1.30% | 1.34% | +0.04 pts | 0.51% | 0.58% | +0.07 pts |
This read was prepared for Passumpsic Savings 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 Passumpsic Savings 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 New England banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.passumpsicbank.com
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