Peapack Private Bank & Trust
Bedminster, New Jersey · $7.96B in assets · beside the 9 other New Jersey banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
Peapack Private Bank & Trust is the second largest of the 10 New Jersey banks between $3B and $10B, with $7.96B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 94.5% of deposits, 4th of 10 against a median of 98.2%, and equity is 8.8% of assets, the lowest in the cohort. Loans grew +14.7% in the year, the fastest in the cohort, and deposits grew 10.7%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.9%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.07% of the book, 7th of 10 against a median of 0.84%; 0.72% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.0 times. Net charge-offs are 0.52% of loans, 8th of 10. Commercial real estate is 47.1% of loans, 5th of 10 against a median of 47.7%, and 406% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 3% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.82%, 5th of 10 against a median of 0.74%, on an efficiency ratio of 64.2%, 6th of 10. Five years ago it was 1.06%. 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 4.4% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Peapack Private Bank & Trust is the 13th largest 7(a) lender into New Jersey of 308, with $228M across 251 loans, 1.7% of everything approved in the state (TD Bank, National Association leads with $1.08B). 27 of its 63 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex, NJ | $32M | 8th of 150 | 2.5% | -5.0 pts |
| New York, NY | $26M | 25th of 208 | 0.9% | -1.4 pts |
| Somerset, NJ | $20M | 5th of 117 | 3.7% | +1.8 pts |
| Monmouth, NJ | $19M | 13th of 160 | 1.8% | -3.2 pts |
| Burlington, NJ | $19M | 8th of 126 | 2.5% | +4.1 pts |
| Bergen, NJ | $18M | 26th of 161 | 1.0% | -1.5 pts |
| Monroe, PA | $17M | 1st of 67 | 12.7% | quiet FY2022 |
| Camden, NJ | $16M | 12th of 126 | 1.9% | -2.6 pts |
| Morris, NJ | $15M | 16th of 126 | 1.7% | -0.2 pts |
| Ocean, NJ | $14M | 16th of 119 | 1.7% | +2.0 pts |
| Onondaga, NY | $14M | 8th of 90 | 3.0% | quiet FY2020 |
| Essex, NJ | $12M | 24th of 138 | 1.3% | -5.1 pts |
| Suffolk, NY | $12M | 34th of 174 | 0.7% | -2.8 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 101 | $162M | 39.1% | 0.21% | 103rd of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 86 | $84M | 20.3% | 0.14% | 124th of 2,589 |
| Manufacturing | 26 | $36M | 8.7% | 0.09% | 199th of 2,246 |
| Professional & technical services | 30 | $29M | 7.0% | 0.09% | 146th of 1,955 |
| Health care & social assistance | 28 | $22M | 5.3% | 0.05% | 244th of 2,172 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Peapack Private | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 406% | 7th of 10 | 368% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 3% | 2nd of 10 | 28% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.3% | 2nd of 10 | 3.9% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 19.8% | 4th of 10 | 22.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 47.1% | 5th of 10 | 47.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +6.9% | 5th of 9 | +6.9% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8.53B | 0.1% | 83.0% | 2.79% | 2.69% | 1.4% | 89.0% | 12.1% | |
| $7.96B | 0.8% | 64.2% | 1.07% | 0.52% | 1.0% | 94.5% | 8.8% | |
| $7.67B | 0.5% | 71.9% | 0.81% | 0.02% | 0.8% | 102.5% | 9.4% | |
| $4.09B | 0.9% | 56.0% | 0.86% | 0.39% | 1.4% | 101.5% | 11.1% | |
| $4.04B | 0.6% | 66.8% | 0.58% | 0.02% | 0.8% | 108.3% | 11.9% | |
| $3.92B | 1.7% | 51.7% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.9% | |
| $3.59B | 0.7% | 59.8% | 0.64% | 0.28% | 0.8% | 96.1% | 9.3% | |
| $3.18B | 2.0% | 41.3% | 1.23% | -0.01% | 1.3% | 108.9% | 11.7% | |
| $3.12B | 2.6% | 34.2% | 0.30% | -0.12% | 1.7% | 74.0% | 11.6% | |
| $3.12B | -0.5% | 75.2% | 2.85% | 0.79% | 1.7% | 100.3% | 10.7% |
| Peapack Private | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $4.58B | $6.68B | +46% | $2.20B | $3.14B | +43% |
| Deposits | $4.95B | $7.06B | +43% | $2.64B | $3.22B | +22% |
| NPA / loans | 0.25% | 1.07% | +0.82 pts | 0.55% | 0.84% | +0.29 pts |
| Efficiency | 57.8% | 64.2% | +6.4 pts | 53.8% | 62.0% | +8.2 pts |
| ROA | 1.06% | 0.82% | -0.24 pts | 1.14% | 0.74% | -0.39 pts |
This read was prepared for Peapack Private Bank & Trust'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 Peapack Private Bank & Trust 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 $3B to $10B
Institution www.peapackprivate.com
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