Pinnacle Bank
Nashville, Tennessee · $128.79B in assets · beside the 11 other the South Central states banks over $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Pinnacle Bank is the second largest of the 12 the South Central states banks nearest its size over $10B, with $128.79B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 86.8% of deposits, 4th of 12 against a median of 87.7%, and equity is 11.5% of assets, 8th of 12. Loans grew +137.8% in the year, the fastest in the cohort, and deposits grew 125.9%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.48% of the book, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 0.92%; 0.13% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.3 times. Net charge-offs are 0.22% of loans, 9th of 12. Commercial real estate is 30.8% of loans, 5th of 12 against a median of 36.7%, and 231% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 50% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +146.7% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 0.90%, 11th of 12 against a median of 1.39%, on an efficiency ratio of 63.1%, 11th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.46%. 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
Pinnacle Bank is the 7th largest 7(a) lender into Georgia of 409, with $618M across 592 loans, 3.1% of everything approved in the state (Metro City Bank leads with $1.91B). 163 of its 370 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg, NC | $172M | 3rd of 177 | 8.5% | -0.2 pts |
| Davidson, TN | $114M | 1st of 164 | 12.6% | -3.0 pts |
| Shelby, TN | $103M | 1st of 139 | 13.2% | -1.5 pts |
| Duval, FL | $83M | 1st of 171 | 6.2% | -0.2 pts |
| Charleston, SC | $71M | 1st of 112 | 10.8% | -3.6 pts |
| Fulton, GA | $64M | 15th of 211 | 2.0% | +1.1 pts |
| Williamson, TN | $60M | 1st of 112 | 12.2% | -7.7 pts |
| Pinellas, FL | $54M | 6th of 171 | 3.2% | -0.8 pts |
| Greenville, SC | $53M | 5th of 125 | 7.0% | -1.6 pts |
| Hillsborough, FL | $52M | 11th of 195 | 2.4% | -0.9 pts |
| Gwinnett, GA | $52M | 13th of 169 | 2.2% | -0.9 pts |
| Cobb, GA | $48M | 7th of 182 | 2.8% | -1.5 pts |
| Wake, NC | $47M | 8th of 181 | 2.7% | -1.9 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 538 | $445M | 14.6% | 0.58% | 45th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 437 | $398M | 13.1% | 0.65% | 29th of 2,589 |
| Health care & social assistance | 303 | $310M | 10.2% | 0.65% | 27th of 2,172 |
| Manufacturing | 265 | $310M | 10.2% | 0.78% | 23rd of 2,246 |
| Wholesale trade | 195 | $271M | 8.9% | 1.05% | 20th of 1,651 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Pinnacle Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 231% | 5th of 12 | 247% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 50% | 4th of 12 | 65% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 6.6% | 4th of 12 | 9.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 18.7% | 6th of 12 | 20.9% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 30.8% | 5th of 12 | 36.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +146.7% | 12th of 12 | +14.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $159.79B | 1.4% | 56.2% | 0.93% | 0.46% | 1.5% | 75.7% | 11.2% | |
| $128.79B | 0.9% | 63.1% | 0.48% | 0.22% | 1.1% | 86.8% | 11.5% | |
| $84.12B | 1.4% | 56.0% | 0.83% | 0.19% | 1.1% | 95.7% | 11.2% | |
| $41.70B | 1.6% | 39.5% | 0.92% | 0.62% | 1.4% | 95.8% | 15.1% | |
| $36.33B | 1.0% | 55.3% | 0.57% | 0.17% | 1.3% | 82.4% | 12.0% | |
| $28.05B | 0.5% | 81.6% | 0.86% | 0.37% | 1.1% | 83.2% | 8.4% | |
| $26.99B | 1.4% | 55.7% | 0.96% | 0.05% | 1.5% | 87.7% | 15.4% | |
| $24.73B | 1.2% | 56.8% | 0.92% | 0.20% | 1.3% | 90.7% | 13.1% | |
| $24.55B | 2.0% | 42.2% | 0.55% | 0.07% | 1.9% | 87.1% | 17.2% | |
| $19.19B | 1.3% | 63.0% | 1.14% | 0.12% | 1.0% | 87.6% | 11.6% | |
| $18.34B | 1.9% | 29.6% | 1.18% | 0.17% | 1.3% | 99.5% | 10.9% | |
| $16.76B | 1.5% | 52.8% | 1.40% | 0.08% | 1.5% | 90.9% | 11.7% |
| Pinnacle Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $22.98B | $88.72B | +286% | $12.87B | $19.95B | +55% |
| Deposits | $28.49B | $102.25B | +259% | $19.62B | $23.38B | +19% |
| NPA / loans | 0.24% | 0.48% | +0.24 pts | 0.61% | 0.92% | +0.31 pts |
| Efficiency | 48.8% | 63.1% | +14.3 pts | 60.0% | 55.8% | -4.2 pts |
| ROA | 1.46% | 0.90% | -0.56 pts | 1.53% | 1.39% | -0.14 pts |
This read was prepared for Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle 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 South Central states banks over $10B
Institution www.pnfp.com
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