Popular Bank
New York, New York · $15.03B in assets · beside the 11 other New York banks over $10B
The filing
Popular Bank is the tenth largest of the 12 New York banks nearest its size over $10B, with $15.03B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 98.7% of deposits, 9th of 12 against a median of 84.8%, and equity is 14.4% of assets, 2nd of 8. Loans grew +3.4% in the year, 8th of 12, and deposits fell 0.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.39% of the book, 4th of 12 against a median of 0.53%; 0.30% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.0 times. Commercial real estate is 47.9% of loans, 10th of 12 against a median of 30.7%, and 311% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 74% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.98%, 4th of 8 against a median of 0.98%, on an efficiency ratio of 55.2%, 2nd of 8. Five years ago it was 1.30%. 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 18.0% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Popular Bank is the 79th largest 7(a) lender into Florida of 528, with $69M across 484 loans, 0.2% of everything approved in the state (Live Oak Banking Company leads with $1.78B). 300 of its 304 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange, CA | $13M | 79th of 256 | 0.2% | quiet FY2014 |
| Cook, IL | $13M | 70th of 282 | 0.2% | quiet FY2014 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $12M | 114th of 308 | 0.1% | quiet FY2014 |
| Salt Lake, UT | $12M | 37th of 164 | 0.4% | quiet FY2009 |
| Miami-Dade, FL | $12M | 54th of 215 | 0.3% | quiet FY2019 |
| Dallas, TX | $9M | 93rd of 314 | 0.2% | quiet FY2009 |
| Orange, FL | $9M | 56th of 201 | 0.4% | quiet FY2010 |
| Riverside, CA | $8M | 71st of 219 | 0.2% | quiet FY2009 |
| Hillsborough, FL | $8M | 57th of 195 | 0.4% | quiet FY2009 |
| Broward, FL | $7M | 67th of 209 | 0.2% | quiet FY2011 |
| Queens, NY | $7M | 47th of 155 | 0.4% | thin |
| New York, NY | $6M | 69th of 208 | 0.2% | quiet FY2014 |
| San Bernardino, CA | $6M | 88th of 213 | 0.2% | quiet FY2009 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 325 | $84M | 19.7% | 0.11% | 162nd of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 336 | $63M | 14.7% | 0.10% | 154th of 2,589 |
| Health care & social assistance | 220 | $49M | 11.5% | 0.10% | 136th of 2,172 |
| Other services | 298 | $48M | 11.3% | 0.14% | 122nd of 2,248 |
| Manufacturing | 159 | $34M | 7.9% | 0.09% | 207th of 2,246 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Popular Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 311% | 6th of 8 | 239% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 74% | 8th of 8 | 15% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 11.4% | 11th of 12 | 2.2% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 19.1% | 5th of 8 | 18.5% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 47.9% | 10th of 12 | 30.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +25.7% | 6th of 10 | +18.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $48.52B | no record | no record | 1.63% | no record | no record | 71.1% | no record | |
| $40.53B | 1.0% | 63.7% | 0.92% | 0.00% | 0.2% | 55.1% | 24.5% | |
| $22.51B | no record | no record | 0.00% | no record | no record | 107.5% | no record | |
| $19.89B | 0.4% | 80.2% | 0.44% | 0.04% | 0.4% | 85.6% | 8.1% | |
| $17.45B | 1.2% | 58.0% | 0.50% | 0.11% | 0.8% | 75.9% | 9.6% | |
| $16.24B | no record | no record | 0.00% | no record | no record | 104.7% | no record | |
| $16.09B | 1.2% | 59.2% | 0.55% | 0.16% | 1.2% | 86.8% | 11.6% | |
| $15.69B | 1.0% | 61.7% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 26.4% | 8.6% | |
| $15.03B | 1.0% | 49.7% | 0.64% | 0.34% | 1.0% | 84.0% | 11.3% | |
| $15.03B | 1.0% | 55.2% | 0.39% | 0.06% | 0.8% | 98.7% | 14.4% | |
| $14.39B | 0.8% | 67.1% | 1.18% | 0.16% | 0.9% | 80.9% | 10.2% | |
| $11.04B | no record | no record | 1.92% | no record | no record | 104.9% | no record |
| Popular Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $7.92B | $11.77B | +49% | $7.81B | $11.53B | +48% |
| Deposits | $7.74B | $11.93B | +54% | $9.82B | $13.42B | +37% |
| NPA / loans | 0.47% | 0.39% | -0.08 pts | 0.60% | 0.53% | -0.07 pts |
| Efficiency | 63.0% | 55.2% | -7.8 pts | 65.7% | 60.5% | -5.2 pts |
| ROA | 1.30% | 0.98% | -0.32 pts | 0.87% | 0.98% | +0.11 pts |
This read was prepared for Popular 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 Popular 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 NY banks over $10B
Institution www.popularbank.com
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