Promiseone Bank
Duluth, Georgia · $812M in assets · beside the 11 other Georgia banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
Promiseone Bank is the sixth largest of the 12 Georgia banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $812M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 84.5% of deposits, 8th of 12 against a median of 82.7%, and equity is 8.6% of assets, 11th of 12. Loans grew +2.5% in the year, 8th of 12, and deposits fell 1.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.9%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.81% of the book, 8th of 12 against a median of 0.48%; 0.96% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.2 times. Net charge-offs are 0.10% of loans, 11th of 12. Commercial real estate is 41.9% of loans, 11th of 12 against a median of 34.7%, and 284% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 2% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.50%, 8th of 12 against a median of 1.56%, on an efficiency ratio of 58.1%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 2.77%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Promiseone Bank is the 11th largest 7(a) lender into Georgia of 409, with $427M across 485 loans, 2.1% of everything approved in the state (Metro City Bank leads with $1.91B). 257 of its 342 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett, GA | $87M | 2nd of 169 | 3.7% | +0.1 pts |
| Dekalb, GA | $58M | 6th of 151 | 3.7% | -2.6 pts |
| Fulton, GA | $48M | 19th of 211 | 1.5% | +0.4 pts |
| Cobb, GA | $28M | 17th of 182 | 1.7% | +0.8 pts |
| Dallas, TX | $23M | 55th of 314 | 0.4% | -0.1 pts |
| Lee, FL | $20M | 11th of 169 | 1.8% | quiet FY2021 |
| Guilford, NC | $18M | 8th of 125 | 3.1% | +0.7 pts |
| Henry, GA | $18M | 5th of 102 | 4.4% | quiet FY2022 |
| Duval, FL | $17M | 17th of 171 | 1.3% | quiet FY2019 |
| Brevard, FL | $17M | 10th of 129 | 2.5% | quiet FY2021 |
| Pueblo, CO | $15M | 2nd of 65 | 9.6% | quiet FY2020 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $15M | 22nd of 147 | 1.2% | -2.5 pts |
| Bexar, TX | $14M | 39th of 237 | 0.6% | quiet FY2018 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 531 | $727M | 58.6% | 0.95% | 20th of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 323 | $289M | 23.3% | 0.47% | 45th of 2,589 |
| Other services | 85 | $56M | 4.5% | 0.16% | 106th of 2,248 |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 43 | $48M | 3.9% | 0.59% | 21st of 1,007 |
| Health care & social assistance | 59 | $35M | 2.8% | 0.07% | 175th of 2,172 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Promiseone Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 284% | 9th of 12 | 237% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 2% | 1st of 12 | 55% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.3% | 1st of 12 | 10.6% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 39.1% | 12th of 12 | 17.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 41.9% | 11th of 12 | 34.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +38.8% | 6th of 12 | +41.0% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $915M | 1.1% | 61.6% | 0.47% | 0.03% | 1.2% | 102.1% | 12.9% | |
| $902M | 2.0% | 49.6% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 94.2% | 13.0% | |
| $862M | 1.6% | 48.1% | 1.86% | 0.22% | 1.2% | 79.1% | 8.6% | |
| $832M | 1.8% | 62.3% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.4% | 20.3% | 16.2% | |
| $830M | 0.8% | 62.8% | 0.49% | 0.10% | 1.0% | 99.8% | 8.5% | |
| $812M | 1.5% | 58.1% | 0.81% | 0.10% | 1.0% | 84.5% | 8.6% | |
| $790M | 1.6% | 54.1% | 1.63% | 0.04% | 1.3% | 57.5% | 12.5% | |
| $786M | 1.4% | 54.8% | 0.00% | -0.02% | 1.1% | 74.1% | 9.5% | |
| $755M | 1.9% | 48.8% | 0.43% | -0.01% | 1.3% | 82.7% | 12.9% | |
| $744M | 0.8% | 73.3% | 2.83% | 0.02% | 1.3% | 82.7% | 9.3% | |
| $735M | 2.6% | 46.1% | 0.00% | -1.40% | 3.2% | 81.5% | 15.9% | |
| $668M | 1.8% | 51.4% | 3.36% | 0.00% | 1.5% | 85.3% | 19.5% |
| Promiseone Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $407M | $619M | +52% | $320M | $542M | +69% |
| Deposits | $496M | $732M | +48% | $463M | $698M | +51% |
| NPA / loans | 2.55% | 0.81% | -1.74 pts | 0.96% | 0.48% | -0.48 pts |
| Efficiency | 38.6% | 58.1% | +19.5 pts | 64.3% | 54.4% | -9.9 pts |
| ROA | 2.77% | 1.50% | -1.27 pts | 1.01% | 1.56% | +0.55 pts |
This read was prepared for Promiseone 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 Promiseone 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 GA banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.promiseone.bank
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