QNB Bank
Quakertown, Pennsylvania · $2.37B in assets · beside the 11 other Pennsylvania banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
QNB Bank is the seventh largest of the 12 Pennsylvania banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $2.37B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 82.9% of deposits, 5th of 12 against a median of 84.0%, and equity is 8.8% of assets, 7th of 12. Loans grew +40.8% in the year, the fastest in the cohort, and deposits grew 25.2%; the cohort's median loan growth is +9.9%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.61% of the book, 6th of 12 against a median of 0.67%; 0.30% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.2 times. Commercial real estate is 48.2% of loans, 11th of 12 against a median of 29.1%, and 332% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 57% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +90.3% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 0.69%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 1.13%, on an efficiency ratio of 71.5%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 0.94%. 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 15.0% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
QNB Bank is the 43rd largest 7(a) lender into Pennsylvania of 374, with $59M across 157 loans, 0.5% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $747M). 3 of its 11 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, PA | $23M | 14th of 160 | 1.6% | +0.7 pts |
| Berks, PA | $15M | 9th of 89 | 3.2% | -1.0 pts |
| Chester, PA | $8M | 28th of 121 | 0.9% | -0.0 pts |
| Bucks, PA | $5M | 48th of 140 | 0.4% | +0.0 pts |
| Lehigh, PA | $3M | 27th of 87 | 0.9% | +0.3 pts |
| Philadelphia, PA | $2M | 79th of 147 | 0.2% | quiet FY2020 |
| Delaware, PA | $1M | 65th of 119 | 0.2% | thin |
| Northampton, PA | $1M | 40th of 90 | 0.5% | -0.5 pts |
| Cuyahoga, OH | $425K | 123rd of 145 | 0.0% | quiet FY2012 |
| Portage, OH | $400K | 48th of 61 | 0.2% | quiet FY2012 |
| Burlington, NJ | $100K | 118th of 126 | 0.0% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 25 | $12M | 19.6% | 0.02% | 524th of 2,596 |
| Health care & social assistance | 18 | $8M | 13.7% | 0.02% | 426th of 2,172 |
| Manufacturing | 16 | $8M | 13.7% | 0.02% | 525th of 2,246 |
| Retail trade | 18 | $7M | 11.4% | 0.01% | 603rd of 2,589 |
| Professional & technical services | 22 | $7M | 10.9% | 0.02% | 378th of 1,955 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| QNB Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 332% | 10th of 12 | 204% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 57% | 9th of 12 | 49% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 8.2% | 9th of 12 | 6.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 27.6% | 12th of 12 | 16.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 48.2% | 11th of 12 | 29.1% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +90.3% | 10th of 12 | +59.7% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.97B | 1.1% | 58.5% | 0.08% | 0.01% | 1.0% | 81.6% | 8.5% | |
| $2.93B | 1.4% | 50.9% | 1.49% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 86.8% | 10.6% | |
| $2.91B | 1.0% | 63.9% | 1.21% | 0.17% | 1.1% | 89.4% | 9.3% | |
| $2.59B | 0.8% | 64.5% | 3.68% | 0.93% | 1.0% | 101.5% | 9.6% | |
| $2.47B | 1.1% | 66.3% | 1.49% | 0.12% | 1.3% | 81.3% | 8.1% | |
| $2.39B | 1.0% | 71.4% | 0.54% | 0.04% | 1.1% | 82.7% | 9.4% | |
| $2.37B | 0.7% | 71.5% | 0.61% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 82.9% | 8.8% | |
| $2.34B | 1.2% | 60.1% | 1.10% | 0.07% | 1.4% | 83.8% | 8.3% | |
| $2.08B | 1.2% | 61.3% | 0.57% | 0.03% | 0.7% | 117.3% | 8.4% | |
| $1.91B | 1.2% | 52.6% | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 103.4% | 9.6% | |
| $1.86B | 0.9% | 59.0% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 77.7% | 6.9% | |
| $1.67B | 1.7% | 51.7% | 0.74% | 0.03% | 0.8% | 84.2% | 11.6% |
| QNB Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $926M | $1.72B | +85% | $1.07B | $1.73B | +62% |
| Deposits | $1.34B | $2.07B | +54% | $1.39B | $2.01B | +44% |
| NPA / loans | 0.88% | 0.61% | -0.28 pts | 0.43% | 0.67% | +0.24 pts |
| Efficiency | 61.3% | 71.5% | +10.2 pts | 61.1% | 60.7% | -0.4 pts |
| ROA | 0.94% | 0.69% | -0.25 pts | 1.05% | 1.13% | +0.09 pts |
This read was prepared for QNB 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 QNB 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 PA banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.qnbbank.com
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