Rollstone Bank & Trust
Fitchburg, Massachusetts · $816M in assets · beside the 11 other Massachusetts banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
Rollstone Bank & Trust is the sixth largest of the 12 Massachusetts banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $816M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 85.4% of deposits, 4th of 12 against a median of 89.5%, and equity is 8.6% of assets, 10th of 12. Loans grew -12.9% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 4.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.4%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.20% of the book, 5th of 12 against a median of 0.28%; 0.21% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 4.5 times. Commercial real estate is 53.6% of loans, the highest in the cohort against a median of 39.0%, and 341% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 14% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.07%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 0.50%, on an efficiency ratio of 99.1%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.00%. 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 12.8% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Rollstone Bank & Trust is the 191st largest 7(a) lender into Massachusetts of 309, with $2M across 15 loans, 0.0% of everything approved in the state (Eastern Bank leads with $778M). 2 of its 3 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester, MA | $1M | 75th of 140 | 0.2% | thin |
| Middlesex, MA | $743K | 132nd of 190 | 0.0% | quiet FY2014 |
| Hillsborough, NH | $110K | 104th of 117 | 0.0% | quiet FY2011 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 6 | $711K | 30.6% | 0.00% | 1532nd of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 1 | $510K | 21.9% | 0.00% | 1900th of 2,596 |
| Construction | 1 | $293K | 12.6% | 0.00% | 1655th of 2,063 |
| Professional & technical services | 3 | $270K | 11.6% | 0.00% | 1477th of 1,955 |
| Health care & social assistance | 1 | $250K | 10.8% | 0.00% | 1721st of 2,172 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Rollstone Bank & Trust | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 341% | 11th of 12 | 279% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 14% | 2nd of 12 | 55% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 2.2% | 1st of 12 | 7.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 48.7% | 12th of 12 | 16.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 53.6% | 12th of 12 | 39.0% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -18.6% | 2nd of 12 | +17.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $947M | 0.6% | 66.1% | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.4% | 89.9% | 11.6% | |
| $918M | 0.5% | 75.7% | 0.32% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 93.0% | 7.7% | |
| $902M | 0.6% | 76.8% | 0.72% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 69.7% | 10.9% | |
| $899M | 1.2% | 61.5% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 109.8% | 13.2% | |
| $891M | 0.4% | 94.4% | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 84.2% | 9.4% | |
| $816M | 0.1% | 99.1% | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 85.4% | 8.6% | |
| $806M | 0.9% | 66.4% | 0.23% | 0.01% | 0.7% | 88.4% | 9.4% | |
| $783M | 0.7% | 70.9% | 3.64% | 0.04% | 1.4% | 108.9% | 10.4% | |
| $783M | 0.5% | 73.9% | 0.90% | -0.01% | 1.3% | 81.4% | 14.6% | |
| $745M | 0.3% | 93.2% | 0.50% | 0.66% | 1.2% | 89.1% | 8.0% | |
| $709M | 0.3% | 84.1% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 95.0% | 9.9% | |
| $654M | 0.1% | 93.1% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 92.5% | 8.7% |
| Rollstone Bank & Trust | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $547M | $579M | +6% | $473M | $600M | +27% |
| Deposits | $722M | $677M | -6% | $580M | $678M | +17% |
| NPA / loans | 0.15% | 0.20% | +0.05 pts | 0.38% | 0.28% | -0.11 pts |
| Efficiency | 74.3% | 99.1% | +24.8 pts | 75.1% | 76.2% | +1.2 pts |
| ROA | 1.00% | 0.07% | -0.92 pts | 0.66% | 0.50% | -0.16 pts |
This read was prepared for Rollstone 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 Rollstone 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 MA banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.rollstonebank.com
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