Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution
Saco, Maine · $1.47B in assets · beside the 9 other Maine banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution earned 0.24% on assets in the year to June 2026, last of the ten Maine banks between $1B and $3B, on an efficiency ratio of 90.3% against a cohort median of 68.6%. Five years earlier it earned 0.72% at 82.2%.
Loans stand at 119% of deposits, the highest in the cohort, and deposits fell 1.3% over the year, the largest decline in the group. Loans grew 3.8%. Credit is clean: noncurrent loans are 0.14%, fourth of ten, with the allowance covering them 3.1 times.
Commercial real estate is 26.0% of the book, second lowest in the cohort, and equity is 9.3% of assets, ninth. The earnings question is a funding cost question.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution is the 28th largest 7(a) lender into Maine of 130, with $8M across 87 loans, 0.6% of everything approved in the state (Bangor Savings Bank leads with $138M). Every market on its book has had an approval since FY2023.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland, ME | $5M | 16th of 71 | 1.5% | +0.3 pts |
| York, ME | $3M | 19th of 67 | 1.2% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 11 | $2M | 20.6% | 0.00% | 1192nd of 2,246 |
| Professional & technical services | 15 | $1M | 15.5% | 0.00% | 931st of 1,955 |
| Accommodation & food services | 10 | $1M | 15.3% | 0.00% | 1510th of 2,596 |
| Construction | 8 | $1M | 14.9% | 0.00% | 1143rd of 2,063 |
| Retail trade | 10 | $676K | 8.6% | 0.00% | 1726th of 2,589 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Saco & | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 209% | 4th of 10 | 233% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 46% | 9th of 10 | 30% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 5.7% | 7th of 10 | 5.5% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 15.3% | 2nd of 10 | 22.9% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 26.0% | 2nd of 10 | 36.0% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +28.4% | 5th of 10 | +29.4% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.98B | 1.2% | 64.6% | 0.46% | 0.17% | 0.6% | 107.6% | 9.4% | |
| $2.67B | 1.0% | 67.0% | 0.40% | 0.04% | 0.9% | 99.1% | 11.5% | |
| $2.17B | 0.9% | 68.8% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 1.1% | 107.1% | 8.8% | |
| $2.16B | 1.2% | 67.4% | 0.29% | 0.05% | 0.7% | 103.8% | 12.5% | |
| $1.87B | 1.4% | 71.4% | 0.46% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 111.5% | 13.4% | |
| $1.76B | 0.7% | 73.9% | 0.48% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 103.2% | 10.8% | |
| $1.50B | 0.7% | 66.3% | 0.05% | -0.02% | 1.4% | 76.5% | 14.7% | |
| $1.47B | 0.2% | 90.3% | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.4% | 119.2% | 9.3% | |
| $1.16B | 0.9% | 68.4% | 0.48% | 0.07% | 1.0% | 96.4% | 9.5% | |
| $1.09B | 1.4% | 75.2% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 105.6% | 10.3% |
| Saco & | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $922M | $1.20B | +30% | $968M | $1.52B | +57% |
| Deposits | $871M | $1.00B | +15% | $1.03B | $1.42B | +37% |
| NPA / loans | 0.50% | 0.14% | -0.36 pts | 0.39% | 0.35% | -0.05 pts |
| Efficiency | 82.2% | 90.3% | +8.0 pts | 68.8% | 68.6% | -0.2 pts |
| ROA | 0.72% | 0.24% | -0.48 pts | 1.30% | 0.93% | -0.37 pts |
This read was prepared for Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution'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 Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 6 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort ME banks $1B to $3B
Institution www.sbsavings.bank
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