Servisfirst Bank
Birmingham, Alabama · $18.34B in assets · beside the 11 other the South Central states banks over $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Servisfirst Bank is the ninth largest of the 12 the South Central states banks nearest its size over $10B, with $18.34B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 99.5% of deposits, the highest in the cohort against a median of 90.8%, and equity is 10.9% of assets, 11th of 12. Loans grew +9.3% in the year, 4th of 12, and deposits grew 5.0%; the cohort's median loan growth is +5.3%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.18% of the book, 11th of 12 against a median of 0.92%; 0.10% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.1 times. Net charge-offs are 0.17% of loans, 7th of 12. Commercial real estate is 46.1% of loans, 9th of 12 against a median of 36.9%, and 307% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 72% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.88%, 2nd of 12 against a median of 1.39%, on an efficiency ratio of 29.6%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.60%. 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 18.4% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Servisfirst Bank is the 13th largest 7(a) lender into Alabama of 277, with $66M across 84 loans, 1.7% of everything approved in the state (Live Oak Banking Company leads with $371M). 22 of its 32 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson, AL | $31M | 5th of 128 | 4.3% | -5.1 pts |
| Escambia, FL | $12M | 5th of 100 | 3.3% | -4.5 pts |
| Shelby, AL | $7M | 17th of 80 | 2.3% | +1.2 pts |
| Davidson, TN | $5M | 31st of 164 | 0.6% | quiet FY2019 |
| Madison, AL | $5M | 16th of 104 | 1.7% | thin |
| Blount, AL | $5M | 1st of 23 | 24.9% | quiet FY2022 |
| Saint Clair, AL | $5M | 2nd of 38 | 12.0% | quiet FY2013 |
| Baldwin, AL | $5M | 18th of 84 | 1.7% | -4.2 pts |
| Greenville, SC | $5M | 35th of 125 | 0.6% | thin |
| Okaloosa, FL | $4M | 22nd of 86 | 1.4% | thin |
| Neshoba, MS | $3M | 6th of 19 | 3.9% | quiet FY2021 |
| Gwinnett, GA | $3M | 92nd of 169 | 0.1% | quiet FY2015 |
| Dorchester, SC | $2M | 14th of 58 | 2.1% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 24 | $21M | 19.3% | 0.03% | 374th of 2,596 |
| Construction | 18 | $17M | 15.0% | 0.05% | 272nd of 2,063 |
| Wholesale trade | 11 | $13M | 12.0% | 0.05% | 246th of 1,651 |
| Manufacturing | 10 | $11M | 10.4% | 0.03% | 421st of 2,246 |
| Retail trade | 16 | $11M | 10.2% | 0.02% | 448th of 2,589 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Servisfirst Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 307% | 11th of 12 | 252% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 72% | 9th of 12 | 67% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 10.8% | 9th of 12 | 9.8% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 25.7% | 11th of 12 | 21.4% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 46.1% | 9th of 12 | 36.9% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +34.0% | 9th of 12 | +14.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $84.12B | 1.4% | 56.0% | 0.83% | 0.19% | 1.1% | 95.7% | 11.2% | |
| $41.70B | 1.6% | 39.5% | 0.92% | 0.62% | 1.4% | 95.8% | 15.1% | |
| $36.33B | 1.0% | 55.3% | 0.57% | 0.17% | 1.3% | 82.4% | 12.0% | |
| $28.05B | 0.5% | 81.6% | 0.86% | 0.37% | 1.1% | 83.2% | 8.4% | |
| $26.99B | 1.4% | 55.7% | 0.96% | 0.05% | 1.5% | 87.7% | 15.4% | |
| $24.73B | 1.2% | 56.8% | 0.92% | 0.20% | 1.3% | 90.7% | 13.1% | |
| $24.55B | 2.0% | 42.2% | 0.55% | 0.07% | 1.9% | 87.1% | 17.2% | |
| $19.19B | 1.3% | 63.0% | 1.14% | 0.12% | 1.0% | 87.6% | 11.6% | |
| $18.34B | 1.9% | 29.6% | 1.18% | 0.17% | 1.3% | 99.5% | 10.9% | |
| $16.76B | 1.5% | 52.8% | 1.40% | 0.08% | 1.5% | 90.9% | 11.7% | |
| $10.36B | 1.6% | 52.6% | 0.31% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 93.0% | 12.0% | |
| $10.18B | 1.2% | 57.1% | 0.97% | 0.08% | 1.2% | 92.6% | 11.7% |
| Servisfirst Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $8.66B | $14.49B | +67% | $10.62B | $17.56B | +65% |
| Deposits | $10.97B | $14.57B | +33% | $14.43B | $19.75B | +37% |
| NPA / loans | 0.20% | 1.18% | +0.98 pts | 0.61% | 0.92% | +0.31 pts |
| Efficiency | 27.9% | 29.6% | +1.6 pts | 62.9% | 55.5% | -7.4 pts |
| ROA | 1.60% | 1.88% | +0.28 pts | 1.40% | 1.39% | -0.01 pts |
This read was prepared for Servisfirst 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 Servisfirst 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 South Central states banks over $10B
Institution WWW.SERVISFIRSTBANK.COM
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