Skowhegan Savings Bank
Skowhegan, Maine · $855M in assets · beside the 11 other New England banks between $300M and $1B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Skowhegan Savings Bank earned 1.53% on assets in the year to June 2026, second of the twelve New England banks between $300M and $1B, with equity at 14.5% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Maine alone has two banks in the band, so the cohort is regional.
Loans were flat over the year, down 0.2% against a cohort median of 6.3%, tenth of twelve, and deposits grew 1.2%, ninth. Loans stand at 86% of deposits. Noncurrent loans are 0.42% against a median of 0.29%, with the allowance covering them 2.4 times.
Commercial real estate is 18.7% of the book and construction 1.2%, the lowest in the group.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Skowhegan Savings Bank is the 30th largest 7(a) lender into Maine of 130, with $8M across 17 loans, 0.6% of everything approved in the state (Bangor Savings Bank leads with $138M). 5 of its 5 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennebec, ME | $3M | 11th of 35 | 3.9% | quiet FY2021 |
| Somerset, ME | $2M | 7th of 20 | 7.6% | quiet FY2014 |
| Penobscot, ME | $2M | 17th of 50 | 0.9% | quiet FY2016 |
| Franklin, ME | $660K | 9th of 18 | 2.5% | quiet FY2020 |
| Piscataquis, ME | $425K | 7th of 15 | 3.9% | quiet FY2015 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | $3M | 44.9% | 0.01% | 858th of 2,246 |
| Retail trade | 3 | $2M | 28.9% | 0.00% | 1126th of 2,589 |
| Real estate & leasing | 1 | $660K | 8.7% | 0.01% | 856th of 1,452 |
| Health care & social assistance | 2 | $447K | 5.9% | 0.00% | 1507th of 2,172 |
| Accommodation & food services | 1 | $425K | 5.6% | 0.00% | 1977th of 2,596 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Skowhegan Savings Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 79% | 1st of 12 | 240% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 5% | 1st of 12 | 34% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 1.2% | 1st of 12 | 4.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 16.6% | 6th of 12 | 16.6% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 18.6% | 3rd of 12 | 28.6% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +21.2% | 7th of 12 | +19.9% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $918M | 0.5% | 75.7% | 0.32% | 0.00% | 1.0% | 93.0% | 7.7% | |
| $913M | 2.5% | 50.6% | 0.14% | 0.30% | 0.7% | 99.6% | 9.6% | |
| $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% | |
| $895M | 0.2% | 74.3% | 0.99% | 0.77% | 0.9% | 97.8% | 8.9% | |
| $891M | 0.4% | 94.4% | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 84.2% | 9.4% | |
| FPFieldpoint Private B & T | $867M | -0.3% | 119.0% | 1.93% | 0.02% | 1.0% | 79.2% | 6.5% |
| $858M | 0.8% | 72.5% | 0.26% | -0.06% | 1.0% | 81.8% | 7.7% | |
| $855M | 1.5% | 73.9% | 0.42% | -0.02% | 1.0% | 86.2% | 14.5% | |
| $816M | 0.1% | 99.1% | 0.20% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 85.4% | 8.6% | |
| $812M | 0.8% | 65.7% | 1.30% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 106.7% | 9.3% | |
| $806M | 0.9% | 66.4% | 0.23% | 0.01% | 0.7% | 88.4% | 9.4% |
| Skowhegan Savings Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $490M | $617M | +26% | $471M | $644M | +37% |
| Deposits | $638M | $715M | +12% | $585M | $742M | +27% |
| NPA / loans | 0.62% | 0.42% | -0.20 pts | 0.40% | 0.29% | -0.11 pts |
| Efficiency | 73.1% | 73.9% | +0.8 pts | 78.5% | 74.1% | -4.4 pts |
| ROA | 0.94% | 1.53% | +0.60 pts | 0.56% | 0.69% | +0.13 pts |
This read was prepared for Skowhegan Savings 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 Skowhegan Savings 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 6 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort New England banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.skowhegan.com
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