SMBC Manubank
Los Angeles, California · $6.60B in assets · beside the 11 other California banks between $3B and $10B
The filing
SMBC Manubank is the fourth largest of the 12 California banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $6.60B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 48.2% of deposits, 2nd of 12 against a median of 85.8%, and equity is 11.5% of assets, 5th of 11. Loans grew -40.2% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 0.1%; the cohort's median loan growth is +3.6%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.30% of the book, 8th of 12 against a median of 0.22%; 0.11% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.0 times. Net charge-offs are 4.97% of loans, the highest in the cohort. Commercial real estate is 42.1% of loans, 6th of 12 against a median of 44.8%, and 155% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 47% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is -3.45%, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 1.28%, on an efficiency ratio of 16.5%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 0.24%. The question this shape raises is what the liquidity earns, and what a rate path does to the securities book and the deposit base.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
SMBC Manubank is the 73rd largest 7(a) lender into California of 512, with $149M across 206 loans, 0.2% of everything approved in the state (Wells Fargo Bank National Association leads with $5.56B). 6 of its 10 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $77M | 53rd of 308 | 0.4% | -0.1 pts |
| Orange, CA | $36M | 44th of 256 | 0.5% | quiet FY2022 |
| San Bernardino, CA | $13M | 57th of 213 | 0.4% | -0.2 pts |
| San Diego, CA | $11M | 62nd of 238 | 0.2% | -0.7 pts |
| Riverside, CA | $5M | 78th of 219 | 0.1% | quiet FY2020 |
| Contra Costa, CA | $4M | 67th of 154 | 0.3% | thin |
| Ventura, CA | $950K | 113th of 159 | 0.1% | quiet FY2017 |
| Kern, CA | $686K | 89th of 129 | 0.1% | quiet FY2021 |
| Sacramento, CA | $382K | 152nd of 170 | 0.0% | quiet FY2017 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $350K | 84th of 99 | 0.1% | quiet FY2015 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 48 | $43M | 28.6% | 0.11% | 171st of 2,246 |
| Accommodation & food services | 58 | $27M | 18.0% | 0.03% | 332nd of 2,596 |
| Wholesale trade | 25 | $22M | 14.8% | 0.09% | 176th of 1,651 |
| Retail trade | 13 | $11M | 7.3% | 0.02% | 458th of 2,589 |
| Administrative & waste services | 5 | $9M | 6.2% | 0.06% | 211th of 1,763 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| SMBC Manubank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 155% | 3rd of 11 | 217% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 47% | 10th of 11 | 16% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 12.7% | 12th of 12 | 2.6% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 22.6% | 2nd of 11 | 35.4% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 42.1% | 6th of 12 | 44.8% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +0.5% | 4th of 12 | +9.4% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7.95B | 1.3% | 51.1% | 0.15% | 0.12% | 1.1% | 94.1% | 11.2% | |
| $7.73B | 1.7% | 33.0% | 1.57% | 0.17% | 1.2% | 97.0% | 10.3% | |
| $7.39B | no record | no record | 0.12% | no record | no record | 79.0% | no record | |
| $6.60B | -3.4% | 16.5% | 0.30% | 4.97% | 0.0% | 48.2% | 11.5% | |
| $6.04B | 1.2% | 30.6% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.3% | 85.7% | 9.4% | |
| $5.97B | 1.2% | 73.4% | 0.39% | 0.01% | 1.6% | 90.6% | 7.8% | |
| $5.87B | 0.9% | 59.2% | 1.55% | 0.06% | 1.1% | 88.0% | 13.4% | |
| $5.83B | 1.7% | 44.3% | 0.13% | 0.01% | 2.1% | 72.7% | 11.8% | |
| $5.77B | 1.8% | 42.5% | 0.12% | 0.14% | 1.6% | 14.0% | 10.5% | |
| $5.38B | 1.6% | 37.3% | 0.30% | 0.07% | 1.0% | 94.0% | 9.8% | |
| $5.02B | 0.7% | 61.6% | 0.56% | 0.31% | 1.4% | 85.9% | 13.3% | |
| $4.99B | 6.1% | 47.6% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 3.2% | 65.3% | 19.5% |
| SMBC Manubank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $2.14B | $2.68B | +26% | $2.30B | $4.11B | +79% |
| Deposits | $3.14B | $5.56B | +77% | $3.47B | $5.06B | +46% |
| NPA / loans | 0.13% | 0.30% | +0.17 pts | 0.21% | 0.22% | +0.01 pts |
| Efficiency | 81.3% | 16.5% | -64.8 pts | 49.6% | 44.3% | -5.3 pts |
| ROA | 0.24% | -3.45% | -3.68 pts | 1.39% | 1.28% | -0.11 pts |
This read was prepared for SMBC Manubank'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 SMBC Manubank 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 CA banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.smbcmanubank.com
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