The state note · prepared 7 September 2026

Arizona

12 banks and 33 credit unions read from their latest filings, every institution ranked against the rest of the state.

Small-business lending ↓

Banks

12 banks filing · read from the 30 June 2026 Call Report
12
banks filing
$208B in assets
+8.7%
Loans, year over year
median; 6 above 10%, 1 shrinking
29.5%
CRE / loans
median
86.8%
Loans / deposits
median
0.95%
NPA / loans
median
10.7%
Equity / assets
median

Arizona's 12 banks hold $208B in assets at 30 June 2026. USAA Federal Savings Bank is the largest at $106B, and the five largest hold 99% of the total; 3 institutions are above $1B, holding $206B.

Loans grew a median +8.7% in the year to 30 June 2026: 6 institutions grew faster than 10% and 1 shrank. The median bank lends 87% of its deposits and holds commercial real estate at 29.5% of loans. Nonperforming loans sit at a median 0.95% of the book, return on assets at 0.58%, and equity at 10.7% of assets.

2 of the 12 are in the catalogue, each read from its own filing beside the banks its size in the state: USAA Federal Savings Bank, Western Alliance Bank.

Who holds the state's assetseach institution's share of the $208B the state's 12 hold; the largest first, amber in the catalogue
USAA Federal Savings Bank: 51.0%UF51%Western Alliance Bank: 47.3%WA47%BNC National Bank: 0.5%Southwest Heritage Bank: 0.4%Goldwater Bank N A: 0.3%Gateway Commercial Bank: 0.1%Integro Bank: 0.1%Mission Bank: 0.1%Zenith Bank & Trust: 0.1%Scottsdale Community Bank: 0.1%2 others 0%UFUSAA Federal Savings …51.0%WAWestern Alliance Bank47.3%BNBNC National Bank0.5%SHSouthwest Heritage Ba…0.4%GBGoldwater Bank N A0.3%GCGateway Commercial Ba…0.1%IBIntegro Bank0.1%MBMission Bank0.1%ZBZenith Bank & Trust0.1%SCScottsdale Community …0.1%

USAA Federal Savings Bank holds 51.0% of the state's bank assets; the five largest hold 99%, and 3 of the 12 are above $1B.

How concentrated that iscumulative share of assets against the share of institutions, largest first; the Gini from the drawn curve
0%0%25%25%50%50%75%75%100%100%equal sharesThe largestUSAA Federal Savings Bank: 51% of the totalThe five largest99% of the totalThe ten largest100% of the totalGINI0.80 = equal shares · 1 = one holds everythingshare of institutions, largest first →↑ share of the total

The curve's distance from the diagonal is the concentration: 99% of the assets in 42% of the institutions. A Gini near zero would mean equal shares; one would mean a single holder.

What the state's banks lendthe loan book of every bank in the state, summed by category as filed
1-4 family residential, closed-end18.7%$21.4BCredit card16.3%$18.6BAuto15.2%$17.4BOther loans and leases14.3%$16.4BCommercial & industrial10.9%$12.5BNonfarm nonresidential, non-owner-occupied9.0%$10.3BConsumer, other6.1%$7.0BConstruction & land3.8%$4.3BNonfarm nonresidential, owner-occupied1.7%$2.0BHome equity lines1.7%$2.0BStates & municipalities1.5%$1.7BMultifamily0.7%$771MFarmland0.0%$33MAgricultural production0.0%$18M

1-4 family residential, closed-end is the largest category at 18.7% of the state's $114B in loans, then Credit card at 16.3% and Auto at 15.2%.

Loans, year over yearArizona banks, 30 June 2026 against a year earlier · no better direction, largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median +8.7% ZB Zenith Bank & Trust +96.7% IB Integro Bank +70.3% GB Gainey Business Bank +58.8% SC Scottsdale Community Bank +50.9% GB Goldwater Bank N A +11.0% WA Western Alliance Bank +10.5% GC Gateway Commercial Bank +6.9% WV West Valley National Bank +6.2% UF USAA Federal Savings Bank +5.0% SH Southwest Heritage Bank +4.5% MB Mission Bank +0.1% BN BNC National Bank -1.2%

Zenith Bank & Trust grew fastest at +96.7%; 6 grew faster than 10% and 1 shrank, BNC National Bank the most at -1.2%. The median is +8.7%.

Commercial real estate, share of loansArizona banks, 30 June 2026 · construction, multifamily and non-owner-occupied nonresidential; listed largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 29.5% SH Southwest Heritage Bank 57.6% BN BNC National Bank 39.3% ZB Zenith Bank & Trust 38.4% GB Gainey Business Bank 35.6% GB Goldwater Bank N A 34.8% WV West Valley National Bank 29.6% GC Gateway Commercial Bank 29.4% IB Integro Bank 25.2% MB Mission Bank 21.9% WA Western Alliance Bank 21.8% SC Scottsdale Community Bank 19.2% UF USAA Federal Savings Bank 0.0%

Southwest Heritage Bank is the most CRE-weighted at 57.6% of loans; 1 of the 12 are above 40%, against a median of 29.5%.

Commercial real estate against capital, the 300% screenArizona banks, 30 June 2026 · the 2006 interagency guidance's screen; total risk-based capital where filed, Tier 1 for a CBLR filer; listed largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 186% 300% screen SH Southwest Heritage Bank 311% GB Goldwater Bank N A 265% WV West Valley National Bank 256% GB Gainey Business Bank 235% BN BNC National Bank 213% IB Integro Bank 211% WA Western Alliance Bank 161% GC Gateway Commercial Bank 154% SC Scottsdale Community Bank 146% ZB Zenith Bank & Trust 132% MB Mission Bank 85% UF USAA Federal Savings Bank 0%

1 of the 12 bank sits above the 300% screen, Southwest Heritage Bank the highest at 311% of capital; the median is 186%. Crossing the screen is not a violation; it is the level at which examiners expect the risk-management practices the guidance describes.

Construction and land development against capital, the 100% screenArizona banks, 30 June 2026 · the guidance's first prong; listed largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 36% 100% screen GB Goldwater Bank N A 147% GB Gainey Business Bank 91% GC Gateway Commercial Bank 78% IB Integro Bank 53% SH Southwest Heritage Bank 51% WA Western Alliance Bank 46% BN BNC National Bank 26% SC Scottsdale Community Bank 18% ZB Zenith Bank & Trust 16% MB Mission Bank 13% WV West Valley National Bank 4% UF USAA Federal Savings Bank 0%

1 of the 12 bank sits above the 100% construction screen, Goldwater Bank N A the highest at 147%; the median is 36%.

Loans to depositsArizona banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 87% GB Goldwater Bank N A 112% WV West Valley National Bank 111% GB Gainey Business Bank 107% IB Integro Bank 105% SC Scottsdale Community Bank 102% SH Southwest Heritage Bank 94% BN BNC National Bank 80% WA Western Alliance Bank 80% GC Gateway Commercial Bank 80% ZB Zenith Bank & Trust 70% UF USAA Federal Savings Bank 50% MB Mission Bank 42%

5 of the 12 lend more than they hold in deposits, Goldwater Bank N A the furthest at 112%; the median is 87%.

Nonperforming loans, share of loansArizona banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 0.95% GB Goldwater Bank N A 4.14% IB Integro Bank 3.71% WA Western Alliance Bank 2.82% SC Scottsdale Community Bank 2.68% GC Gateway Commercial Bank 1.24% UF USAA Federal Savings Bank 1.07% BN BNC National Bank 0.84% SH Southwest Heritage Bank 0.67% GB Gainey Business Bank 0.07% MB Mission Bank 0.00% ZB Zenith Bank & Trust 0.00% WV West Valley National Bank 0.00%

Goldwater Bank N A carries the most nonperforming loans at 4.14% of the book; 6 of the 12 are above 1%, and the median is 0.95%.

The allowance against nonperforming loansthe twenty widest gaps between the reserve and the trouble it covers, both as shares of loans · bold, in the catalogue
0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%NPA / loansAllowance / loansUFUSAA Federal Savings Bank+3.03%WVWest Valley National Bank+1.19%MBMission Bank+1.16%GBGainey Business Bank+1.09%ZBZenith Bank & Trust+0.91%SHSouthwest Heritage Bank+0.56%BNBNC National Bank+0.34%GCGateway Commercial Bank+0.11%IBIntegro Bank-1.82%SCScottsdale Community Bank-1.98%WAWestern Alliance Bank-2.08%GBGoldwater Bank N A-2.95%

The distance between the two dots is the reserve's headroom over the loans already in trouble. 4 of the 12 hold an allowance smaller than their nonperforming loans.

Return on assetsArizona banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 0.58% GC Gateway Commercial Bank 1.40% BN BNC National Bank 1.17% WA Western Alliance Bank 1.13% UF USAA Federal Savings Bank 0.91% SH Southwest Heritage Bank 0.89% GB Goldwater Bank N A 0.62% MB Mission Bank 0.54% SC Scottsdale Community Bank 0.28% ZB Zenith Bank & Trust 0.08% GB Gainey Business Bank -0.07% IB Integro Bank -0.98% WV West Valley National Bank -1.81%

Gateway Commercial Bank earns the most at 1.40% and West Valley National Bank the least at -1.81%; 5 of the 12 earn under 0.50%, and the median is 0.58%.

The efficiency ratio, with the return beside itArizona banks, 30 June 2026 · cost as a share of revenue, lowest first; return on assets at the right · amber, in the catalogue
state median 78.9% GC Gateway Commercial Bank 49.0% ROA 1.40% WA Western Alliance Bank 55.9% ROA 1.13% BN BNC National Bank 62.1% ROA 1.17% UF USAA Federal Savings Bank 69.2% ROA 0.91% SH Southwest Heritage Bank 71.5% ROA 0.89% GB Goldwater Bank N A 78.3% ROA 0.62% MB Mission Bank 79.5% ROA 0.54% ZB Zenith Bank & Trust 88.0% ROA 0.08% SC Scottsdale Community Bank 91.2% ROA 0.28% GB Gainey Business Bank 95.1% ROA -0.07% IB Integro Bank 108.2% ROA -0.98% WV West Valley National Bank 135.2% ROA -1.81%

Gateway Commercial Bank runs the leanest at 49.0% of revenue in cost; 5 of the 12 spend more than 80 cents of every revenue dollar, and the median is 78.9%.

The fifteen largest, 30 June 2026navy: the stronger half of each column; amber: the weaker; darker at the ends; bold rows are in the catalogue
InstitutionAssetsLoans YoYCRE / loansLoans / depositsNPA / loansROAEquity / assets
USAA Federal Savings Bank$106B+5.0%0.0%50%1.07%0.91%5.5%
Western Alliance Bank$98.6B+10.5%21.8%80%2.82%1.13%8.0%
BNC National Bank$1.0B-1.2%39.3%80%0.84%1.17%11.6%
Southwest Heritage Bank$893M+4.5%57.6%94%0.67%0.89%13.7%
Goldwater Bank N A$552M+11.0%34.8%112%4.14%0.62%10.8%
Gateway Commercial Bank$231M+6.9%29.4%80%1.24%1.40%11.1%
Integro Bank$196M+70.3%25.2%105%3.71%-0.98%10.3%
Mission Bank$185M+0.1%21.9%42%0.00%0.54%7.0%
Zenith Bank & Trust$133M+96.7%38.4%70%0.00%0.08%16.2%
Scottsdale Community Bank$125M+50.9%19.2%102%2.68%0.28%10.5%
Gainey Business Bank$107M+58.8%35.6%107%0.07%-0.07%12.6%
West Valley National Bank$74M+6.2%29.6%111%0.00%-1.81%9.1%
Five years, 2021 to 2026the 8 institutions filing at both dates; dollars as growth, ratios in points
20212026Change
Loans, in total$75.1B$114B+52%
Deposits, in total$146B$177B+21%
NPA / loans, median0.59%0.95%+0.36 pts
Efficiency, median69.9%70.3%+0.4 pts
ROA, median1.19%0.90%-0.29 pts

Small-business lending

SBA 7(a) approvals into Arizona since FY2008, across every lender type

$10.5B of 7(a) credit has been approved into Arizona since FY2008 across 21,299 loans. Accommodation & food services is the largest category at 15.9%, Health care & social assistance at 15.3%, Retail trade at 11.2%; the three together are 42% of the money. The heaviest losses fall in Other services, at 3.01% of approvals charged off.

7(a) lenders in the state, share of approvalssince FY2008, 337 lenders on record; SBA 7(a) release as of the 2026 file; loans credited to the institution holding them today; amber, in the catalogue
WF Wells Fargo Bank National Associa… 10.4% $1.1B · 2,910 loans LO Live Oak Banking Company 5.9% $619M · 476 loans JC JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Ass… 5.5% $581M · 2,830 loans AF Arizona Financial Credit Union 4.0% $419M · 564 loans UB U.S. Bank, National Association 3.3% $351M · 1,216 loans CB Celtic Bank Corporation 3.2% $336M · 494 loans PB PNC Bank, National Association 3.1% $323M · 1,375 loans EB Enterprise Bank & Trust 3.0% $315M · 391 loans MB MidFirst Bank 3.0% $314M · 365 loans AF America First Federal Credit Union 2.6% $275M · 255 loans ZB Zions Bank, A Division of 2.4% $254M · 812 loans AF Alerus Financial, National Associ… 2.3% $238M · 262 loans
What the state's 7(a) money financeseach industry's share of approvals since FY2008, the twelve largest
Accommodation & food services16.8%$1.7B · 2,238 loansHealth care & social assistance16.2%$1.6B · 2,962 loansRetail trade11.8%$1.2B · 2,373 loansConstruction9.3%$928M · 2,473 loansProfessional & technical services9.2%$913M · 2,489 loansOther services8.9%$887M · 2,132 loansManufacturing8.5%$847M · 1,431 loansWholesale trade5.0%$499M · 902 loansAdministrative & waste services4.4%$433M · 1,131 loansReal estate & leasing4.1%$405M · 652 loansArts, entertainment & recreation3.2%$319M · 618 loansTransportation & warehousing2.6%$258M · 697 loans
The industries, with what defaultsapprovals, loans and charged-off dollars by industry since FY2008; a loss rate is charged-off over approved dollars, on settled and unsettled cohorts alike
IndustryApprovedLoansShareCharged offLoss rate
Accommodation & food services$1.7B2,23815.9%$33M2.00%
Health care & social assistance$1.6B2,96215.3%$31M1.90%
Retail trade$1.2B2,37311.2%$32M2.69%
Construction$928M2,4738.8%$27M2.92%
Professional & technical services$913M2,4898.7%$23M2.47%
Other services$887M2,1328.4%$27M3.01%
Manufacturing$847M1,4318.0%$25M3.00%
Wholesale trade$499M9024.7%$14M2.88%
Administrative & waste services$433M1,1314.1%$10M2.28%
Real estate & leasing$405M6523.8%$7M1.83%
Arts, entertainment & recreation$319M6183.0%$6M1.97%
Transportation & warehousing$258M6972.5%$7M2.79%
The largest county marketsapprovals since FY2008 and how many lenders have written there
CountyApprovedLoansLenders
Maricopa$7.6B15,315303
Pima$1.1B2,522140
Yavapai$398M79489
Mohave$338M59971
Coconino$324M46278
Pinal$262M54585
Navajo$137M20360
Cochise$136M26757
Yuma$97M24253
Gila$67M11444

Each institution in the catalogue has its own read, prepared for its board and management from the public record. The full pack on any Arizona institution, twenty sections from its own filing, is prepared on request.

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Prepared 7 September 2026
Sources FFIEC Call Report and NCUA 5300 via the FDIC and NCUA; SBA 7(a) release
Cohort every institution filing in Arizona

Computed from each institution's own filing as published; medians are unweighted; no estimate, no adjustment; not a rating, not an audited statement and not a supervisory judgement.

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