The state note · prepared 7 September 2026

Vermont

12 banks and 13 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
$8.9B in assets
+3.9%
Loans, year over year
median; 3 above 10%, 2 shrinking
25.9%
CRE / loans
median
85.7%
Loans / deposits
median
0.58%
NPA / loans
median
10.4%
Equity / assets
median

Vermont's 12 banks hold $8.9B in assets at 30 June 2026. Northfield Savings Bank is the largest at $1.6B, and the five largest hold 71% of the total; 4 institutions are above $1B, holding $5.4B.

Loans grew a median +3.9% in the year to 30 June 2026: 3 institutions grew faster than 10% and 2 shrank. The median bank lends 86% of its deposits and holds commercial real estate at 25.9% of loans. Nonperforming loans sit at a median 0.58% of the book, return on assets at 0.81%, and equity at 10.4% of assets.

2 of the 12 are in the catalogue, each read from its own filing beside the banks its size in the state: Union Bank, Passumpsic Savings Bank.

Who holds the state's assetseach institution's share of the $8.9B the state's 12 hold; the largest first, amber in the catalogue
Northfield Savings Bank: 17.7%NS18%Union Bank: 17.4%UB17%Community National Bank: 13.1%CN13%Ledyard National Bank: 12.0%LN12%Passumpsic Savings Bank: 10.5%PS10%Bank of Bennington: 7.4%Bo7%National Bank of Middlebury: 6.2%NBPeoples Trust Co. of ST Albans: 4.4%PTBusiness Bank the: 3.9%BBBrattleboro S & Loan Association: 3.3%BS2 others 4%NSNorthfield Savings Ba…17.7%UBUnion Bank17.4%CNCommunity National Ba…13.1%LNLedyard National Bank12.0%PSPassumpsic Savings Ba…10.5%BoBank of Bennington7.4%NBNational Bank of Midd…6.2%PTPeoples Trust Co. of …4.4%BBBusiness Bank the3.9%BSBrattleboro S & Loan …3.3%

Northfield Savings Bank holds 17.7% of the state's bank assets; the five largest hold 71%, and 4 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 largestNorthfield Savings Bank: 18% of the totalThe five largest71% of the totalThe ten largest96% of the totalGINI0.40 = equal shares · 1 = one holds everythingshare of institutions, largest first →↑ share of the total

The curve's distance from the diagonal is the concentration: 71% 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-end46.2%$3.0BNonfarm nonresidential, non-owner-occupied15.6%$1.0BNonfarm nonresidential, owner-occupied10.0%$649MCommercial & industrial7.6%$494MMultifamily7.3%$475MConstruction & land5.2%$337MHome equity lines3.3%$214MStates & municipalities2.3%$151MConsumer, other0.9%$60MFarmland0.7%$48MAuto0.6%$38MOther loans and leases0.3%$18MAgricultural production0.1%$5M

1-4 family residential, closed-end is the largest category at 46.2% of the state's $6.5B in loans, then Nonfarm nonresidential, non-owner-occupied at 15.6% and Nonfarm nonresidential, owner-occupied at 10.0%.

Loans, year over yearVermont banks, 30 June 2026 against a year earlier · no better direction, largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median +3.9% BB Business Bank the +57.9% LN Ledyard National Bank +17.0% WR Wells River Savings Bank +12.7% BS Brattleboro S & Loan Association +7.8% Bo Bank of Bennington +7.1% NS Northfield Savings Bank +4.4% PT Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans +3.4% PS Passumpsic Savings Bank +3.2% CN Community National Bank +3.1% UB Union Bank +0.9% NB National Bank of Middlebury -0.0% FN First National Bank of Orwell -6.9%

Business Bank the grew fastest at +57.9%; 3 grew faster than 10% and 2 shrank, First National Bank of Orwell the most at -6.9%. The median is +3.9%.

Commercial real estate, share of loansVermont banks, 30 June 2026 · construction, multifamily and non-owner-occupied nonresidential; listed largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 25.9% BB Business Bank the 55.9% UB Union Bank 41.8% CN Community National Bank 33.3% LN Ledyard National Bank 32.9% NS Northfield Savings Bank 29.4% BS Brattleboro S & Loan Association 27.2% PT Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans 24.7% NB National Bank of Middlebury 19.0% Bo Bank of Bennington 10.9% WR Wells River Savings Bank 8.2% PS Passumpsic Savings Bank 6.7% FN First National Bank of Orwell 6.0%

Business Bank the is the most CRE-weighted at 55.9% of loans; 2 of the 12 are above 40%, against a median of 25.9%.

Commercial real estate against capital, the 300% screenVermont 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 169% 300% screen UB Union Bank 335% BB Business Bank the 311% LN Ledyard National Bank 262% CN Community National Bank 229% NS Northfield Savings Bank 197% BS Brattleboro S & Loan Association 190% PT Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans 148% NB National Bank of Middlebury 116% Bo Bank of Bennington 70% WR Wells River Savings Bank 50% FN First National Bank of Orwell 39% PS Passumpsic Savings Bank 34%

2 of the 12 banks sit above the 300% screen, Union Bank the highest at 335% of capital; the median is 169%. 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% screenVermont banks, 30 June 2026 · the guidance's first prong; listed largest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 24% 100% screen LN Ledyard National Bank 80% UB Union Bank 71% BB Business Bank the 44% FN First National Bank of Orwell 35% CN Community National Bank 34% NS Northfield Savings Bank 30% PT Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans 19% NB National Bank of Middlebury 17% WR Wells River Savings Bank 12% BS Brattleboro S & Loan Association 9% PS Passumpsic Savings Bank 9% Bo Bank of Bennington 6%

0 of the 12 banks sit above the 100% construction screen, Ledyard National Bank the highest at 80%; the median is 24%.

Loans to depositsVermont banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 86% Bo Bank of Bennington 104% UB Union Bank 102% CN Community National Bank 99% PS Passumpsic Savings Bank 87% NS Northfield Savings Bank 87% BS Brattleboro S & Loan Association 86% PT Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans 85% FN First National Bank of Orwell 84% LN Ledyard National Bank 84% WR Wells River Savings Bank 80% BB Business Bank the 76% NB National Bank of Middlebury 70%

2 of the 12 lend more than they hold in deposits, Bank of Bennington the furthest at 104%; the median is 86%.

Nonperforming loans, share of loansVermont banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 0.58% FN First National Bank of Orwell 2.33% UB Union Bank 1.35% CN Community National Bank 0.86% BS Brattleboro S & Loan Association 0.72% PS Passumpsic Savings Bank 0.71% WR Wells River Savings Bank 0.63% NS Northfield Savings Bank 0.52% PT Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans 0.41% Bo Bank of Bennington 0.40% LN Ledyard National Bank 0.31% NB National Bank of Middlebury 0.15% BB Business Bank the 0.09%

First National Bank of Orwell carries the most nonperforming loans at 2.33% of the book; 2 of the 12 are above 1%, and the median is 0.58%.

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%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%NPA / loansAllowance / loansBBBusiness Bank the+0.95%PTPeoples Trust Co. of ST Albans+0.89%BoBank of Bennington+0.67%LNLedyard National Bank+0.43%PSPassumpsic Savings Bank+0.36%CNCommunity National Bank+0.36%NSNorthfield Savings Bank+0.35%WRWells River Savings Bank+0.26%NBNational Bank of Middlebury+0.23%BSBrattleboro S & Loan Association+0.21%UBUnion Bank-0.60%FNFirst National Bank of Orwell-0.99%

The distance between the two dots is the reserve's headroom over the loans already in trouble. 2 of the 12 hold an allowance smaller than their nonperforming loans.

Return on assetsVermont banks, 30 June 2026 · listed highest first · amber, in the catalogue
state median 0.81% CN Community National Bank 1.57% FN First National Bank of Orwell 1.46% PS Passumpsic Savings Bank 1.34% PT Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans 1.01% NB National Bank of Middlebury 0.99% Bo Bank of Bennington 0.85% UB Union Bank 0.76% BS Brattleboro S & Loan Association 0.76% NS Northfield Savings Bank 0.72% LN Ledyard National Bank 0.71% WR Wells River Savings Bank 0.60% BB Business Bank the -0.31%

Community National Bank earns the most at 1.57% and Business Bank the the least at -0.31%; 1 of the 12 earn under 0.50%, and the median is 0.81%.

The efficiency ratio, with the return beside itVermont banks, 30 June 2026 · cost as a share of revenue, lowest first; return on assets at the right · amber, in the catalogue
state median 75.6% CN Community National Bank 52.8% ROA 1.57% FN First National Bank of Orwell 60.3% ROA 1.46% Bo Bank of Bennington 66.6% ROA 0.85% NB National Bank of Middlebury 72.3% ROA 0.99% NS Northfield Savings Bank 73.5% ROA 0.72% PT Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans 75.2% ROA 1.01% UB Union Bank 76.0% ROA 0.76% LN Ledyard National Bank 79.2% ROA 0.71% BS Brattleboro S & Loan Association 79.4% ROA 0.76% WR Wells River Savings Bank 80.8% ROA 0.60% PS Passumpsic Savings Bank 86.5% ROA 1.34% BB Business Bank the 99.4% ROA -0.31%

Community National Bank runs the leanest at 52.8% of revenue in cost; 3 of the 12 spend more than 80 cents of every revenue dollar, and the median is 75.6%.

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
Northfield Savings Bank$1.6B+4.4%29.4%87%0.52%0.72%9.9%
Union Bank$1.6B+0.9%41.8%102%1.35%0.76%6.8%
Community National Bank$1.2B+3.1%33.3%99%0.86%1.57%11.3%
Ledyard National Bank$1.1B+17.0%32.9%84%0.31%0.71%7.4%
Passumpsic Savings Bank$934M+3.2%6.7%87%0.71%1.34%13.6%
Bank of Bennington$662M+7.1%10.9%104%0.40%0.85%10.8%
National Bank of Middlebury$554M-0.0%19.0%70%0.15%0.99%8.2%
Peoples Trust Co. of ST Albans$395M+3.4%24.7%85%0.41%1.01%11.1%
Business Bank the$352M+57.9%55.9%76%0.09%-0.31%11.1%
Brattleboro S & Loan Association$296M+7.8%27.2%86%0.72%0.76%10.1%
Wells River Savings Bank$267M+12.7%8.2%80%0.63%0.60%8.8%
First National Bank of Orwell$92M-6.9%6.0%84%2.33%1.46%11.4%
Five years, 2021 to 2026the 11 institutions filing at both dates; dollars as growth, ratios in points
20212026Change
Loans, in total$4.6B$6.3B+37%
Deposits, in total$6.0B$7.0B+17%
NPA / loans, median0.59%0.63%+0.04 pts
Efficiency, median72.3%75.2%+2.9 pts
ROA, median0.90%0.85%-0.05 pts

Small-business lending

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

$731M of 7(a) credit has been approved into Vermont since FY2008 across 3,923 loans. Retail trade is the largest category at 19.0%, Manufacturing at 14.1%, Accommodation & food services at 13.1%; the three together are 46% of the money. The heaviest losses fall in Accommodation & food services, at 3.76% of approvals charged off.

7(a) lenders in the state, share of approvalssince FY2008, 110 lenders on record; SBA 7(a) release as of the 2026 file; loans credited to the institution holding them today; amber, in the catalogue
Ma Manufacturers and Traders Trust C… 12.7% $93M · 531 loans CN Community National Bank 12.1% $88M · 472 loans TB TD Bank, National Association 7.6% $55M · 351 loans BB Beacon Bank and Trust 5.8% $42M · 231 loans LO Live Oak Banking Company 5.1% $37M · 36 loans KN KeyBank National Association 4.7% $35M · 130 loans UB Union Bank 3.6% $26M · 200 loans BH Bar Harbor Bank & Trust 3.1% $22M · 147 loans MB Mascoma Bank 2.4% $18M · 65 loans NB National Bank of Middlebury 2.3% $17M · 144 loans LN Ledyard National Bank 2.1% $15M · 29 loans NB NBT Bank, National Association 1.9% $14M · 33 loans
What the state's 7(a) money financeseach industry's share of approvals since FY2008, the twelve largest
Retail trade20.3%$139M · 657 loansManufacturing15.0%$103M · 512 loansAccommodation & food services14.0%$96M · 467 loansConstruction9.0%$61M · 490 loansProfessional & technical services8.2%$56M · 272 loansWholesale trade8.2%$56M · 149 loansHealth care & social assistance8.1%$55M · 242 loansOther services6.7%$46M · 284 loansAdministrative & waste services3.0%$20M · 216 loansReal estate & leasing3.0%$20M · 102 loansTransportation & warehousing2.6%$18M · 170 loansAgriculture, forestry & fishing1.9%$13M · 136 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
Retail trade$139M65719.0%$2M1.50%
Manufacturing$103M51214.1%$2M1.89%
Accommodation & food services$96M46713.1%$4M3.76%
Construction$61M4908.4%$1M2.04%
Professional & technical services$56M2727.7%$2M3.15%
Wholesale trade$56M1497.7%$729K1.30%
Health care & social assistance$55M2427.6%$846K1.53%
Other services$46M2846.3%$852K1.86%
Administrative & waste services$20M2162.8%$72K0.35%
Real estate & leasing$20M1022.8%$0K0.00%
Transportation & warehousing$18M1702.4%$264K1.49%
Agriculture, forestry & fishing$13M1361.7%$141K1.10%
The largest county marketsapprovals since FY2008 and how many lenders have written there
CountyApprovedLoansLenders
Chittenden$265M1,12358
Washington$70M37630
Windham$59M23439
Rutland$58M33933
Windsor$55M25233
Bennington$43M26326
Franklin$33M25823
Lamoille$32M20820
Addison$32M22426
Caledonia$28M26524

Each institution in the catalogue has its own read, prepared for its board and management from the public record. The full pack on any Vermont 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 Vermont

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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