Stifel Bank
Saint Louis, Missouri · $14.62B in assets · beside the 5 other Missouri banks over $10B
The filing
Stifel Bank is the smallest of the 6 Missouri banks over $10B, with $14.62B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 72.9% of deposits, 3rd of 6 against a median of 73.5%, and equity is 6.2% of assets, the lowest in the cohort. Loans grew +32.2% in the year, the fastest in the cohort, and deposits grew 27.4%; the cohort's median loan growth is +9.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.06% of the book, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 0.42%; 0.00% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 6.3 times. Commercial real estate is 0.0% of loans, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 22.5%, and 0% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 0% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.31%, 4th of 6 against a median of 1.36%, on an efficiency ratio of 29.1%, 2nd of 6. Five years ago it was 1.51%. The question is whether the new lending seasons as cleanly as the book it joined, and what funded it.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Stifel Bank is the 50th largest 7(a) lender into Missouri of 444, with $29M across 50 loans, 0.4% of everything approved in the state (Oakstar Bank leads with $556M). 7 of its 7 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis, MO | $17M | 24th of 178 | 1.2% | quiet FY2018 |
| Boone, MO | $5M | 8th of 67 | 2.3% | quiet FY2016 |
| Saint Louis City, MO | $4M | 23rd of 100 | 1.4% | quiet FY2018 |
| Saint Charles, MO | $2M | 38th of 136 | 0.6% | quiet FY2019 |
| Saint Clair, IL | $2M | 29th of 90 | 1.1% | quiet FY2018 |
| Madison, IL | $1M | 42nd of 91 | 0.5% | quiet FY2018 |
| Lancaster, PA | $500K | 78th of 104 | 0.1% | quiet FY2019 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 7 | $9M | 28.8% | 0.02% | 505th of 2,589 |
| Manufacturing | 9 | $8M | 24.8% | 0.02% | 526th of 2,246 |
| Transportation & warehousing | 3 | $3M | 9.8% | 0.02% | 428th of 1,563 |
| Health care & social assistance | 6 | $3M | 8.0% | 0.01% | 773rd of 2,172 |
| Other services | 6 | $2M | 7.2% | 0.01% | 813th of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Stifel Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 0% | 1st of 6 | 130% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 0% | 1st of 6 | 41% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.0% | 1st of 6 | 6.8% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 0.0% | 1st of 6 | 12.5% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 0.0% | 1st of 6 | 22.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | -62.4% | 1st of 6 | +4.1% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $71.90B | 1.4% | 51.4% | 0.34% | 0.17% | 1.1% | 68.4% | 10.9% | |
| $35.02B | 1.2% | 60.0% | 0.17% | 0.24% | 0.9% | 74.1% | 11.0% | |
| $20.31B | 2.0% | 47.8% | 0.49% | 0.10% | 1.3% | 71.3% | 9.0% | |
| $19.62B | 1.9% | 26.9% | 1.09% | 0.41% | 0.6% | 86.9% | 6.8% | |
| $17.36B | 1.1% | 61.0% | 0.98% | 0.30% | 1.2% | 80.8% | 11.8% | |
| $14.62B | 1.3% | 29.1% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.4% | 72.9% | 6.2% |
| Stifel Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $2.12B | $9.96B | +370% | $9.19B | $13.56B | +48% |
| Deposits | $4.21B | $13.67B | +224% | $11.55B | $16.97B | +47% |
| NPA / loans | 0.00% | 0.06% | +0.05 pts | 0.19% | 0.42% | +0.23 pts |
| Efficiency | 20.6% | 29.1% | +8.5 pts | 54.6% | 49.6% | -5.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.51% | 1.31% | -0.20 pts | 1.46% | 1.36% | -0.09 pts |
This read was prepared for Stifel 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 Stifel 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 MO banks over $10B
Institution www.stifelbankstl.com
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