Union Savings Bank
Danbury, Connecticut · $3.30B in assets · beside the 11 other New England banks between $3B and $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Union Savings Bank is the sixth largest of the 12 New England banks nearest its size between $3B and $10B, with $3.30B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 93.6% of deposits, 4th of 12 against a median of 98.8%, and equity is 9.9% of assets, 8th of 12. Loans grew +7.6% in the year, 4th of 12, and deposits grew 6.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.8%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.29% of the book, 2nd of 12 against a median of 0.61%; 0.19% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 3.5 times. Commercial real estate is 54.6% of loans, 11th of 12 against a median of 37.1%, and 336% of capital, above the 300% screen, with construction at 28% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.79%, 8th of 12 against a median of 1.02%, on an efficiency ratio of 69.7%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 0.60%. The question is what the concentration does under a commercial real estate stress, and how much of it is owner-occupied (owner-occupied nonresidential is 7.2% of loans).
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Union Savings Bank is the 29th largest 7(a) lender into Connecticut of 230, with $28M across 213 loans, 0.7% of everything approved in the state (Webster Bank National Association leads with $446M). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield, CT | $15M | 1st of 50 | 13.3% | quiet FY2018 |
| Fairfield, CT | $9M | 17th of 94 | 1.5% | thin |
| Hartford, CT | $3M | 39th of 101 | 0.5% | quiet FY2018 |
| Western Ct, CT | $1M | 51st of 96 | 0.3% | +0.4 pts |
| Capitol, CT | $350K | 83rd of 101 | 0.1% | thin |
| New Haven, CT | $350K | 76th of 100 | 0.1% | quiet FY2010 |
| Nw Hills, CT | $275K | 34th of 37 | 0.5% | thin |
| Dutchess, NY | $88K | 76th of 82 | 0.0% | quiet FY2011 |
| Naugatuck Vly, CT | $75K | 66th of 70 | 0.0% | quiet FY2022 |
| Putnam, NY | $75K | 48th of 52 | 0.1% | quiet FY2011 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 53 | $7M | 24.2% | 0.01% | 597th of 2,589 |
| Real estate & leasing | 4 | $3M | 11.1% | 0.03% | 442nd of 1,452 |
| Construction | 32 | $3M | 9.0% | 0.01% | 821st of 2,063 |
| Wholesale trade | 11 | $2M | 8.7% | 0.01% | 639th of 1,651 |
| Other services | 20 | $2M | 8.4% | 0.01% | 805th of 2,248 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Union Savings Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 336% | 11th of 12 | 271% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 28% | 5th of 12 | 40% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 4.5% | 5th of 12 | 5.2% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 37.8% | 12th of 12 | 19.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 54.6% | 11th of 12 | 37.1% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +37.3% | 10th of 12 | +15.5% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4.62B | 0.4% | 72.0% | 0.57% | 0.21% | 0.6% | 100.3% | 8.9% | |
| $4.56B | 1.2% | 36.3% | 0.78% | 0.00% | 0.8% | 150.5% | 11.1% | |
| $3.47B | 1.6% | 44.2% | 0.54% | 0.01% | 1.0% | 97.4% | 10.2% | |
| $3.38B | 1.9% | 47.1% | 2.07% | 0.07% | 2.2% | 102.9% | 14.1% | |
| $3.32B | 1.0% | 60.9% | 0.58% | 0.12% | 0.5% | 92.7% | 14.7% | |
| $3.30B | 0.8% | 69.7% | 0.29% | -0.01% | 1.0% | 93.6% | 9.9% | |
| $3.26B | 0.6% | 77.5% | 0.60% | 0.06% | 0.9% | 103.5% | 14.4% | |
| $3.18B | 1.2% | 51.3% | 0.75% | 0.20% | 1.0% | 90.4% | 8.3% | |
| $3.15B | 1.3% | 68.7% | 1.80% | 0.08% | 0.7% | 105.0% | 13.7% | |
| $3.11B | 1.0% | 58.1% | 0.62% | 0.01% | 1.4% | 83.6% | 7.6% | |
| $3.07B | 0.6% | 69.7% | 0.95% | 0.02% | 1.0% | 101.9% | 9.9% | |
| $3.03B | 0.5% | 83.9% | 0.15% | 0.01% | 0.8% | 95.8% | 8.5% |
| Union Savings Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.80B | $2.39B | +33% | $1.77B | $2.51B | +42% |
| Deposits | $2.44B | $2.55B | +4% | $2.18B | $2.63B | +21% |
| NPA / loans | 2.05% | 0.29% | -1.76 pts | 0.58% | 0.61% | +0.03 pts |
| Efficiency | 71.3% | 69.7% | -1.6 pts | 64.4% | 64.8% | +0.4 pts |
| ROA | 0.60% | 0.79% | +0.19 pts | 1.17% | 1.02% | -0.16 pts |
This read was prepared for Union 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 Union 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 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort New England banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.unionsavings.com
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