United Bank
Fairfax, Virginia · $33.64B in assets · beside the 5 other Virginia banks over $10B
The filing
United Bank is the fourth largest of the 6 Virginia banks over $10B, with $33.64B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 91.6% of deposits, 5th of 6 against a median of 89.1%, and equity is 16.7% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew +3.9% in the year, 4th of 6, and deposits grew 3.0%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.4%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.44% of the book, 2nd of 6 against a median of 0.85%; 0.28% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.7 times. Commercial real estate is 48.1% of loans, 5th of 6 against a median of 41.1%, and 299% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 83% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.55%, 4th of 6 against a median of 1.58%, on an efficiency ratio of 46.3%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.48%. The question is what the capital is for: the balance sheet carries less risk than it could.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
United Bank is the 35th largest 7(a) lender into Georgia of 409, with $149M across 147 loans, 0.8% of everything approved in the state (Metro City Bank leads with $1.91B). 102 of its 109 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett, GA | $24M | 30th of 169 | 1.0% | quiet FY2022 |
| Forsyth, GA | $23M | 8th of 120 | 3.3% | -2.9 pts |
| Fulton, GA | $22M | 37th of 211 | 0.7% | quiet FY2022 |
| Dekalb, GA | $15M | 26th of 151 | 1.0% | -0.9 pts |
| Fairfax, VA | $14M | 27th of 169 | 1.1% | quiet FY2017 |
| Comal, TX | $11M | 4th of 98 | 3.7% | quiet FY2013 |
| Cobb, GA | $10M | 44th of 182 | 0.6% | quiet FY2022 |
| Clayton, GA | $9M | 10th of 93 | 2.4% | quiet FY2021 |
| Boone, KY | $8M | 4th of 62 | 5.3% | quiet FY2021 |
| Pickens, GA | $7M | 4th of 37 | 5.1% | -11.1 pts |
| Prince William, VA | $6M | 18th of 105 | 1.7% | quiet FY2017 |
| Fayette, GA | $6M | 11th of 90 | 1.9% | quiet FY2021 |
| Seminole, FL | $5M | 39th of 133 | 0.7% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | 79 | $50M | 19.2% | 0.07% | 223rd of 2,596 |
| Retail trade | 73 | $32M | 12.5% | 0.05% | 236th of 2,589 |
| Manufacturing | 42 | $32M | 12.3% | 0.08% | 213th of 2,246 |
| Professional & technical services | 70 | $30M | 11.4% | 0.09% | 144th of 1,955 |
| Health care & social assistance | 40 | $28M | 10.8% | 0.06% | 205th of 2,172 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| United Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 299% | 5th of 6 | 257% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 83% | 6th of 6 | 39% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 13.3% | 6th of 6 | 6.1% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 25.0% | 3rd of 6 | 25.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 48.1% | 5th of 6 | 41.1% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +28.4% | 3rd of 6 | +30.7% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $662.16B | 1.6% | 53.7% | 1.49% | 3.27% | 5.0% | 89.2% | 14.9% | |
| $173.10B | 1.0% | 55.4% | 1.45% | 0.16% | 0.6% | 39.2% | 9.6% | |
| $38.02B | 1.6% | 50.4% | 0.50% | 0.02% | 1.0% | 93.8% | 15.2% | |
| $33.64B | 1.5% | 46.3% | 0.44% | 0.09% | 1.2% | 91.6% | 16.7% | |
| $22.62B | 2.1% | 57.8% | 0.22% | 0.10% | 1.3% | 82.2% | 13.2% | |
| $10.98B | 0.9% | 69.0% | 1.19% | 0.03% | 1.2% | 88.9% | 12.1% |
| United Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $17.46B | $25.03B | +43% | $15.60B | $26.86B | +72% |
| Deposits | $21.79B | $27.34B | +25% | $19.25B | $28.96B | +50% |
| NPA / loans | 0.50% | 0.44% | -0.06 pts | 0.62% | 0.85% | +0.23 pts |
| Efficiency | 54.0% | 46.3% | -7.7 pts | 64.8% | 54.5% | -10.3 pts |
| ROA | 1.48% | 1.55% | +0.06 pts | 1.49% | 1.58% | +0.09 pts |
This read was prepared for United 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 United 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 VA banks over $10B
Institution www.bankwithunited.com
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