United Prairie Bank
Mountain Lake, Minnesota · $939M in assets · beside the 11 other Minnesota banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
United Prairie Bank is the second largest of the 12 Minnesota banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $939M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 100.7% of deposits, 9th of 12 against a median of 89.5%, and equity is 10.2% of assets, 5th of 12. Loans grew +2.3% in the year, 9th of 12, and deposits grew 0.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +4.9%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.66% of the book, 9th of 12 against a median of 0.24%; 0.72% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.4 times. Commercial real estate is 18.9% of loans, 4th of 12 against a median of 28.7%, and 163% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 39% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.44%, 7th of 12 against a median of 1.47%, on an efficiency ratio of 58.2%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.81%. The question is which of these lines moves first over the next four quarters, and against which peer.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
United Prairie Bank is the 39th largest 7(a) lender into Minnesota of 444, with $53M across 170 loans, 0.5% of everything approved in the state (Old National Bank leads with $1.05B). 23 of its 31 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandiyohi, MN | $9M | 4th of 35 | 9.2% | -26.0 pts |
| Hennepin, MN | $8M | 56th of 228 | 0.3% | thin |
| Nicollet, MN | $4M | 3rd of 30 | 9.7% | thin |
| Carver, MN | $4M | 16th of 86 | 1.7% | quiet FY2020 |
| Steele, MN | $4M | 4th of 29 | 8.8% | quiet FY2021 |
| Cottonwood, MN | $3M | 2nd of 13 | 12.0% | thin |
| Waseca, MN | $3M | 1st of 18 | 23.7% | quiet FY2021 |
| Blue Earth, MN | $3M | 7th of 35 | 3.4% | -5.4 pts |
| Ramsey, MN | $2M | 56th of 139 | 0.2% | quiet FY2021 |
| Jasper, MS | $2M | 7th of 12 | 5.6% | thin |
| Freeborn, MN | $2M | 7th of 26 | 5.4% | quiet FY2021 |
| Mower, MN | $2M | 5th of 22 | 9.1% | quiet FY2021 |
| Dakota, MN | $1M | 74th of 160 | 0.2% | quiet FY2021 |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 35 | $14M | 24.2% | 0.02% | 404th of 2,589 |
| Transportation & warehousing | 17 | $6M | 11.0% | 0.05% | 276th of 1,563 |
| Other services | 15 | $5M | 9.4% | 0.02% | 520th of 2,248 |
| Manufacturing | 12 | $5M | 9.3% | 0.01% | 670th of 2,246 |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 16 | $5M | 8.3% | 0.06% | 173rd of 1,007 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| United Prairie Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 163% | 4th of 12 | 235% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 39% | 6th of 12 | 39% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 4.5% | 7th of 12 | 4.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 7.9% | 5th of 12 | 11.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 18.9% | 4th of 12 | 28.7% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +22.8% | 7th of 12 | +22.5% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $985M | 2.5% | 40.1% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 112.9% | 9.5% | |
| $939M | 1.4% | 58.2% | 0.66% | 0.09% | 0.9% | 100.7% | 10.2% | |
| $931M | 2.6% | 23.2% | 0.24% | -0.12% | 1.6% | 52.5% | 13.1% | |
| $912M | 1.2% | 42.0% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.0% | 85.4% | 20.6% | |
| $895M | 1.3% | 49.8% | 0.19% | 0.10% | 0.9% | 102.1% | 9.2% | |
| $884M | 1.6% | 57.0% | 0.58% | 0.03% | 1.0% | 85.1% | 10.2% | |
| $872M | 1.2% | 61.6% | 1.04% | 0.61% | 1.8% | 97.0% | 10.6% | |
| $864M | 2.6% | 48.7% | 0.23% | 0.02% | 1.5% | 85.4% | 11.9% | |
| $837M | 1.5% | 64.3% | 0.20% | -0.09% | 0.9% | 78.4% | 8.4% | |
| $776M | 0.0% | 75.2% | 2.51% | 0.79% | 2.5% | 82.3% | 7.4% | |
| $756M | 1.0% | 64.4% | 0.01% | -0.01% | 1.7% | 93.6% | 10.2% | |
| $739M | 1.5% | 58.1% | 0.81% | 0.00% | 1.3% | 108.5% | 8.2% |
| United Prairie Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $601M | $794M | +32% | $458M | $647M | +41% |
| Deposits | $642M | $788M | +23% | $638M | $759M | +19% |
| NPA / loans | 0.58% | 0.66% | +0.08 pts | 0.37% | 0.24% | -0.13 pts |
| Efficiency | 59.7% | 58.2% | -1.5 pts | 53.9% | 57.5% | +3.6 pts |
| ROA | 1.81% | 1.44% | -0.37 pts | 1.66% | 1.47% | -0.19 pts |
This read was prepared for United Prairie 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 Prairie 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 MN banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.unitedprairiebank.com
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