United Southern Bank
Umatilla, Florida · $843M in assets · beside the 11 other Florida banks between $300M and $1B
The filing
United Southern Bank is the fourth largest of the 12 Florida banks nearest its size between $300M and $1B, with $843M in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 61.1% of deposits, 2nd of 12 against a median of 77.5%, and equity is 7.6% of assets, the lowest in the cohort. Loans grew +10.6% in the year, 5th of 12, and deposits fell 2.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.6%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.44% of the book, 10th of 12 against a median of 0.13%; 1.24% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 4.5 times. Commercial real estate is 44.8% of loans, 7th of 12 against a median of 43.0%, and 224% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 53% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 1.19%, 6th of 12 against a median of 1.12%, on an efficiency ratio of 61.7%, 7th of 12. Five years ago it was 0.70%. The question this shape raises is what the liquidity earns, and what a rate path does to the securities book and the deposit base.
Commercial real estate against capital
| United Southern Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 224% | 5th of 12 | 242% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 53% | 6th of 12 | 53% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 10.6% | 10th of 12 | 7.3% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 30.8% | 7th of 12 | 29.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 44.8% | 7th of 12 | 43.0% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +4.8% | 2nd of 12 | +41.3% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $976M | 1.9% | 49.1% | 0.67% | 0.17% | 1.0% | 103.7% | 9.9% | |
| $953M | 1.0% | 61.9% | 1.27% | -0.01% | 1.2% | 84.9% | 8.8% | |
| $898M | 0.7% | 73.4% | 0.11% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 76.5% | 8.7% | |
| $843M | 1.2% | 61.7% | 0.44% | 0.02% | 2.0% | 61.1% | 7.6% | |
| $811M | 1.5% | 56.0% | 0.31% | 0.00% | 1.7% | 69.0% | 9.6% | |
| $806M | 3.2% | 33.9% | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 74.5% | 8.3% | |
| $803M | 1.0% | 60.3% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 1.0% | 94.0% | 12.2% | |
| $732M | 0.2% | 112.3% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 78.5% | 12.2% | |
| $713M | 0.9% | 74.4% | 0.16% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 84.5% | 9.8% | |
| $629M | 1.5% | 60.1% | 0.00% | -0.08% | 1.5% | 43.7% | 11.3% | |
| $623M | 1.3% | 59.8% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 1.2% | 92.6% | 8.5% | |
| $580M | 1.0% | 72.3% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 68.0% | 12.6% |
| United Southern Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $340M | $470M | +38% | $297M | $503M | +69% |
| Deposits | $708M | $769M | +9% | $523M | $663M | +27% |
| NPA / loans | 1.01% | 0.44% | -0.57 pts | 0.16% | 0.13% | -0.03 pts |
| Efficiency | 63.0% | 61.7% | -1.3 pts | 75.5% | 61.0% | -14.4 pts |
| ROA | 0.70% | 1.19% | +0.48 pts | 0.70% | 1.12% | +0.41 pts |
This read was prepared for United Southern 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 Southern 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 FL banks $300M to $1B
Institution www.unitedsouthernbank.com
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