Wayne Bank
Honesdale, Pennsylvania · $2.91B in assets · beside the 11 other Pennsylvania banks between $1B and $3B
The filing
Wayne Bank is the third largest of the 12 Pennsylvania banks nearest its size between $1B and $3B, with $2.91B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 89.4% of deposits, 9th of 12 against a median of 84.0%, and equity is 9.3% of assets, 6th of 12. Loans grew +26.9% in the year, 2nd of 12, and deposits grew 26.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +9.9%.
Noncurrent loans are 1.21% of the book, 9th of 12 against a median of 0.67%; 0.18% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.9 times. Net charge-offs are 0.17% of loans, 11th of 12. Commercial real estate is 25.0% of loans, 5th of 12 against a median of 29.1%, and 201% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 46% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +138.0% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 0.95%, 9th of 12 against a median of 1.13%, on an efficiency ratio of 63.9%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 1.15%. 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
Wayne Bank is the 93rd largest 7(a) lender into Pennsylvania of 374, with $15M across 32 loans, 0.1% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $747M). 11 of its 21 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna, PA | $6M | 8th of 62 | 2.5% | thin |
| Wayne, PA | $5M | 2nd of 34 | 10.5% | thin |
| Delaware, NY | $2M | 3rd of 17 | 10.3% | thin |
| Monroe, PA | $2M | 20th of 67 | 1.7% | thin |
| Monroe, NY | $2M | 39th of 89 | 0.3% | quiet FY2011 |
| Seneca, NY | $2M | 6th of 16 | 9.2% | quiet FY2017 |
| Schuyler, NY | $2M | 4th of 20 | 10.8% | quiet FY2018 |
| Ontario, NY | $1M | 20th of 45 | 1.0% | quiet FY2011 |
| Schuylkill, PA | $1M | 18th of 39 | 1.4% | thin |
| Otsego, NY | $931K | 11th of 21 | 2.6% | quiet FY2011 |
| Pike, PA | $925K | 9th of 30 | 2.8% | thin |
| Yates, NY | $900K | 5th of 19 | 4.8% | quiet FY2018 |
| Broome, NY | $468K | 31st of 49 | 0.3% | thin |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 16 | $11M | 38.1% | 0.03% | 443rd of 2,246 |
| Retail trade | 14 | $6M | 19.3% | 0.01% | 686th of 2,589 |
| Accommodation & food services | 13 | $5M | 17.3% | 0.01% | 818th of 2,596 |
| Health care & social assistance | 4 | $2M | 8.3% | 0.00% | 818th of 2,172 |
| Administrative & waste services | 4 | $2M | 6.1% | 0.01% | 603rd of 1,763 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Wayne Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 201% | 6th of 12 | 204% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 46% | 6th of 12 | 49% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 5.8% | 6th of 12 | 6.4% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 15.5% | 6th of 12 | 16.8% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 25.0% | 5th of 12 | 29.1% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +138.0% | 12th of 12 | +59.7% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.97B | 1.1% | 58.5% | 0.08% | 0.01% | 1.0% | 81.6% | 8.5% | |
| $2.93B | 1.4% | 50.9% | 1.49% | 0.00% | 1.1% | 86.8% | 10.6% | |
| $2.91B | 1.0% | 63.9% | 1.21% | 0.17% | 1.1% | 89.4% | 9.3% | |
| $2.59B | 0.8% | 64.5% | 3.68% | 0.93% | 1.0% | 101.5% | 9.6% | |
| $2.47B | 1.1% | 66.3% | 1.49% | 0.12% | 1.3% | 81.3% | 8.1% | |
| $2.39B | 1.0% | 71.4% | 0.54% | 0.04% | 1.1% | 82.7% | 9.4% | |
| $2.37B | 0.7% | 71.5% | 0.61% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 82.9% | 8.8% | |
| $2.34B | 1.2% | 60.1% | 1.10% | 0.07% | 1.4% | 83.8% | 8.3% | |
| $2.08B | 1.2% | 61.3% | 0.57% | 0.03% | 0.7% | 117.3% | 8.4% | |
| $1.91B | 1.2% | 52.6% | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.6% | 103.4% | 9.6% | |
| $1.86B | 0.9% | 59.0% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.9% | 77.7% | 6.9% | |
| $1.67B | 1.7% | 51.7% | 0.74% | 0.03% | 0.8% | 84.2% | 11.6% |
| Wayne Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $1.39B | $2.26B | +63% | $1.07B | $1.73B | +62% |
| Deposits | $1.69B | $2.53B | +50% | $1.39B | $2.01B | +44% |
| NPA / loans | 0.85% | 1.21% | +0.36 pts | 0.43% | 0.67% | +0.24 pts |
| Efficiency | 52.7% | 63.9% | +11.2 pts | 61.1% | 60.7% | -0.4 pts |
| ROA | 1.15% | 0.95% | -0.19 pts | 1.05% | 1.13% | +0.09 pts |
This read was prepared for Wayne 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 Wayne 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 PA banks $1B to $3B
Institution Wayne.Bank
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