Wells Fargo National Bank West
Las Vegas, Nevada · $8.77B in assets · beside the 11 other the Mountain West banks between $3B and $10B (the state alone holds too few in the band to rank)
The filing
Wells Fargo National Bank West is the second largest of the 12 the Mountain West banks between $3B and $10B, with $8.77B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 68.4% of deposits, 3rd of 12 against a median of 86.0%, and equity is 19.2% of assets, the highest in the cohort. Loans grew -11.1% in the year, the slowest in the cohort, and deposits fell 6.4%; the cohort's median loan growth is +6.6%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.97% of the book, 9th of 12 against a median of 0.60%; 0.32% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 0.3 times. Commercial real estate is 0.0% of loans, 2nd of 12 against a median of 34.5%, and 0% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 0% against the 100% screen.
Return on assets is 0.99%, 11th of 12 against a median of 1.44%, on an efficiency ratio of 23.4%, the lowest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.04%. The question is what the capital is for: the balance sheet carries less risk than it could.
Commercial real estate against capital
| Wells Fargo | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 0% | 2nd of 12 | 230% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 0% | 2nd of 12 | 55% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.0% | 2nd of 12 | 8.0% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 0.0% | 2nd of 12 | 19.4% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 0.0% | 2nd of 12 | 34.5% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | no record | +36.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9.13B | 2.5% | 33.6% | 3.52% | 11.62% | 15.4% | 117.2% | 17.6% | |
| $8.77B | 1.0% | 23.4% | 0.97% | 0.00% | 0.3% | 68.4% | 19.2% | |
| $7.75B | 1.9% | 50.6% | 0.60% | 0.02% | 1.8% | 84.4% | 9.7% | |
| $7.61B | 1.3% | 51.8% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 1.3% | 81.2% | 10.2% | |
| $6.69B | 1.3% | 61.4% | 0.31% | 0.12% | 1.1% | 75.8% | 10.8% | |
| $5.44B | 1.5% | 92.5% | 3.56% | 66.62% | 17.3% | 0.8% | 5.8% | |
| $5.33B | 3.3% | 33.2% | 3.63% | 0.46% | 1.6% | 117.3% | 17.4% | |
| $4.41B | 1.6% | 61.6% | 0.60% | 0.00% | 1.8% | 103.7% | 9.3% | |
| $3.79B | 1.3% | 61.6% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 1.2% | 100.4% | 12.3% | |
| $3.70B | 1.3% | 51.6% | 0.26% | 0.00% | 1.4% | 57.2% | 9.3% | |
| $3.49B | 2.0% | 39.1% | 0.29% | 0.09% | 1.3% | 87.6% | 10.5% | |
| $3.24B | 0.8% | 73.5% | 0.60% | 0.00% | 0.7% | 95.9% | 9.8% |
| Wells Fargo | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $11.61B | $4.75B | -59% | $2.37B | $4.00B | +69% |
| Deposits | $17.31B | $6.93B | -60% | $2.71B | $4.47B | +65% |
| NPA / loans | 0.25% | 0.97% | +0.72 pts | 0.31% | 0.60% | +0.29 pts |
| Efficiency | 21.1% | 23.4% | +2.3 pts | 50.5% | 51.7% | +1.2 pts |
| ROA | 1.04% | 0.99% | -0.05 pts | 1.62% | 1.44% | -0.18 pts |
This read was prepared for Wells Fargo National Bank West'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 Wells Fargo National Bank West 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 Mountain West banks $3B to $10B
Institution www.wellsfargo.com
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