Wex Bank
Sandy, Utah · $10.71B in assets · beside the 11 other Utah banks over $10B
The filing
Wex Bank is the smallest of the 12 Utah banks nearest its size over $10B, with $10.71B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 55.4% of deposits, the lowest in the cohort against a median of 95.9%, and equity is 8.0% of assets, 11th of 12. Loans grew +16.0% in the year, 4th of 12, and deposits grew 21.4%; the cohort's median loan growth is +8.2%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.44% of the book, 5th of 12 against a median of 0.55%; 1.29% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 2.9 times. Net charge-offs are 1.69% of loans, 7th of 12. Commercial real estate is 0.2% of loans, 5th of 12 against a median of 0.3%, and 1% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 0% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +174.0% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 4.03%, the highest in the cohort against a median of 2.07%, on an efficiency ratio of 57.3%, 8th of 12. Five years ago it was 3.95%. 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
| Wex Bank | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 1% | 5th of 12 | 2% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 0% | 6th of 12 | 0% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 0.0% | 6th of 12 | 0.0% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 0.0% | 6th of 12 | 0.0% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 0.2% | 5th of 12 | 0.3% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +174.0% | 10th of 10 | +17.1% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $213.95B | 3.7% | 71.8% | 0.63% | 2.39% | 3.3% | 100.5% | 9.0% | |
| $188.18B | 1.2% | 49.0% | 0.85% | 1.13% | 2.5% | 91.9% | 8.3% | |
| $124.44B | 1.1% | 26.3% | 0.12% | -0.01% | 0.1% | 85.1% | 7.6% | |
| $115.22B | 2.8% | 36.8% | 2.04% | 5.38% | 10.2% | 114.9% | 12.9% | |
| $89.04B | 1.5% | 62.8% | 0.47% | 0.04% | 1.1% | 81.7% | 8.6% | |
| $56.82B | 1.9% | 67.3% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 99.9% | 12.8% | |
| $28.54B | 2.8% | 33.0% | 0.65% | 1.91% | 6.4% | 103.9% | 10.2% | |
| $21.43B | 2.5% | 29.2% | 0.21% | 0.22% | 0.9% | 60.2% | 14.8% | |
| $13.86B | 1.7% | 56.2% | 3.21% | 7.47% | 11.4% | 107.2% | 13.0% | |
| $13.80B | 2.2% | 17.1% | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.5% | 107.5% | 12.8% | |
| $12.48B | 1.8% | 74.4% | 0.82% | 2.07% | 2.7% | 64.9% | 11.5% | |
| $10.71B | 4.0% | 57.3% | 0.44% | 1.69% | 1.3% | 55.4% | 8.0% |
| Wex Bank | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $2.51B | $4.38B | +75% | $14.99B | $33.92B | +126% |
| Deposits | $2.55B | $7.91B | +211% | $16.64B | $33.55B | +102% |
| NPA / loans | 0.74% | 0.44% | -0.30 pts | 0.64% | 0.55% | -0.09 pts |
| Efficiency | 82.8% | 57.3% | -25.5 pts | 47.2% | 52.6% | +5.3 pts |
| ROA | 3.95% | 4.03% | +0.08 pts | 2.05% | 2.07% | +0.01 pts |
This read was prepared for Wex 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 Wex 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 UT banks over $10B
Institution www.wexinc.com
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