Beacon Bank and Trust

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1871 according to the FDIC. Its holding company is Beacon Financial Corp.

Beacon Bank and Trust reported total assets of $22.2 bn at Q2 2026, up 260.3% on a year earlier, the 97th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at Beacon Bank and Trust was 11.77%, and the uninsured share of Beacon Bank and Trust was 38.34%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On total deposits, Beacon Bank and Trust climbed from 258th to 95th among 499 US banks between and (1 = highest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Since , Beacon Bank and Trust has taken over 5 institutions; the latest was PCSB Bank on (FDIC Call Reports).
  • Over the year to , the total assets of Beacon Bank and Trust rose by 260.3% to $22.2 bn, one of the largest rises among covered banks (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$22.2 bn
+260.3% on a year earlier
Rank 97 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
11.77%
+0.73 pp on a year earlier
Rank 365 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
9.41%
+1.77 pp on a year earlier
Rank 366 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
38.34%
+7.27 pp on a year earlier
Rank 213 of 500 1 = highest

What sets Beacon Bank and Trust apart

  • Over the year to , the total deposits of Beacon Bank and Trust rose by 302.0% to $18.6 bn, one of the largest rises among covered banks.
  • Over the year to , the net loans and leases of Beacon Bank and Trust rose by 230.0% to $17.6 bn, one of the largest rises among covered banks.
  • Over the year to , the bank equity capital of Beacon Bank and Trust rose by 321.7% to $2.5 bn, one of the largest rises among covered banks.

How large is Beacon Bank and Trust?

The balance sheet of Beacon Bank and Trust at : assets $22.2 bn, deposits $18.6 bn, net loans $17.6 bn (loans equal to 94.30% of deposits). Securities make up 7.9% of total assets at Beacon Bank and Trust. Since , when Beacon Bank and Trust held $3.7 bn, its assets grew 496.2%. At , Beacon Bank and Trust employed 1,970 full-time equivalent staff across 151 offices, about $11.3 mn of assets per employee and $123.5 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Beacon Bank and Trust is uninsured?

At Beacon Bank and Trust, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 38.34% of domestic deposits at (+7.27 pp on a year earlier); Beacon Bank and Trust ranks 213th of 500 on this measure. In dollars, Beacon Bank and Trust estimated $7.2 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$18.6 bn+302.0%95th of 499
Net loans and leases$17.6 bn+230.0%85th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio94.30%-20.59 pp125th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio9.83%+0.26 pp325th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio12.86%+0.57 pp370th of 448
Net interest margin3.79%+0.43 pp207th of 500
Return on assets (ROA)1.05%+0.32 pp363rd of 500
Efficiency ratio56.07%-2.72 pp254th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $47.4 mnWidened by $24.6 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.90%-0.38 pp339th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.31%+0.17 pp403rd of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of Beacon Bank and Trust: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Beacon Bank and Trust: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Beacon Bank and Trust each quarter; total assets were $22.2 bn at Q2 2026$1.4bn$7.1bn$12.9bn$18.7bn$24.4bn20182020202220242026Bank Rhode Island merged inBerkshire Bank merged inPCSB Bank merged inTotal assets$22.2bnDeposits$18.6bnNet loans$17.6bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Beacon Bank and Trust each quarter; total assets were $22.2 bn at Q2 2026$1.4bn$9.1bn$16.7bn$24.4bn20202024
  • Total assets $22.2bn
  • Deposits $18.6bn
  • Net loans $17.6bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Beacon Bank and Trust stood at 11.77% in , +0.73 pp year on year. Low and high at Beacon Bank and Trust since : 10.35% () to 12.51% (). Equity capital of Beacon Bank and Trust at : $2.5 bn, or 11.4% of total assets. Beacon Bank and Trust also reported a total capital ratio of 12.86% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.83%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of Beacon Bank and Trust showed an unrealized loss of $47.4 mn at ; the loss widened by $24.6 mn over the year.

Beacon Bank and Trust: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Beacon Bank and Trust, Q1 2016 to Q2 20269.0%10%12%13%14%20182020202220242026Total capital13%CET112%Tier 1 leverage9.8%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Beacon Bank and Trust, Q1 2016 to Q2 20269.0%11%12%14%20202024
  • Total capital 13%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 9.8%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Beacon Bank and Trust: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Beacon Bank and Trust, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$51mn-$34mn-$18mn-$988,120$16mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$47mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Beacon Bank and Trust, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$51mn-$29mn-$7mn$16mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$47mn
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Beacon Bank and Trust earned a return on equity of 9.41%; return on assets: 1.05%. Net interest margin at Beacon Bank and Trust: 3.79%, +0.43 pp in a year. Beacon Bank and Trust net income: $118.5 mn, up 419.4% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Beacon Bank and Trust was 56.07%: about 56 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 55 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.90% of total loans at Beacon Bank and Trust; net charge-offs: 0.31% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Beacon Bank and Trust: $17.8 bn, up 229.1% in a year.

Beacon Bank and Trust: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Beacon Bank and Trust, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-7.4%-1.8%3.9%9.5%15%20182020202220242026Return on equity9.4%Net interest margin3.8%Return on assets1.1%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Beacon Bank and Trust, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-7.4%0.1%7.6%15%20202024
  • Return on equity 9.4%
  • Net interest margin 3.8%
  • Return on assets 1.1%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Beacon Bank and Trust

The peer group of Beacon Bank and Trust is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 1 shares the charter type of Beacon Bank and Trust (state member bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($10 bn to $100 bn) and 0 have head offices in Massachusetts. Against them, Beacon Bank and Trust shows CET1 ratio 11.77% against a peer median of 13.16%, return on equity 9.41% against a peer median of 12.54% and uninsured deposit share 38.34% against a peer median of 43.62%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
TowneBankState nonmember bankVA$22.6 bn12.16%16.91%47.97%
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBFederal savings bankDE$22.6 bn13.77%13.22%46.12%
First Financial BankState member bankOH$22.4 bn12.77%11.86%41.88%
Beacon Bank and TrustState member bankMA$22.2 bn11.77%9.41%38.34%
Optum Bank, Inc.State nonmember bankUT$21.4 bn17.86%17.52%3.78%
Seacoast National BankNational bankFL$21.3 bn13.55%6.11%36.31%
First Merchants BankState nonmember bankIN$21.3 bn11.50%6.04%45.36%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Beacon Bank and Trust, to : assets +251.6%, deposits +307.6%, equity +327.0%. Staff 508 to 1,970; offices 28 to 151.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$6.3 bn$6.4 bn$6.2 bn$6.2 bn$22.8 bn$23.2 bn$22.2 bn$22.2 bn
Total deposits$4.6 bn$4.7 bn$4.7 bn$4.6 bn$19.1 bn$19.7 bn$18.4 bn$18.6 bn
Bank equity capital$594.8 mn$592.1 mn$598.4 mn$602.3 mn$2.4 bn$2.5 bn$2.5 bn$2.5 bn
CET1 ratio10.44%10.47%10.88%11.04%10.55%11.22%11.47%11.77%
Return on equity (ROE)5.84%6.66%7.66%7.64%-0.42%5.90%8.11%9.41%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits30.89%30.86%32.00%31.07%36.88%36.12%38.45%38.34%
Full-time equivalent employees5084984964992,0282,0081,9241,970
Number of offices28272728150150150151

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of Beacon Bank and Trust, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed First Commons Bank, National Association (FDIC certificate 58923).
  2. . Absorbed First Ipswich Bank (FDIC certificate 2595).
  3. . Absorbed Bank Rhode Island (FDIC certificate 34147).
  4. . Absorbed Berkshire Bank (FDIC certificate 23621).
  5. . Absorbed PCSB Bank (FDIC certificate 15995).

Large one-quarter moves at Beacon Bank and Trust

  • Total assets at Beacon Bank and Trust changed by +269.7% in the quarter to 2025-09-30: Affiliated Institution Merger (Pooling) (i.e. Corporate Reorganization; Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Bank Rhode Island, Berkshire Bank, PCSB Bank.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Beacon Bank and Trust?

Beacon Bank and Trust reported $22.2 bn at in its Call Report. That makes Beacon Bank and Trust the 97th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is Beacon Bank and Trust the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Beacon Bank and Trust, FDIC certificate 17798; Beacon Financial Corp, its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Beacon Bank and Trust profitable?

Beacon Bank and Trust reported net income of $118.5 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 9.41%. So yes: Beacon Bank and Trust made a profit over these months.

When is data for Beacon Bank and Trust next updated?

Figures from Beacon Bank and Trust for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for Beacon Bank and Trust?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 17798, and in the Call Reports of Beacon Bank and Trust (RSSD ID 782306) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.