Cambridge Savings Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1834 according to the FDIC.

Cambridge Savings Bank reported total assets of $7.0 bn at Q2 2026, up 0.9% on a year earlier, the 218th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at Cambridge Savings Bank was 12.63%, and the uninsured share of Cambridge Savings Bank was 29.26%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On noncurrent loans to total loans, Cambridge Savings Bank slipped from 223rd to 401st among 500 US banks between and (1 = lowest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Cambridge Savings Bank reports one of the lowest return on equity (ROE) readings among banks of $1 bn to $10 bn: 3.53% at , where the median of the 339 banks is 12.68% (FDIC Call Reports).
  • The return on assets (ROA) of Cambridge Savings Bank, 0.36% at , places Cambridge Savings Bank in the bottom tenth of banks of $1 bn to $10 bn (group median 1.32%; FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$7.0 bn
+0.9% on a year earlier
Rank 218 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
12.63%
+0.89 pp on a year earlier
Rank 274 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
3.53%
-1.52 pp on a year earlier
Rank 483 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
29.26%
+0.83 pp on a year earlier
Rank 325 of 500 1 = highest

What sets Cambridge Savings Bank apart

  • Few banks of $1 bn to $10 bn report a higher loan-to-deposit ratio than Cambridge Savings Bank, at 107.71% in against a group median of 88.61%.
  • Cambridge Savings Bank has one of the highest efficiency ratio readings among banks of $1 bn to $10 bn: 75.88% at , against a median of 56.87% across 339 banks.
  • Since , Cambridge Savings Bank has taken over one institution; the latest was Melrose Bank on .

How large is Cambridge Savings Bank?

The balance sheet of Cambridge Savings Bank at : assets $7.0 bn, deposits $5.4 bn, net loans $5.8 bn (loans equal to 107.71% of deposits). Securities make up 10.7% of total assets at Cambridge Savings Bank. Since , when Cambridge Savings Bank held $3.2 bn, its assets grew 114.8%. In the year to , deposits at Cambridge Savings Bank fell 1.1% while its total assets rose 0.9%. At , Cambridge Savings Bank employed 506 full-time equivalent staff across 21 offices, about $13.8 mn of assets per employee and $254.8 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Cambridge Savings Bank is uninsured?

At Cambridge Savings Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 29.26% of domestic deposits at (+0.83 pp on a year earlier); Cambridge Savings Bank ranks 325th of 500 on this measure. In dollars, Cambridge Savings Bank estimated $1.6 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$5.4 bn-1.1%236th of 499
Net loans and leases$5.8 bn+0.8%189th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio107.71%+2.04 pp23rd of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.25%+0.78 pp263rd of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio13.71%+1.01 pp282nd of 448
Net interest margin2.80%+0.08 pp439th of 500
Return on assets (ROA)0.36%-0.11 pp482nd of 500
Efficiency ratio75.88%+2.11 pp468th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesLoss of $2.7 mnWidened by $2.5 mn
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $29.7 mnNarrowed by $5.1 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans1.26%+0.78 pp401st of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.09%-0.45 pp250th of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of Cambridge Savings Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Cambridge Savings Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Cambridge Savings Bank each quarter; total assets were $7.0 bn at Q2 2026$2.2bn$3.5bn$4.8bn$6.1bn$7.4bn20182020202220242026Melrose Bank merged inTotal assets$7.0bnNet loans$5.8bnDeposits$5.4bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Cambridge Savings Bank each quarter; total assets were $7.0 bn at Q2 2026$2.2bn$3.9bn$5.6bn$7.4bn20202024
  • Total assets $7.0bn
  • Deposits $5.4bn
  • Net loans $5.8bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Cambridge Savings Bank stood at 12.63% in , +0.89 pp year on year. Low and high at Cambridge Savings Bank since : 10.10% () to 12.83% (). Equity capital of Cambridge Savings Bank at : $711.6 mn, or 10.2% of total assets. Cambridge Savings Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 13.71% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.25%.

On held-to-maturity securities, Cambridge Savings Bank carried an unrealized loss of $2.7 mn at , equal to 0.4% of equity capital. The loss widened by $2.5 mn over the year. Its deepest point: $12.8 mn in . The available-for-sale portfolio of Cambridge Savings Bank showed an unrealized loss of $29.7 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $5.1 mn over the year.

Cambridge Savings Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Cambridge Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.8%9.4%11%13%14%20182020202220242026Total capital14%CET113%Tier 1 leverage10%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Cambridge Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.8%9.9%12%14%20202024
  • Total capital 14%
  • CET1 13%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Cambridge Savings Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Cambridge Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$78mn-$51mn-$25mn$699,720$27mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity-$3mnAvailable for sale-$30mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Cambridge Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$78mn-$43mn-$8mn$27mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$30mn
  • Held to maturity -$3mn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Cambridge Savings Bank earned a return on equity of 3.53%; return on assets: 0.36%. Net interest margin at Cambridge Savings Bank: 2.80%, +0.08 pp in a year. Cambridge Savings Bank net income: $12.5 mn, down 22.4% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Cambridge Savings Bank was 75.88%: about 76 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 51 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 1.26% of total loans at Cambridge Savings Bank; net charge-offs: 0.09% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Cambridge Savings Bank: $5.8 bn, up 0.9% in a year.

Cambridge Savings Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Cambridge Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.7%2.5%5.8%9.0%12%20182020202220242026Return on equity3.5%Net interest margin2.8%Return on assets0.4%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Cambridge Savings Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.7%3.6%7.9%12%20202024
  • Return on equity 3.5%
  • Net interest margin 2.8%
  • Return on assets 0.4%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Cambridge Savings Bank

The peer group of Cambridge Savings Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 2 share the charter type of Cambridge Savings Bank (state nonmember bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($1 bn to $10 bn) and 0 have head offices in Massachusetts. Against them, Cambridge Savings Bank shows CET1 ratio 12.63% against a peer median of 13.72%, return on equity 3.53% against a peer median of 12.53% and uninsured deposit share 29.26% against a peer median of 28.35%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Johnson BankState member bankWI$7.1 bn15.62%10.61%49.03%
Republic Bank & Trust CompanyState nonmember bankKY$7.1 bn16.55%14.26%45.58%
Mid Penn BankState nonmember bankPA$7.0 bn12.55%9.89%20.01%
Cambridge Savings BankState nonmember bankMA$7.0 bn12.63%3.53%29.26%
Community Trust Bank, Inc.State member bankKY$6.9 bnnot reported12.47%29.60%
The Camden National BankNational bankME$6.9 bn12.73%12.70%24.07%
Old Second National BankNational bankIL$6.9 bn13.72%12.59%27.10%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Cambridge Savings Bank, to : assets +0.1%, deposits -3.8%, equity +13.3%. Staff 482 to 506; offices 20 to 21.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$7.0 bn$6.9 bn$6.8 bn$6.9 bn$7.0 bn$6.9 bn$6.9 bn$7.0 bn
Total deposits$5.6 bn$5.4 bn$5.5 bn$5.4 bn$5.5 bn$5.6 bn$5.5 bn$5.4 bn
Bank equity capital$628.3 mn$626.3 mn$635.8 mn$645.8 mn$689.9 mn$703.5 mn$704.9 mn$711.6 mn
CET1 ratio11.08%11.35%11.70%11.74%12.54%12.79%12.83%12.63%
Return on equity (ROE)3.72%3.95%3.99%5.05%11.55%10.14%3.12%3.53%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits28.16%28.45%28.37%28.43%29.98%29.15%29.16%29.26%
Full-time equivalent employees482475466484484488495506
Number of offices2020202121212121

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

  1. . Absorbed Melrose Bank (FDIC certificate 26511).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Cambridge Savings Bank?

Cambridge Savings Bank reported $7.0 bn at in its Call Report. That makes Cambridge Savings Bank the 218th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is Cambridge Savings Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Cambridge Savings Bank, FDIC certificate 17870; CAMBRIDGE FINANCIAL GROUP INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Cambridge Savings Bank profitable?

Cambridge Savings Bank reported net income of $12.5 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 3.53%. So yes: Cambridge Savings Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for Cambridge Savings Bank next updated?

Figures from Cambridge Savings Bank for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for Cambridge Savings Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 17870, and in the Call Reports of Cambridge Savings Bank (RSSD ID 758703) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.