Eastern Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1989 according to the FDIC. Its holding company is Eastern Bankshares, Inc..

Eastern Bank reported total assets of $31.1 bn at Q2 2026, up 22.3% on a year earlier, the 70th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at Eastern Bank was 12.07%, and the uninsured share of Eastern Bank was 41.56%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, Eastern Bank slipped from 181st to 332nd among 448 US banks between and (1 = highest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Since , Eastern Bank has taken over 3 institutions; the latest was HarborOne Bank on (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$31.1 bn
+22.3% on a year earlier
Rank 70 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
12.07%
-1.61 pp on a year earlier
Rank 332 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
8.52%
+14.97 pp on a year earlier
Rank 396 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
41.56%
-0.70 pp on a year earlier
Rank 169 of 500 1 = highest

What sets Eastern Bank apart

How large is Eastern Bank?

The balance sheet of Eastern Bank at : assets $31.1 bn, deposits $26.1 bn, net loans $23.0 bn (loans equal to 87.97% of deposits). Securities make up 15.5% of total assets at Eastern Bank. Since , when Eastern Bank held $9.9 bn, its assets grew 213.7%. In the year to , deposits at Eastern Bank rose 22.4% while its total assets rose 22.3%. At , Eastern Bank employed 2,328 full-time equivalent staff across 134 offices, about $13.4 mn of assets per employee and $195.1 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Eastern Bank is uninsured?

At Eastern Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 41.56% of domestic deposits at (-0.70 pp on a year earlier); Eastern Bank ranks 169th of 500 on this measure. In dollars, Eastern Bank estimated $10.9 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$26.1 bn+22.4%68th of 499
Net loans and leases$23.0 bn+27.2%66th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio87.97%+3.32 pp235th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.15%-1.35 pp278th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio13.07%-1.72 pp353rd of 448
Net interest margin3.60%+0.16 pp263rd of 500
Return on assets (ROA)1.13%+2.01 pp334th of 500
Efficiency ratio56.83%+3.65 pp263rd of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesLoss of $23.2 mnNarrowed by $12.3 mn
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $352.7 mnNarrowed by $35.1 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.47%+0.17 pp182nd of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.17%+0.05 pp320th of 500 (1 = lowest)

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

Balance sheet

Eastern Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Eastern Bank each quarter; total assets were $31.1 bn at Q2 2026$5.7bn$12.4bn$19.1bn$25.9bn$32.6bn20182020202220242026Century Bank and Trust Company merged inCambridge Trust Company merged inHarborOne Bank merged inTotal assets$31.1bnDeposits$26.1bnNet loans$23.0bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Eastern Bank each quarter; total assets were $31.1 bn at Q2 2026$5.7bn$14.7bn$23.6bn$32.6bn20202024
  • Total assets $31.1bn
  • Deposits $26.1bn
  • Net loans $23.0bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Eastern Bank stood at 12.07% in , -1.61 pp year on year. Low and high at Eastern Bank since : 10.68% () to 21.74% (). Equity capital of Eastern Bank at : $4.0 bn, or 13.0% of total assets. Eastern Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 13.07% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.15%.

On held-to-maturity securities, Eastern Bank carried an unrealized loss of $23.2 mn at , equal to 0.6% of equity capital. The loss narrowed by $12.3 mn over the year. Its deepest point: $68.2 mn in . The available-for-sale portfolio of Eastern Bank showed an unrealized loss of $352.7 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $35.1 mn over the year.

Eastern Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Eastern Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20268.7%12%16%20%24%20182020202220242026Total capital13%CET112%Tier 1 leverage10%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Eastern Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20268.7%14%19%24%20202024
  • Total capital 13%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Eastern Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Eastern Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$1.3bn-$910mn-$561mn-$212mn$137mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity-$23mnAvailable for sale-$353mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Eastern Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$1.3bn-$794mn-$329mn$137mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$353mn
  • Held to maturity -$23mn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Eastern Bank earned a return on equity of 8.52%; return on assets: 1.13%. Net interest margin at Eastern Bank: 3.60%, +0.16 pp in a year. Eastern Bank net income: $174.1 mn, down 256.1% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Eastern Bank was 56.83%: about 57 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 58 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.47% of total loans at Eastern Bank; net charge-offs: 0.17% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Eastern Bank: $23.3 bn, up 27.3% in a year.

Eastern Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Eastern Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-35%-23%-11%1.0%13%20182020202220242026Return on equity8.5%Net interest margin3.6%Return on assets1.1%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Eastern Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-35%-19%-3.0%13%20202024
  • Return on equity 8.5%
  • Net interest margin 3.6%
  • Return on assets 1.1%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Eastern Bank

The peer group of Eastern Bank 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 Eastern Bank (state nonmember bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($10 bn to $100 bn) and 0 have head offices in Massachusetts. Against them, Eastern Bank shows CET1 ratio 12.07% against a peer median of 13.84%, return on equity 8.52% against a peer median of 10.28% and uninsured deposit share 41.56% against a peer median of 39.93%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Fulton BankNational bankPA$32.6 bn13.03%11.84%40.46%
TD Bank USANational bankDE$32.1 bn31.20%3.55%1.28%
Glacier BankState nonmember bankMT$31.6 bn12.99%8.91%33.97%
Eastern BankState nonmember bankMA$31.1 bn12.07%8.52%41.56%
BNY MellonNational bankPA$30.6 bn15.97%7.66%53.68%
City National Bank of FloridaNational bankFL$29.1 bn14.65%11.86%51.50%
United Community BankState member bankSC$29.0 bn12.09%11.65%39.39%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Eastern Bank, to : assets +22.1%, deposits +22.4%, equity +16.4%. Staff 1,910 to 2,328; offices 111 to 134.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$25.5 bn$25.6 bn$25.0 bn$25.5 bn$25.4 bn$30.6 bn$30.6 bn$31.1 bn
Total deposits$21.4 bn$21.5 bn$21.0 bn$21.4 bn$21.4 bn$25.7 bn$25.3 bn$26.1 bn
Bank equity capital$3.5 bn$3.4 bn$3.4 bn$3.5 bn$3.5 bn$4.1 bn$4.1 bn$4.0 bn
CET1 ratio14.56%14.77%13.30%13.68%13.36%12.41%12.29%12.07%
Return on equity (ROE)2.96%3.94%-25.12%-6.45%-0.20%2.88%6.46%8.52%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits42.32%41.82%40.81%42.26%41.67%39.77%39.93%41.56%
Full-time equivalent employees1,9101,9411,9261,9911,9812,4562,3062,328
Number of offices111111111111111138134134

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

  1. . Absorbed Century Bank and Trust Company (FDIC certificate 19943).
  2. . Absorbed Cambridge Trust Company (FDIC certificate 8152).
  3. . Absorbed HarborOne Bank (FDIC certificate 59070).

Large one-quarter moves at Eastern Bank

  • Total assets at Eastern Bank changed by +34.6% in the quarter to 2021-12-31: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Century Bank and Trust Company.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Eastern Bank?

Eastern Bank reported $31.1 bn at in its Call Report. That makes Eastern Bank the 70th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is Eastern Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Eastern Bank, FDIC certificate 32773; Eastern Bankshares, Inc., its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Eastern Bank profitable?

Eastern Bank reported net income of $174.1 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 8.52%. So yes: Eastern Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for Eastern Bank next updated?

Figures from Eastern Bank for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for Eastern Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 32773, and in the Call Reports of Eastern Bank (RSSD ID 128904) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.