First Commonwealth Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Indiana, Pennsylvania, established in 1880 according to the FDIC.

First Commonwealth Bank reported total assets of $12.2 bn at Q2 2026, down 0.2% on a year earlier, the 143rd largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at First Commonwealth Bank was 12.24%, and the uninsured share of First Commonwealth Bank was 27.53%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • Since , First Commonwealth Bank has taken over 4 institutions; the latest was CenterBank on (FDIC Call Reports).
  • On noncurrent loans to total loans, First Commonwealth Bank climbed from 414th to 335th among 500 US banks between and (1 = lowest; FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$12.2 bn
-0.2% on a year earlier
Rank 143 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
12.24%
+0.60 pp on a year earlier
Rank 311 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
11.32%
+1.39 pp on a year earlier
Rank 291 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
27.53%
-0.33 pp on a year earlier
Rank 343 of 500 1 = highest

What sets First Commonwealth Bank apart

How large is First Commonwealth Bank?

The balance sheet of First Commonwealth Bank at : assets $12.2 bn, deposits $10.3 bn, net loans $9.4 bn (loans equal to 90.81% of deposits). Securities make up 13.7% of total assets at First Commonwealth Bank. Since , when First Commonwealth Bank held $6.7 bn, its assets grew 82.3%. In the year to , deposits at First Commonwealth Bank rose 1.4% while its total assets fell 0.2%. At , First Commonwealth Bank employed 1,589 full-time equivalent staff across 129 offices, about $7.7 mn of assets per employee and $80.1 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at First Commonwealth Bank is uninsured?

At First Commonwealth Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 27.53% of domestic deposits at (-0.33 pp on a year earlier); First Commonwealth Bank ranks 343rd of 500 on this measure. In dollars, First Commonwealth Bank estimated $2.8 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$10.3 bn+1.4%140th of 499
Net loans and leases$9.4 bn-1.0%132nd of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio90.81%-2.18 pp176th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.17%+0.28 pp275th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio14.00%+0.61 pp251st of 448
Net interest margin4.00%+0.21 pp138th of 500
Return on assets (ROA)1.40%+0.21 pp198th of 500
Efficiency ratio52.85%-3.82 pp190th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesLoss of $53.3 mnNarrowed by $2.2 mn
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $91.0 mnNarrowed by $2.4 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.89%-0.16 pp335th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.41%+0.28 pp423rd of 500 (1 = lowest)

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

Balance sheet

First Commonwealth Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of First Commonwealth Bank each quarter; total assets were $12.2 bn at Q2 2026$3.8bn$6.1bn$8.3bn$10.6bn$12.8bn20182020202220242026Foundation Bank merged inCentric Bank merged inCenterBank merged inTotal assets$12.2bnDeposits$10.3bnNet loans$9.4bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of First Commonwealth Bank each quarter; total assets were $12.2 bn at Q2 2026$3.8bn$6.8bn$9.8bn$12.8bn20202024
  • Total assets $12.2bn
  • Deposits $10.3bn
  • Net loans $9.4bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of First Commonwealth Bank stood at 12.24% in , +0.60 pp year on year. Low and high at First Commonwealth Bank since : 9.43% () to 12.24% (). Equity capital of First Commonwealth Bank at : $1.5 bn, or 12.5% of total assets. First Commonwealth Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 14.00% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.17%.

On held-to-maturity securities, First Commonwealth Bank carried an unrealized loss of $53.3 mn at , equal to 3.5% of equity capital. The loss narrowed by $2.2 mn over the year. Its deepest point: $87.9 mn in . The available-for-sale portfolio of First Commonwealth Bank showed an unrealized loss of $91.0 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $2.4 mn over the year.

First Commonwealth Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of First Commonwealth Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20268.3%10.0%12%13%15%20182020202220242026Total capital14%CET112%Tier 1 leverage10%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of First Commonwealth Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20268.3%11%13%15%20202024
  • Total capital 14%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

First Commonwealth Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of First Commonwealth Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$173mn-$119mn-$65mn-$11mn$43mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity-$53mnAvailable for sale-$91mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of First Commonwealth Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$173mn-$101mn-$29mn$43mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$91mn
  • Held to maturity -$53mn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , First Commonwealth Bank earned a return on equity of 11.32%; return on assets: 1.40%. Net interest margin at First Commonwealth Bank: 4.00%, +0.21 pp in a year. First Commonwealth Bank net income: $85.5 mn, up 21.4% year on year. The efficiency ratio of First Commonwealth Bank was 52.85%: about 53 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 63 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.89% of total loans at First Commonwealth Bank; net charge-offs: 0.41% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at First Commonwealth Bank: $9.5 bn, down 1.1% in a year.

First Commonwealth Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of First Commonwealth Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.9%3.3%7.5%12%16%20182020202220242026Return on equity11%Net interest margin4.0%Return on assets1.4%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of First Commonwealth Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.9%4.7%10%16%20202024
  • Return on equity 11%
  • Net interest margin 4.0%
  • Return on assets 1.4%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of First Commonwealth Bank

The peer group of First Commonwealth 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 First Commonwealth Bank (state nonmember bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($10 bn to $100 bn) and 0 have head offices in Pennsylvania. Against them, First Commonwealth Bank shows CET1 ratio 12.24% against a peer median of 13.21%, return on equity 11.32% against a peer median of 12.17% and uninsured deposit share 27.53% against a peer median of 38.01%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
The Park National BankNational bankOH$12.6 bn12.24%16.37%22.29%
NBH BankState member bankCO$12.5 bn12.27%8.40%30.37%
Happen BankNational bankUT$12.5 bn15.57%15.94%11.97%
First Commonwealth BankState nonmember bankPA$12.2 bn12.24%11.32%27.53%
Columbia BankFederal savings bankNJ$12.2 bn13.19%5.31%45.65%
Oriental BankState nonmember bankPR$12.0 bn13.22%16.60%52.02%
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long BeachState member bankCA$11.8 bn18.25%7.10%54.45%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at First Commonwealth Bank, to : assets +1.9%, deposits +5.1%, equity +11.1%. Staff 1,500 to 1,589; offices 127 to 129.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$12.0 bn$11.6 bn$11.8 bn$12.2 bn$12.3 bn$12.3 bn$12.2 bn$12.2 bn
Total deposits$9.8 bn$9.8 bn$10.0 bn$10.2 bn$10.3 bn$10.3 bn$10.5 bn$10.3 bn
Bank equity capital$1.4 bn$1.4 bn$1.4 bn$1.5 bn$1.5 bn$1.5 bn$1.5 bn$1.5 bn
CET1 ratio11.65%11.85%11.84%11.64%11.70%11.69%12.01%12.24%
Return on equity (ROE)11.32%11.28%9.98%9.93%10.51%11.02%10.48%11.32%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits28.95%27.02%27.43%27.87%28.96%28.39%28.46%27.53%
Full-time equivalent employees1,5001,5121,5381,5621,5481,5671,5921,589
Number of offices127128128130130129129129

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

  1. . Absorbed First Community Bank (FDIC certificate 17520).
  2. . Absorbed The Delaware County Bank and Trust Company (FDIC certificate 16940).
  3. . Absorbed Foundation Bank (FDIC certificate 28724).
  4. . Absorbed Centric Bank (FDIC certificate 7461).
  5. . Absorbed CenterBank (FDIC certificate 35117).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of First Commonwealth Bank?

First Commonwealth Bank reported $12.2 bn at in its Call Report. That makes First Commonwealth Bank the 143rd largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is First Commonwealth Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers First Commonwealth Bank, FDIC certificate 7468; FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINL CORP (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is First Commonwealth Bank profitable?

First Commonwealth Bank reported net income of $85.5 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 11.32%. So yes: First Commonwealth Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for First Commonwealth Bank next updated?

Figures from First Commonwealth Bank for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for First Commonwealth Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 7468, and in the Call Reports of First Commonwealth Bank (RSSD ID 42420) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.