Northern Bank & Trust Company

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Woburn, Massachusetts, established in 1960 according to the FDIC.

Northern Bank & Trust Company reported total assets of $3.4 bn at Q2 2026, up 5.0% on a year earlier, the 374th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at Northern Bank & Trust Company was 15.30%, and the uninsured share of Northern Bank & Trust Company was 33.00%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On efficiency ratio, Northern Bank & Trust Company slipped from 41st to 104th among 500 US banks between and (1 = lowest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Northern Bank & Trust Company has one of the highest tier 1 leverage ratio readings among banks of $1 bn to $10 bn: 14.55% at , against a median of 10.45% across 339 banks (FDIC Call Reports).
  • At 5.02%, the net interest margin of Northern Bank & Trust Company sits in the top tenth of its size group ($1 bn to $10 bn, 339 banks), where the median is 3.66% (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$3.4 bn
+5.0% on a year earlier
Rank 374 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
15.30%
-0.72 pp on a year earlier
Rank 101 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
13.22%
+0.90 pp on a year earlier
Rank 201 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
33.00%
+3.27 pp on a year earlier
Rank 272 of 500 1 = highest

What sets Northern Bank & Trust Company apart

  • Few banks of $1 bn to $10 bn report a higher noncurrent loans to total loans than Northern Bank & Trust Company, at 2.07% in against a group median of 0.58%.

How large is Northern Bank & Trust Company?

The balance sheet of Northern Bank & Trust Company at : assets $3.4 bn, deposits $2.8 bn, net loans $2.8 bn (loans equal to 100.66% of deposits). Securities make up 4.8% of total assets at Northern Bank & Trust Company. Since , when Northern Bank & Trust Company held $1.5 bn, its assets grew 131.6%. In the year to , deposits at Northern Bank & Trust Company rose 5.8% while its total assets rose 5.0%. At , Northern Bank & Trust Company employed 260 full-time equivalent staff across 14 offices, about $13.0 mn of assets per employee and $201.6 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Northern Bank & Trust Company is uninsured?

At Northern Bank & Trust Company, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 33.00% of domestic deposits at (+3.27 pp on a year earlier); Northern Bank & Trust Company ranks 272nd of 500 on this measure. In dollars, Northern Bank & Trust Company estimated $931.5 mn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$2.8 bn+5.8%380th of 499
Net loans and leases$2.8 bn+3.9%327th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio100.66%-1.75 pp51st of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio14.55%-0.68 pp28th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio16.56%-0.72 pp105th of 448
Net interest margin5.02%-0.18 pp40th of 500
Return on assets (ROA)1.90%+0.10 pp64th of 500
Efficiency ratio47.08%+9.98 pp104th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $2.9 mnNarrowed by $333,000
Noncurrent loans to total loans2.07%-0.43 pp461st of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.07%-0.01 pp229th of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of Northern Bank & Trust Company: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Northern Bank & Trust Company: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Northern Bank & Trust Company each quarter; total assets were $3.4 bn at Q2 2026$1.1bn$1.7bn$2.3bn$2.9bn$3.5bn20182020202220242026Total assets$3.4bnNet loans$2.8bnDeposits$2.8bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Northern Bank & Trust Company each quarter; total assets were $3.4 bn at Q2 2026$1.1bn$1.9bn$2.7bn$3.5bn20202024
  • Total assets $3.4bn
  • Deposits $2.8bn
  • Net loans $2.8bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Northern Bank & Trust Company stood at 15.30% in , -0.72 pp year on year. Low and high at Northern Bank & Trust Company since : 10.40% () to 16.02% (). Equity capital of Northern Bank & Trust Company at : $478.3 mn, or 14.1% of total assets. Northern Bank & Trust Company also reported a total capital ratio of 16.56% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 14.55%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of Northern Bank & Trust Company showed an unrealized loss of $2.9 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $333,000 over the year.

Northern Bank & Trust Company: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Northern Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q2 20269.9%12%14%16%18%20182020202220242026Total capital17%CET115%Tier 1 leverage15%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Northern Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q2 20269.9%13%15%18%20202024
  • Total capital 17%
  • CET1 15%
  • Tier 1 leverage 15%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Northern Bank & Trust Company: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Northern Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$9mn-$6mn-$3mn-$285,140$3mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$3mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Northern Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$9mn-$5mn-$1mn$3mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$3mn
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Northern Bank & Trust Company earned a return on equity of 13.22%; return on assets: 1.90%. Net interest margin at Northern Bank & Trust Company: 5.02%, -0.18 pp in a year. Northern Bank & Trust Company net income: $31.0 mn, up 8.3% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Northern Bank & Trust Company was 47.08%: about 47 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 59 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 2.07% of total loans at Northern Bank & Trust Company; net charge-offs: 0.07% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Northern Bank & Trust Company: $2.9 bn, up 3.8% in a year.

Northern Bank & Trust Company: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Northern Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.2%4.4%10%16%21%20182020202220242026Return on equity13%Net interest margin5.0%Return on assets1.9%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Northern Bank & Trust Company, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.2%6.3%14%21%20202024
  • Return on equity 13%
  • Net interest margin 5.0%
  • Return on assets 1.9%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Northern Bank & Trust Company

The peer group of Northern Bank & Trust Company is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 4 share the charter type of Northern Bank & Trust Company (state nonmember bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($1 bn to $10 bn) and 0 have head offices in Massachusetts. Against them, Northern Bank & Trust Company shows CET1 ratio 15.30% against a peer median of 11.97%, return on equity 13.22% against a peer median of 15.27% and uninsured deposit share 33.00% against a peer median of 29.02%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
First Carolina BankState nonmember bankNC$3.4 bn12.88%6.19%17.72%
Northrim BankState nonmember bankAK$3.4 bn12.38%17.64%38.94%
First Dakota National BankNational bankSD$3.4 bnnot reported17.36%32.75%
Northern Bank & Trust CompanyState nonmember bankMA$3.4 bn15.30%13.22%33.00%
Banterra BankState nonmember bankIL$3.4 bn9.85%13.79%19.06%
Lake Ridge BankState nonmember bankWI$3.4 bn11.97%10.11%29.38%
Libertyville Bank & Trust CompanyNational bankIL$3.3 bn10.88%16.75%28.67%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Northern Bank & Trust Company, to : assets +5.9%, deposits +7.5%, equity +5.6%. Staff 259 to 260.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.1 bn$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.3 bn$3.4 bn
Total deposits$2.6 bn$2.7 bn$2.6 bn$2.7 bn$2.7 bn$2.6 bn$2.7 bn$2.8 bn
Bank equity capital$453.1 mn$458.3 mn$464.5 mn$473.3 mn$476.0 mn$461.9 mn$468.8 mn$478.3 mn
CET1 ratio15.08%15.20%15.92%16.02%15.79%15.37%15.15%15.30%
Return on equity (ROE)11.57%11.21%11.20%12.32%11.97%11.23%12.30%13.22%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits28.40%29.60%30.69%29.73%31.12%30.17%35.89%33.00%
Full-time equivalent employees259258256261254257255260
Number of offices1414141414141414

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

No merger or acquisition by Northern Bank & Trust Company appears in the FDIC history since , and its total assets never moved more than 25% in one quarter.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Northern Bank & Trust Company?

Northern Bank & Trust Company reported $3.4 bn at in its Call Report. That makes Northern Bank & Trust Company the 374th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is Northern Bank & Trust Company the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Northern Bank & Trust Company, FDIC certificate 18266; NORTHERN BCORP INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Northern Bank & Trust Company profitable?

Northern Bank & Trust Company reported net income of $31.0 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 13.22%. So yes: Northern Bank & Trust Company made a profit over these months.

When is data for Northern Bank & Trust Company next updated?

Figures from Northern Bank & Trust Company for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for Northern Bank & Trust Company?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 18266, and in the Call Reports of Northern Bank & Trust Company (RSSD ID 900306) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.