Peoples Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Marietta, Ohio, established in 1902 according to the FDIC.

Peoples Bank reported total assets of $9.5 bn at Q2 2026, down 0.0% on a year earlier, the 167th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at Peoples Bank was 12.30%, and the uninsured share of Peoples Bank was 26.43%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, Peoples Bank climbed from 345th to 302nd among 448 US banks between and (1 = highest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Since , Peoples Bank has taken over 5 institutions; the latest was Limestone Bank, Inc. on (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$9.5 bn
0.0% on a year earlier
Rank 167 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
12.30%
+0.30 pp on a year earlier
Rank 302 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
10.48%
+1.31 pp on a year earlier
Rank 326 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
26.43%
+0.61 pp on a year earlier
Rank 359 of 500 1 = highest

What sets Peoples Bank apart

How large is Peoples Bank?

The balance sheet of Peoples Bank at : assets $9.5 bn, deposits $7.5 bn, net loans $6.7 bn (loans equal to 89.85% of deposits). Securities make up 18.3% of total assets at Peoples Bank. Since , when Peoples Bank held $3.3 bn, its assets grew 190.1%. In the year to , deposits at Peoples Bank fell 2.3% while its total assets fell 0.0%. At , Peoples Bank employed 1,443 full-time equivalent staff across 135 offices, about $6.6 mn of assets per employee and $55.6 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Peoples Bank is uninsured?

At Peoples Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 26.43% of domestic deposits at (+0.61 pp on a year earlier); Peoples Bank ranks 359th of 500 on this measure. In dollars, Peoples Bank estimated $2.0 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$7.5 bn-2.3%172nd of 499
Net loans and leases$6.7 bn+3.3%169th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio89.85%+4.87 pp190th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio9.70%+0.18 pp345th of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio13.40%+0.35 pp312th of 448
Net interest margin4.28%+0.08 pp89th of 500
Return on assets (ROA)1.31%+0.18 pp247th of 500
Efficiency ratio56.08%-0.95 pp255th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesLoss of $64.6 mnNarrowed by $3.8 mn
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $92.5 mnNarrowed by $26.1 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.60%-0.01 pp243rd of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.35%-0.12 pp410th of 500 (1 = lowest)

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

Balance sheet

Peoples Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Peoples Bank each quarter; total assets were $9.5 bn at Q2 2026$1.6bn$3.7bn$5.9bn$8.0bn$10.1bn20182020202220242026Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust merged inPremier Bank, Inc. merged inLimestone Bank, Inc. merged inTotal assets$9.5bnDeposits$7.5bnNet loans$6.7bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Peoples Bank each quarter; total assets were $9.5 bn at Q2 2026$1.6bn$4.5bn$7.3bn$10.1bn20202024
  • Total assets $9.5bn
  • Deposits $7.5bn
  • Net loans $6.7bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Peoples Bank stood at 12.30% in , +0.30 pp year on year. Low and high at Peoples Bank since : 10.75% () to 13.89% (). Equity capital of Peoples Bank at : $1.2 bn, or 12.7% of total assets. Peoples Bank also reported a total capital ratio of 13.40% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.70%.

On held-to-maturity securities, Peoples Bank carried an unrealized loss of $64.6 mn at , equal to 5.3% of equity capital. The loss narrowed by $3.8 mn over the year. Its deepest point: $105.5 mn in . The available-for-sale portfolio of Peoples Bank showed an unrealized loss of $92.5 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $26.1 mn over the year.

Peoples Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Peoples Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20266.9%8.9%11%13%15%20182020202220242026Total capital13%CET112%Tier 1 leverage9.7%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Peoples Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 20266.9%9.6%12%15%20202024
  • Total capital 13%
  • CET1 12%
  • Tier 1 leverage 9.7%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peoples Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Peoples Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$206mn-$144mn-$82mn-$20mn$42mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity-$65mnAvailable for sale-$93mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Peoples Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$206mn-$124mn-$41mn$42mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$93mn
  • Held to maturity -$65mn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Peoples Bank earned a return on equity of 10.48%; return on assets: 1.31%. Net interest margin at Peoples Bank: 4.28%, +0.08 pp in a year. Peoples Bank net income: $62.7 mn, up 19.7% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Peoples Bank was 56.08%: about 56 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 47 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.60% of total loans at Peoples Bank; net charge-offs: 0.35% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Peoples Bank: $6.8 bn, up 3.3% in a year.

Peoples Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Peoples Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.8%3.0%6.9%11%15%20182020202220242026Return on equity10%Net interest margin4.3%Return on assets1.3%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Peoples Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.8%4.3%9.5%15%20202024
  • Return on equity 10%
  • Net interest margin 4.3%
  • Return on assets 1.3%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Peoples Bank

The peer group of Peoples 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 Peoples Bank (state member bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($1 bn to $10 bn) and 0 have head offices in Ohio. Against them, Peoples Bank shows CET1 ratio 12.30% against a peer median of 14.81%, return on equity 10.48% against a peer median of 14.68% and uninsured deposit share 26.43% against a peer median of 36.81%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
EagleBankState member bankMD$9.6 bn14.95%4.50%27.69%
RBC Bank, (Georgia)National bankGA$9.6 bn48.11%23.77%5.51%
Wintrust BankNational bankIL$9.6 bn12.25%17.21%45.94%
Peoples BankState member bankOH$9.5 bn12.30%10.48%26.43%
Amalgamated BankState nonmember bankNY$9.4 bn14.78%14.63%57.05%
Liberty BankState-chartered stock savings bankCT$9.4 bn13.66%9.92%25.51%
1st Source BankState member bankIN$9.3 bn14.84%14.72%53.84%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Peoples Bank, to : assets +4.5%, deposits -0.2%, equity +6.8%. Staff 1,495 to 1,443; offices 136 to 135.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$9.1 bn$9.2 bn$9.2 bn$9.5 bn$9.6 bn$9.6 bn$9.6 bn$9.5 bn
Total deposits$7.5 bn$7.6 bn$7.8 bn$7.7 bn$7.9 bn$7.8 bn$7.7 bn$7.5 bn
Bank equity capital$1.1 bn$1.1 bn$1.1 bn$1.2 bn$1.2 bn$1.2 bn$1.2 bn$1.2 bn
CET1 ratio11.94%12.07%12.21%12.00%12.13%11.98%12.12%12.30%
Return on equity (ROE)12.26%11.89%9.91%9.17%9.79%10.40%10.73%10.48%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits26.40%26.04%27.03%25.82%26.12%25.99%27.40%26.43%
Full-time equivalent employees1,4951,4781,4671,4771,4541,4541,4581,443
Number of offices136136135135135135135135

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

  1. . Absorbed American Savings Bank, FSB (FDIC certificate 29597).
  2. . Absorbed The First Commonwealth Bank of Prestonsburg, Inc. (FDIC certificate 2721).
  3. . Absorbed Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust (FDIC certificate 12165).
  4. . Absorbed Premier Bank, Inc. (FDIC certificate 34837).
  5. . Absorbed Limestone Bank, Inc. (FDIC certificate 9314).

Large one-quarter moves at Peoples Bank

  • Total assets at Peoples Bank changed by +39.2% in the quarter to 2021-09-30: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust, Premier Bank, Inc..

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Peoples Bank?

Peoples Bank reported $9.5 bn at in its Call Report. That makes Peoples Bank the 167th largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is Peoples Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Peoples Bank, FDIC certificate 6544; PEOPLES BCORP INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Peoples Bank profitable?

Peoples Bank reported net income of $62.7 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 10.48%. So yes: Peoples Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for Peoples Bank next updated?

Figures from Peoples Bank for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for Peoples Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 6544, and in the Call Reports of Peoples Bank (RSSD ID 577128) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.