Sunwest Bank

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Sandy, Utah, established in 1970 according to the FDIC.

Sunwest Bank reported total assets of $4.4 bn at Q2 2026, up 18.6% from a year earlier. That ranks 313th among 497 banks reporting this metric (1 = highest). Its common equity tier 1 ratio was 10.40%, and an estimated 53.14% of domestic deposits were uninsured. Source: FDIC Call Report data, cross-checked against FFIEC filings.

What changed this quarter (Q1 2026 to Q2 2026)
  • Uninsured share of domestic deposits: down 1.71 pp on Q1 2026, to 53.14%
  • Bank equity capital: up 4.0% on Q1 2026, to $412.0 mn
  • Return on equity (ROE): down 0.73 pp on Q1 2026, to 17.39%
Total assets
$4.4 bn
+18.6% on a year earlier
Rank 313 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
10.40%
+0.37 pp on a year earlier
Rank 441 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
17.39%
-0.77 pp on a year earlier
Rank 70 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
53.14%
-3.91 pp on a year earlier
Rank 62 of 500 1 = highest

Ranks compare banks in our US coverage that report each metric. Sparklines: the last ten years. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Overview

What stands out about Sunwest Bank?

Its largest one-quarter change in total assets since Q1 2016 was +37.1% between Q1 2020 and Q2 2020, a quarter with no merger or acquisition in the FDIC history. Its common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 10.40% at Q2 2026 is in the lowest 5% of the 448 banks reporting it (rank 441 of 448, 1 = highest).

How large is Sunwest Bank?

At Q2 2026 the bank held $4.4 bn of assets. Deposits were $3.4 bn and net loans and leases $3.5 bn, a loan-to-deposit ratio of 101.85%. Securities of $629.1 mn made up 14.3% of assets.

Total assets rose 363.3% between Q1 2016 and Q2 2026, from $951.6 mn.

How much of its funding is uninsured?

An estimated 53.14% of domestic deposits were above the FDIC insurance limit at Q2 2026, -1.71 pp from the previous quarter and -3.91 pp from a year earlier. That share ranks 62nd among 500 banks reporting this metric (1 = highest).

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total assets$4.4 bn+18.6%313th of 497
Total deposits$3.4 bn+7.7%326th of 499
Net loans and leases$3.5 bn+14.8%290th of 500
Bank equity capital$412.0 mn+18.9%358th of 498
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio10.40%+0.37 pp441st of 448
Tier 1 leverage ratio9.71%+0.09 pp342nd of 500
Return on equity (ROE)17.39%-0.77 pp70th of 500
Net interest margin4.29%-0.48 pp86th of 500
Uninsured share of domestic deposits53.14%-3.91 pp62nd of 500
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.60%+0.30 pp248th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.00%0.00 pp34th of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank: rank among the banks in our coverage reporting each metric, 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Total assets, deposits and net loans, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Dashed amber lines mark the merger or acquisition listed under Mergers and acquisitions.

Total assets, deposits and net loans of Sunwest Bank each quarter; total assets were $4.4 bn at Q2 2026$554mn$1.6bn$2.6bn$3.6bn$4.6bn20182020202220242026Total assets$4.4bnNet loans$3.5bnDeposits$3.4bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Sunwest Bank each quarter; total assets were $4.4 bn at Q2 2026$554mn$1.9bn$3.3bn$4.6bn20202024
  • Total assets $4.4bn
  • Deposits $3.4bn
  • Net loans $3.5bn
USD bn. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Capital and securities

The common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio was 10.40% at Q2 2026, +0.37 pp from a year earlier. Since Q1 2016 it has ranged from 9.57% (Q4 2024) to 13.12% (Q3 2019). At Q2 2026 the tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.71% and the total risk-based capital ratio 11.66%. The median CET1 ratio of the size peers listed below was 13.04% at Q2 2026.

Available-for-sale securities showed an unrealized loss of $6.3 mn at Q2 2026; the loss widened by $900,000 from a year earlier.

Capital ratios

Percent of risk-weighted assets, except tier 1 leverage (percent of total assets)
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Sunwest Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 20268.7%10%12%13%15%20182020202220242026Total capital12%CET110%Tier 1 leverage9.7%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Sunwest Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 20268.7%11%13%15%20202024
  • Total capital 12%
  • CET1 10%
  • Tier 1 leverage 9.7%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Unrealized gains and losses on securities

Fair value minus amortized cost, USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Sunwest Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$47mn-$33mn-$20mn-$7mn$7mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity$0Available for sale-$6mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Sunwest Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$47mn-$29mn-$11mn$7mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$6mn
  • Held to maturity $0
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Profitability and loan quality

Return on equity was 17.39% for the year to Q2 2026, annualized, with a return on assets of 1.62% and a net interest margin of 4.29%. The margin was -0.48 pp from a year earlier. The efficiency ratio, noninterest expense as a share of revenue as the FDIC defines it, was 61.60%. Net income for the year to Q2 2026 was $34.5 mn, up 15.7% on the same period a year earlier. The median return on equity of its size peers was 12.39% for the same period.

Noncurrent loans, those 90 days or more past due or no longer accruing interest, were 0.60% of total loans at Q2 2026. Net charge-offs for the year to date were 0.00% of average loans, annualized.

Profitability

Percent, year to date, annualized as reported
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Sunwest Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.2%4.6%10%16%22%20182020202220242026Return on equity17%Net interest margin4.3%Return on assets1.6%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Sunwest Bank, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.2%6.5%14%22%20202024
  • Return on equity 17%
  • Net interest margin 4.3%
  • Return on assets 1.6%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Compared with banks of similar size

The six banks ranked closest to Sunwest Bank by total assets at Q2 2026, three above and three below where possible.

Among the seven banks in the table at Q2 2026, Sunwest Bank is 4th by total assets. Its CET1 ratio of 10.40% compares with a peer median of 13.04%, its tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.71% compares with a peer median of 11.15%, and its return on equity of 17.39% compares with a peer median of 12.39%.

BankTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
HomeTrust Bank$4.4 bn13.74%11.44%26.47%
American Business Bank$4.4 bn12.35%15.17%75.74%
First Business Bank$4.4 bn11.17%13.89%33.17%
Sunwest Bank$4.4 bn10.40%17.39%53.14%
Texas Bank and Trust Company$4.3 bn15.85%12.39%47.26%
Primis Bank$4.3 bn10.63%9.10%22.93%
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BANK$4.3 bn14.05%12.40%56.73%

Q2 2026. Peer median (the six banks, excluding this one): CET1 13.04%, return on equity 12.39%. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Last eight quarters

Sunwest Bank, as reported in its Call Reports.

From Q3 2024 to Q2 2026, total assets rose 28.5% to $4.4 bn, deposits rose 27.6% to $3.4 bn and bank equity capital rose 35.8% to $412.0 mn. Over the same period its full-time equivalent staff went from 291 to 341 and its offices went from 9 to 9.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$3.4 bn$3.5 bn$3.6 bn$3.7 bn$3.8 bn$4.1 bn$4.3 bn$4.4 bn
Total deposits$2.7 bn$2.8 bn$3.0 bn$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.2 bn$3.5 bn$3.4 bn
Bank equity capital$303.4 mn$309.5 mn$329.4 mn$346.4 mn$364.5 mn$382.3 mn$396.2 mn$412.0 mn
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio9.62%9.57%9.94%10.03%10.43%10.12%10.11%10.40%
Return on equity (ROE)14.42%15.89%18.92%18.16%19.90%20.76%18.12%17.39%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits53.58%51.62%54.17%57.04%54.56%55.04%54.84%53.14%
Full-time equivalent employees291292307323331315320341
Number of offices99999999

Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Mergers and acquisitions

Figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Acquired the failed Nano Banc from the FDIC as receiver (FDIC certificate 58590).

Large one-quarter moves

  • Total assets changed by +37.1% in the quarter to 2020-06-30, with no FDIC structure event in that quarter.

Source: FDIC BankFind API, institution history. Moves of more than 25% in one quarter are checked against that history in our review.

Identifiers and sources

FDIC certificate
20164
Federal Reserve RSSD ID
140362
Head office
Sandy, Utah
Holding company
H BCORP LLC (as reported to the FDIC)
Holding company RSSD ID
2453084
EconoMonitor ID
EMB-US-000463

Frequently asked questions

What were Sunwest Bank's total assets?

$4.4 bn at Q2 2026, according to its Call Report as published by the FDIC. By total assets it ranks 313th among 497 banks reporting this metric (1 = highest).

Is Sunwest Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers the FDIC-insured bank (certificate 20164). Its holding company, H BCORP LLC (as reported to the FDIC), reports separately to the Federal Reserve and, if its shares are listed, to the SEC.

How often is this page updated?

Every quarter, after Sunwest Bank files its Call Report and the FDIC publishes it. This page shows Q2 2026, loaded on 19 October 2026; any sentence that uses an earlier quarter names it.

Where can I check these numbers?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 20164, and in the Call Reports filed under RSSD ID 140362 at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.

Sources and definitions

Definitions, Call Report fields and formulas for each metric: Bank equity capital, Uses community bank leverage ratio framework, Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio, Deposits in domestic offices, Efficiency ratio, Full-time equivalent employees, Loan-to-deposit ratio, Total loans and leases (gross), Net loans and leases, Net charge-offs to average loans, Net income (year to date), Net interest margin, Noncurrent loans to total loans, Number of offices, Return on assets (ROA), Return on equity (ROE), Available-for-sale securities (amortized cost), Available-for-sale securities (fair value), Held-to-maturity securities (amortized cost), Held-to-maturity securities (fair value), Total securities, Tier 1 leverage ratio, Total assets, Total deposits, Total equity capital, Total risk-based capital ratio, Uninsured share of domestic deposits, Estimated uninsured deposits, Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securities, Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securities.

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