United Bank & Capital Trust Company

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Frankfort, Kentucky, established in 1850 according to the FDIC.
This bank merged into WesBanco Bank, Inc. on 20 August 2018. Its history ends with its last Call Report.

United Bank & Capital Trust Company reported total assets of $1.6 bn at Q2 2018, its last Call Report before it merged into WesBanco Bank, Inc.. Its common equity tier 1 ratio was 14.48%, and an estimated 28.53% of domestic deposits were uninsured. Source: FDIC Call Report data, cross-checked against FFIEC filings.

What changed this quarter (Q1 2018 to Q2 2018)
  • Uninsured share of domestic deposits: down 0.84 pp on Q1 2018, to 28.53%
  • Total deposits: down 4.1% on Q1 2018, to $1.4 bn
  • Total assets: down 3.5% on Q1 2018, to $1.6 bn
Total assets
$1.6 bn
-1.9% on a year earlier
CET1 capital ratio
14.48%
-0.34 pp on a year earlier
Return on equity
14.69%
+5.38 pp on a year earlier
Uninsured share of deposits
28.53%
+0.81 pp on a year earlier

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 United Bank & Capital Trust Company?

Its largest one-quarter change in total assets since Q1 2016 was +158.6% between Q4 2016 and Q1 2017, when it absorbed United Bank & Trust Company.

How large is United Bank & Capital Trust Company?

At Q2 2018 the bank held $1.6 bn of assets. Deposits were $1.4 bn and net loans and leases $1.1 bn, a loan-to-deposit ratio of 77.48%. Securities of $380.5 mn made up 24.0% of assets.

Total assets rose 128.1% between Q1 2016 and Q2 2018, from $696.4 mn.

How much of its funding is uninsured?

An estimated 28.53% of domestic deposits were above the FDIC insurance limit at Q2 2018, -0.84 pp from the previous quarter and +0.81 pp from a year earlier.

Key facts, Q2 2018

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total assets$1.6 bn-1.9%
Total deposits$1.4 bn-1.2%
Net loans and leases$1.1 bn+7.6%
Bank equity capital$163.7 mn-3.6%
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio14.48%-0.34 pp
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.65%+0.16 pp
Return on equity (ROE)14.69%+5.38 pp
Net interest margin3.96%+0.29 pp
Uninsured share of domestic deposits28.53%+0.81 pp
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesGain of $31,000Fell by $125,000
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.39%-0.06 pp
Net charge-offs to average loans-0.07%-0.11 pp

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 2018. Dashed amber lines mark the mergers and acquisitions listed under Mergers and acquisitions.

Total assets, deposits and net loans of United Bank & Capital Trust Company each quarter; total assets were $1.6 bn at Q2 2018$236mn$613mn$989mn$1.4bn$1.7bn20172018United Bank & Trust Company merged inFirst Citizens Bank merged inCitizens Bank of Northern Kentucky, Inc. merged inTotal assets$1.6bnDeposits$1.4bnNet loans$1.1bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of United Bank & Capital Trust Company each quarter; total assets were $1.6 bn at Q2 2018$236mn$738mn$1.2bn$1.7bn20172018
  • Total assets $1.6bn
  • Deposits $1.4bn
  • Net loans $1.1bn
USD bn. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Capital and securities

The common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio was 14.48% at Q2 2018, -0.34 pp from a year earlier. Since Q1 2016 it has ranged from 14.05% (Q4 2017) to 17.12% (Q3 2016). At Q2 2018 the tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.65% and the total risk-based capital ratio 15.32%. The median CET1 ratio of the size peers listed below was 12.18% at Q2 2018.

Held-to-maturity securities had an unrealized gain of $31,000 at Q2 2018, measured as fair value minus amortized cost, equal to 0.0% of bank equity capital. The gain fell by $125,000 from a year earlier. Available-for-sale securities showed an unrealized loss of $11.1 mn at Q2 2018; the loss widened by $9.4 mn 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 United Bank & Capital Trust Company, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 20188.7%11%14%16%18%20172018Total capital15%CET114%Tier 1 leverage11%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of United Bank & Capital Trust Company, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 20188.7%12%15%18%20172018
  • Total capital 15%
  • CET1 14%
  • Tier 1 leverage 11%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2018. 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 United Bank & Capital Trust Company, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2018-$12mn-$7mn-$2mn$3mn$7mn20172018Held to maturity$31,000Available for sale-$11mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of United Bank & Capital Trust Company, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2018-$12mn-$6mn$937,547$7mn20172018
  • Available for sale -$11mn
  • Held to maturity $31,000
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2018. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Profitability and loan quality

Return on equity was 14.69% for the year to Q2 2018, annualized, with a return on assets of 1.48% and a net interest margin of 3.96%. The margin was +0.29 pp from a year earlier. The efficiency ratio, noninterest expense as a share of revenue as the FDIC defines it, was 65.28%. Net income for the year to Q2 2018 was $12.0 mn, up 48.5% on the same period a year earlier. The median return on equity of its size peers was 9.05% for the same period.

Noncurrent loans, those 90 days or more past due or no longer accruing interest, were 0.39% of total loans at Q2 2018. Net charge-offs for the year to date were -0.07% of average loans, annualized.

Profitability

Percent, year to date, annualized as reported
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of United Bank & Capital Trust Company, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2018-0.9%3.2%7.3%11%16%20172018Return on equity15%Net interest margin4.0%Return on assets1.5%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of United Bank & Capital Trust Company, quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2018-0.9%4.6%10%16%20172018
  • Return on equity 15%
  • Net interest margin 4.0%
  • Return on assets 1.5%
Quarterly, Q1 2016 to Q2 2018. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report data.

Compared with banks of similar size

The six banks ranked closest to United Bank & Capital Trust Company by total assets at Q2 2018, three above and three below where possible.

Among the seven banks in the table at Q2 2018, United Bank & Capital Trust Company is 4th by total assets. Its CET1 ratio of 14.48% compares with a peer median of 12.18%, its tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.65% compares with a peer median of 9.74%, and its return on equity of 14.69% compares with a peer median of 9.05%.

BankTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Bank of New Hampshire$1.6 bn10.83%8.04%14.92%
Bank of Ann Arbor$1.6 bn10.73%18.73%44.00%
Community West Bank$1.6 bn14.59%10.07%28.22%
United Bank & Capital Trust Company$1.6 bn14.48%14.69%28.53%
Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company$1.6 bn13.18%6.29%15.39%
Community Bank of the Chesapeake$1.6 bn12.70%6.74%29.85%
Cornerstone Bank$1.6 bn11.66%15.71%21.51%

Q2 2018. Peer median (the six banks, excluding this one): CET1 12.18%, return on equity 9.05%. Source: FDIC BankFind Suite (Call Report data), cross-checked against FFIEC Call Report filings. Calculations: EconoMonitor.

Last eight quarters

United Bank & Capital Trust Company, as reported in its Call Reports.

From Q3 2016 to Q2 2018, total assets rose 144.7% to $1.6 bn, deposits rose 146.0% to $1.4 bn and bank equity capital rose 140.0% to $163.7 mn. Over the same period its full-time equivalent staff went from 139 to 419 and its offices went from 8 to 34.

MetricQ3 2016Q4 2016Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2017Q1 2018Q2 2018
Total assets$649.1 mn$642.7 mn$1.7 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn$1.6 bn
Total deposits$553.1 mn$554.8 mn$1.4 bn$1.4 bn$1.4 bn$1.4 bn$1.4 bn$1.4 bn
Bank equity capital$68.2 mn$62.9 mn$177.0 mn$169.9 mn$175.3 mn$161.9 mn$163.5 mn$163.7 mn
Common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio17.12%16.53%15.55%14.82%15.29%14.05%14.63%14.48%
Return on equity (ROE)10.17%9.70%8.14%9.31%10.28%6.98%14.05%14.69%
Uninsured share of domestic depositsnot reportednot reported28.09%27.72%28.57%30.29%29.37%28.53%
Full-time equivalent employees139138443433426426424419
Number of offices88343434343434

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. . Absorbed United Bank & Trust Company (FDIC certificate 15608).
  2. . Absorbed First Citizens Bank (FDIC certificate 19304).
  3. . Absorbed Citizens Bank of Northern Kentucky, Inc. (FDIC certificate 33846).
  4. . Merged into WesBanco Bank, Inc. (FDIC certificate 803).

Large one-quarter moves

  • Total assets changed by +158.6% in the quarter to 2017-03-31: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Citizens Bank of Northern Kentucky, Inc., First Citizens Bank, United Bank & Trust Company.

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
15437
Federal Reserve RSSD ID
728742
Head office
Frankfort, Kentucky
Holding company
FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORP (as reported to the FDIC)
Holding company RSSD ID
1098732
EconoMonitor ID
EMB-US-000690

Frequently asked questions

What were United Bank & Capital Trust Company's total assets?

$1.6 bn at Q2 2018, according to its Call Report as published by the FDIC.

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

No. This page covers the FDIC-insured bank (certificate 15437). Its holding company, FARMERS CAPITAL BANK CORP (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 United Bank & Capital Trust Company files its Call Report and the FDIC publishes it. This page shows Q2 2018, 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 15437, and in the Call Reports filed under RSSD ID 728742 at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.

Sources and definitions

Definitions, Call Report fields and formulas for each metric: Bank equity capital, 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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