United Community Bank (Chatham, IL)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Chatham, Illinois, established in 1965 according to the FDIC.

United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) reported total assets of $4.1 bn at Q2 2026, up 6.4% on a year earlier, the 323rd largest of 497 banks in our US coverage. The CET1 capital ratio at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) was 13.70%, and the uninsured share of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) was 35.03%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • On noncurrent loans to total loans, United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) slipped from 60th to 115th among 500 US banks between and (1 = lowest; FDIC Call Reports).
  • Since , United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) has taken over 6 institutions; the latest was Mercantile Bank on (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$4.1 bn
+6.4% on a year earlier
Rank 323 of 497 1 = highest
CET1 capital ratio
13.70%
+0.45 pp on a year earlier
Rank 178 of 448 1 = highest
Return on equity
13.12%
-0.22 pp on a year earlier
Rank 204 of 500 1 = highest
Uninsured share of deposits
35.03%
-2.66 pp on a year earlier
Rank 251 of 500 1 = highest

What sets United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) apart

How large is United Community Bank (Chatham, IL)?

The balance sheet of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) at : assets $4.1 bn, deposits $3.6 bn, net loans $2.6 bn (loans equal to 73.51% of deposits). Securities make up 21.5% of total assets at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL). Since , when United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) held $1.0 bn, its assets grew 306.3%. In the year to , deposits at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) rose 9.6% while its total assets rose 6.4%. At , United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) employed 570 full-time equivalent staff across 46 offices, about $7.2 mn of assets per employee and $78.0 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) is uninsured?

At United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 35.03% of domestic deposits at (-2.66 pp on a year earlier); United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) ranks 251st of 500 on this measure. In dollars, United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) estimated $1.3 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueChange from a year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$3.6 bn+9.6%309th of 499
Net loans and leases$2.6 bn+8.3%350th of 500
Loan-to-deposit ratio73.51%-0.91 pp396th of 500
Tier 1 leverage ratio10.17%+0.25 pp272nd of 500
Total risk-based capital ratio14.87%+0.37 pp179th of 448
Net interest margin3.03%+0.06 pp400th of 500
Return on assets (ROA)1.32%+0.07 pp243rd of 500
Efficiency ratio53.38%-0.33 pp197th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesLoss of $23.2 mnNarrowed by $6.8 mn
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $19.2 mnNarrowed by $8.9 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.31%+0.16 pp115th of 500 (1 = lowest)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.01%+0.00 pp100th of 500 (1 = lowest)

US rank of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL): 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

United Community Bank (Chatham, IL): assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) each quarter; total assets were $4.1 bn at Q2 2026$365mn$1.4bn$2.4bn$3.4bn$4.4bn20182020202220242026Illini Bank merged inLiberty Bank merged inMercantile Bank merged inTotal assets$4.1bnDeposits$3.6bnNet loans$2.6bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) each quarter; total assets were $4.1 bn at Q2 2026$365mn$1.7bn$3.0bn$4.4bn20202024
  • Total assets $4.1bn
  • Deposits $3.6bn
  • Net loans $2.6bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) stood at 13.70% in , +0.45 pp year on year. Low and high at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) since : 11.01% () to 14.56% (). Equity capital of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) at : $428.4 mn, or 10.4% of total assets. United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) also reported a total capital ratio of 14.87% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.17%.

On held-to-maturity securities, United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) carried an unrealized loss of $23.2 mn at , equal to 5.4% of equity capital. The loss narrowed by $6.8 mn over the year. Its deepest point: $52.9 mn in . The available-for-sale portfolio of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) showed an unrealized loss of $19.2 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $8.9 mn over the year.

United Community Bank (Chatham, IL): capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.5%9.7%12%14%16%20182020202220242026Total capital15%CET114%Tier 1 leverage10%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), Q1 2016 to Q2 20267.5%10%13%16%20202024
  • Total capital 15%
  • CET1 14%
  • Tier 1 leverage 10%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

United Community Bank (Chatham, IL): unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$73mn-$47mn-$20mn$6mn$33mn20182020202220242026Available for sale-$19mnHeld to maturity-$23mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$73mn-$38mn-$3mn$33mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$19mn
  • Held to maturity -$23mn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) earned a return on equity of 13.12%; return on assets: 1.32%. Net interest margin at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL): 3.03%, +0.06 pp in a year. United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) net income: $27.1 mn, up 12.0% year on year. The efficiency ratio of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) was 53.38%: about 53 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 65 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.31% of total loans at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL); net charge-offs: 0.01% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL): $2.7 bn, up 8.2% in a year.

United Community Bank (Chatham, IL): profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.0%3.6%8.2%13%17%20182020202220242026Return on equity13%Net interest margin3.0%Return on assets1.3%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-1.0%5.1%11%17%20202024
  • Return on equity 13%
  • Net interest margin 3.0%
  • Return on assets 1.3%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL)

The peer group of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 3 share the charter type of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) (state nonmember bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($1 bn to $10 bn) and 0 have head offices in Illinois. Against them, United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) shows CET1 ratio 13.70% against a peer median of 16.18%, return on equity 13.12% against a peer median of 8.78% and uninsured deposit share 35.03% against a peer median of 43.40%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Inwood National BankNational bankTX$4.3 bn16.18%14.11%47.46%
The Bank of MissouriState nonmember bankMO$4.2 bn10.83%8.10%25.30%
Bessemer Trust CompanyNational bankNY$4.2 bn23.20%38.18%82.33%
United Community BankState nonmember bankIL$4.1 bn13.70%13.12%35.03%
Woori America BankState nonmember bankNY$4.1 bn18.34%5.52%68.67%
First BankState nonmember bankNJ$4.1 bn10.89%8.25%39.35%
Gate City BankFederal savings bankND$4.0 bnnot reported9.30%10.91%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), to : assets +13.3%, deposits +15.7%, equity +22.8%. Staff 559 to 570.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$3.6 bn$3.9 bn$3.9 bn$3.9 bn$4.0 bn$4.1 bn$4.2 bn$4.1 bn
Total deposits$3.1 bn$3.3 bn$3.3 bn$3.3 bn$3.3 bn$3.4 bn$3.5 bn$3.6 bn
Bank equity capital$348.8 mn$349.4 mn$361.6 mn$379.2 mn$399.0 mn$402.8 mn$410.5 mn$428.4 mn
CET1 ratio12.94%12.83%12.87%13.25%13.52%13.36%13.83%13.70%
Return on equity (ROE)11.80%12.03%11.91%13.34%13.31%13.27%12.37%13.12%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits37.28%38.48%38.00%37.69%39.05%39.02%37.56%35.03%
Full-time equivalent employees559547551553561571562570
Number of offices4646464646464646

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed Brown County State Bank (FDIC certificate 11721).
  2. . Absorbed Marine Bank and Trust (FDIC certificate 11685).
  3. . Absorbed Farmers State Bank of Camp Point (FDIC certificate 12091).
  4. . Absorbed Illini Bank (FDIC certificate 19980).
  5. . Absorbed Liberty Bank (FDIC certificate 33873).
  6. . Absorbed Mercantile Bank (FDIC certificate 11301).

Large one-quarter moves at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL)

  • Total assets at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) changed by +33.7% in the quarter to 2016-12-31: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Brown County State Bank, Marine Bank and Trust.
  • Total assets at United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) changed by +26.5% in the quarter to 2019-06-30: Merger -Without Assistance; Participated in Absorbtion/Consolidation/Merger: acquired from Mercantile Bank.

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL)?

United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) reported $4.1 bn at in its Call Report. That makes United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) the 323rd largest of 497 banks in our US coverage.

Is United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers United Community Bank (Chatham, IL), FDIC certificate 19459; UNITED COMMUNITY BCORP INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) profitable?

United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) reported net income of $27.1 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 13.12%. So yes: United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) made a profit over these months.

When is data for United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) next updated?

Figures from United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) for are due after .

Where can I check the figures for United Community Bank (Chatham, IL)?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 19459, and in the Call Reports of United Community Bank (Chatham, IL) (RSSD ID 439338) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.