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Better Banks

Peoria, IL · Cert 1808 · Backlund Inv Employee STK Ownership Plan

State charter, non-member · FDIC · 9 branches

Q2 2026

Board Package

Performance Trends and Peer Comparison

Part 1Performance Trends, own institution only2
Part 2Peer Comparison, banks under $1B in assets operating in a single state3

Basis

Quarter: Q2 2026, the quarter ended June 30, 2026, on both parts.

Income statement: year to date as filed, annualized, on both parts.

Balance sheet: as filed at quarter end.

Peer group

Banks under $1B in assets operating in a single state (n=743 to 746). Each measure ranks only the institutions that reported it, so n varies by measure.

Peer groups below the disclosure floor are suppressed.

Peer standing

Capital

36

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Asset Quality

17

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Profitability

51

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Liquidity

86

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median

Efficiency

32

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Growth

No peer data yet

Capital, Asset Quality, Profitability, Efficiency: higher is always a stronger peer standing (▲ better, ▼ worse). Liquidity, Growth: the score reflects closeness to the peer median -- 100 is sitting exactly at the median, falling the same way whether the bank runs above or below it.

Source: FFIEC Call Report (031/041/051), as filed. Dollar figures derived from reported amounts in thousands. Ratios computed by CallReports.ai using published regulatory formulas.

CallReports · callreports.ai · Board PackageGenerated 2026-10-11

Better Banks

Peoria, IL · Cert 1808 · Backlund Inv Employee STK Ownership Plan

State charter, non-member · FDIC · 1 affiliate bank · 9 branches (12 in holding)

Q2 2026

$445.8MAssets
$300.5MLoans
$407.0MDeposits
$35.5MEquity
Loan mix
53%RE $148.8M6%C&I $16.0M41%Consumer $115.2MQ3 2024Q2 2026
Deposit mix
80%Interest-bearing $327.1M20%Noninterest $79.9MQ3 2024Q2 2026

Return on Assets (YTD, annualized)

0.94%+20 bps YoY

Net Interest Margin (YTD, annualized)

3.71%+52 bps YoY

Efficiency Ratio (YTD, annualized)

71.81%-120 bps YoY

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

9.43%+31 bps YoY

NIM

4.28%Q2 ’244.42%Q2 ’254.74%Q2 ’26+10%+16%

Non-interest income vs. expense

3.02%Q2 ’243.26%Q2 ’253.61%Q2 ’26-4%+16%

Year to date, annualized, through each quarter.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026YoY ΔTrend
Return on Assets0.58%0.68%0.72%0.74%0.75%0.78%1.00%0.94%+20 bps
Net Interest Margin2.91%2.97%3.06%3.18%3.25%3.35%3.69%3.71%+52 bps
Non-Interest Burden2.01%1.95%1.96%1.97%1.99%2.01%2.17%2.28%+31 bps
Loan Growth (YoY)2.73%0.67%-0.27%0.18%1.18%0.29%1.89%3.46%+329 bps
Nonperforming Loans / Loans1.50%1.48%1.49%1.54%1.33%1.19%1.40%1.55%+1 bps
Allowance / Loans1.30%1.25%1.25%1.27%1.27%1.28%1.33%1.32%+6 bps
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio8.60%9.01%8.98%9.13%9.15%9.35%9.40%9.43%+31 bps
Equity / Assets6.91%6.81%7.10%7.37%7.60%8.09%8.07%7.96%+60 bps
Liquid Assets / Assets15.37%15.69%16.43%15.03%16.31%15.46%14.74%16.75%+172 bps

Source: FFIEC Call Report (031/041/051), as filed. Dollar figures derived from reported amounts in thousands. Ratios computed by CallReports.ai using published regulatory formulas. Income-statement figures are year-to-date as filed, annualized (the UBPR convention). Each quarter includes the ones before it.

CallReports · callreports.ai· Performance TrendsGenerated 2026-10-11

Better Banks

Peoria, IL · Cert 1808 · Peer group: banks under $1B in assets operating in a single state (n=743-746) · Backlund Inv Employee STK Ownership Plan

State charter, non-member · FDIC · 1 affiliate bank · 9 branches (12 in holding)

Q2 2026

$445.8MAssets
$300.5MLoans
$407.0MDeposits
$35.5MEquity

Return on Assets

0.92%

Rank 448 of 746

Net Interest Margin

3.71%

Rank 359 of 746

Efficiency Ratio

71.97%

Rank 508 of 746

Equity / Assets

7.96%

Rank 650 of 746

Non-interest income vs. expense

$5.8M$15.8MINCOMEEXPENSE
Unfavorable gap of $10.0M · efficiency ratio beats 32% of banks under $1B in assets operating in a single state
Bank 71.97%Peer median 64.6%Q3 2024Q2 2026Shaded: peer 25th to 75th percentile
MetricYour BankPeer 25thPeer MedianPeer 75thStandingRank8-Qtr TrendPeer Position
Return on Assets0.92%0.72%1.06%1.45%Beats 40%448 / 746
Net Interest Margin3.71%3.17%3.68%4.16%Beats 52%359 / 746
Nonperforming Loans / Loans1.55%0.09%0.42%1.07%Beats 16%624 / 743
Tier 1 Capital Ratio13.36%11.55%13.75%17.60%Beats 45%408 / 746
Equity / Assets7.96%8.90%10.51%13.06%Beats 13%650 / 746
Loans / Assets67.41%53.60%66.97%76.08%51st pctl364 / 746