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Sterling Federal Bank, Federal Savings Bank

Sterling, IL · Cert 27664

State savings bank · OCC · 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 in IL3

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 in IL (n=149 to 151). 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

12

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Asset Quality

2

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Profitability

17

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median (50)

Liquidity

31

Q2 2024Q2 2026peer median

Efficiency

11

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

Sterling Federal Bank, Federal Savings Bank

Sterling, IL · Cert 27664

State savings bank · OCC · 9 branches

Q2 2026

$481.6MAssets
$338.0MLoans
$403.4MDeposits
$34.9MEquity
Loan mix
95%RE $326.5M4%C&I $15.3M0%Consumer $1.3MQ3 2024Q2 2026
Deposit mix
85%Interest-bearing $342.6M15%Noninterest $60.8MQ3 2024Q2 2026

Return on Assets (YTD, annualized)

-2.24%-242 bps YoY

Net Interest Margin (YTD, annualized)

3.44%+41 bps YoY

Efficiency Ratio (YTD, annualized)

82.92%+32 bps YoY

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

7.67%-59 bps YoY

NIM

4.56%Q2 ’244.71%Q2 ’254.89%Q2 ’26+6%+13%

Non-interest income vs. expense

3.00%Q2 ’242.98%Q2 ’253.34%Q2 ’260%+13%

Year to date, annualized, through each quarter.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026YoY ΔTrend
Return on Assets0.00%-0.11%0.09%0.18%0.14%0.19%-0.18%-2.24%-242 bps
Net Interest Margin2.88%2.88%3.10%3.03%3.21%3.30%3.34%3.44%+41 bps
Non-Interest Burden2.46%2.41%2.19%2.39%2.58%2.55%2.54%2.71%+31 bps
Loan Growth (YoY)17.41%9.92%4.99%0.68%-4.56%-2.70%-3.96%-6.53%-721 bps
Nonperforming Loans / Loans2.14%4.73%5.00%5.79%5.72%5.46%5.31%6.26%+47 bps
Allowance / Loans1.41%1.88%1.78%1.80%1.95%2.16%1.89%2.99%+119 bps
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio8.22%7.92%8.11%8.27%8.64%8.73%8.62%7.67%-59 bps
Equity / Assets6.60%6.36%6.69%7.12%7.44%7.91%8.04%7.24%+12 bps
Liquid Assets / Assets3.01%2.88%4.12%2.57%2.32%3.07%2.51%1.93%-64 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

Sterling Federal Bank, Federal Savings Bank

Sterling, IL · Cert 27664 · Peer group: banks under $1B in assets in IL (n=149-151)

State savings bank · OCC · 9 branches

Q2 2026

$481.6MAssets
$338.0MLoans
$403.4MDeposits
$34.9MEquity

Return on Assets

-2.32%

Rank 149 of 151

Net Interest Margin

3.44%

Rank 75 of 151

Efficiency Ratio

82.92%

Rank 136 of 151

Equity / Assets

7.24%

Rank 142 of 151

Non-interest income vs. expense

$3.1M$16.8MINCOMEEXPENSE
Unfavorable gap of $13.6M · efficiency ratio beats 11% of banks under $1B in assets in IL
Bank 82.92%Peer median 64.9%Q2 2025Q2 2026Shaded: peer 25th to 75th percentile
MetricYour BankPeer 25thPeer MedianPeer 75thStandingRank8-Qtr TrendPeer Position
Return on Assets-2.32%0.70%1.03%1.34%Beats 1%149 / 151
Net Interest Margin3.44%3.02%3.43%3.83%Beats 50%75 / 151
Nonperforming Loans / Loans6.26%0.20%0.66%1.77%Beats 2%147 / 149
Tier 1 Capital Ratio10.61%11.83%14.17%18.66%Beats 9%138 / 151
Equity / Assets7.24%9.10%10.65%12.40%Beats 6%142 / 151
Loans / Assets70.19%45.91%61.31%68.01%81st pctl29 / 151