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Independence Bank
Community Bank · Havre, MT · Montana Security Inc
- Total assets
- $1.4B
- CRE loan book
- $379.6M
- QoQ CRE growth
- 8.9%
- Q1 2026
Recorded CRE activity — oh-cuyahoga County
1 commercial deed of trust recorded recently, verified from county records.
- Jul 9, 2026 · unknownundisclosed
Observed rates
Book yield — real-estate loans
Implied yield on the existing real-estate loan book: 7.21% as of Q1 2026 — TX bank median 4.87% (2.34pp above median).
| Quarter | RE loan yield | All loans & leases |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 7.21% | 7.15% |
| Q4 2025 | 7.09% | 7.15% |
| Q3 2025 | 7.03% | 7.16% |
| Q2 2025 | 7.17% | 6.98% |
| Q1 2025 | 6.48% | 6.66% |
| Q4 2024 | 6.73% | 6.81% |
| Q3 2024 | 6.64% | 6.98% |
| Q2 2024 | 6.44% | 6.63% |
What their existing real-estate book earns — an anchor for where new money gets priced. Source: FFIEC Call Reports.
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CRE book — quarterly trend (FFIEC Call Reports)
| Quarter | CRE loans | Construction | Multifamily | Concentration | Nonaccrual CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $379.6M | $9.1M | $31.0M | 51% | $323,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $348.7M | $7.7M | $31.1M | 41% | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $339.3M | $6.6M | $7.2M | 46% | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $305.3M | $6.5M | $7.4M | 38% | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $298.0M | $6.0M | $7.1M | 38% | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $289.6M | $14.7M | $7.2M | 37% | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $277.1M | $15.0M | $9.4M | 36% | $0 |
| Q2 2024 | $261.5M | $5.8M | $9.5M | 27% | $0 |
Signals
Recent news
- Independence Bank’s trust division grows from zero to $1.5B in Louisville - The Business Journals — Coverage of Independence Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by bizjournals.com.Jun 23, 2026
- Judge finds former Independence Bank president violated court order - The Business Journals — Coverage of Independence Bank related to commercial real estate and lending reported by bizjournals.com.Jun 23, 2026
Independence Bank: frequently asked questions
- How large is Independence Bank's commercial real estate loan book?
- As of Q1 2026, Independence Bank reported $379.6M in commercial real estate loans out of $1.4B in total assets, per its FFIEC Call Report.
- Is Independence Bank above the 300% CRE concentration guideline?
- Independence Bank's CRE loans stood at 51% of total risk-based capital as of Q1 2026, below the 300% CRE concentration supervisory guideline.
- Is Independence Bank growing or shrinking its CRE lending?
- Independence Bank's CRE loan book grew 8.9% quarter-over-quarter as of Q1 2026 — a net balance change that reflects payoffs and sales as well as new originations.
- How active is Independence Bank in recorded CRE lending?
- 1 commercial deed of trust naming Independence Bank as lender has been recorded recently in oh-cuyahoga County, verified from county records; the most recent was recorded Jul 9, 2026.
Answers generated from the verified data on this page — FFIEC Call Reports, county records, and first-party conversations — as of the dates shown.
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Last updated Jul 9, 2026 · Sources: FFIEC CDR, county records, first-party conversations.