FWBank
Chicago, Illinois, Cook County
$207M in total assets, the 2,977th largest of 4,309 US banks and 192nd of 328 headquartered in Illinois.
- FDIC certificate
- 59195
- Established
- 2021
- Owned by
- Fwb Financial Inc
- Primary regulator
- FDIC
- Website
- www.firstwomens.bank
At a glance
Compared with 211 banks headquartered in Illinois with $100 million to $1 billion in assets, as of June 30, 2026.
| Measure | This bank | Percentile | Peer range, middle 90% | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $207M | 36% | $286M | |
| Loans | $136M | 37% | $176M | |
| Deposits | $176M | 36% | $238M | |
| Return on assets | 1.95% | 92% | 1.12% | |
| Net interest margin | 5.10% | 96% | 3.70% | |
| Efficiency ratio | 80.7% | 88% | 64.1% | |
| Equity to assets | 12.83% | 77% | 10.43% | |
| Loans to deposits | 77% | 52% | 76% |
Growth
FWBank has filed financial reports for 20 quarters, too few for 5-year growth figures.
Where they operate
1 branch in 1 county.
Largest markets by deposits
| County | Deposits | Market share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County, IL | $176M | 0.0% | 67 of 90 |
Deposits by branch from the FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 2026. Rank among all banks with branches in that county.
Branch history since 2016
Net gain of 1 branch since 2016 (0 to 1). 1 opened, 0 acquired, 0 closed or sold.
| Period | What happened | Opened or acquired | Closed or sold | Net change | Branches at end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start of 2016 | Starting point | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Opened Chicago | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 |
Balance sheet and earnings
Loans by type
| Type | Share | This bank | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial real estate | 53% | 23% | |
| Business (C&I) | 42% | 12% | |
| Construction and land | 4% | 4% | |
| Multifamily | 2% | 6% | |
| Farmland | 0% | 13% | |
| 1-4 family residential | 0% | 30% | |
| Agricultural | 0% | 7% | |
| Consumer | 0% | 4% | |
| Other | 0% | 1% |
Deposits by type
| Type | Share | This bank | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other interest-bearing | 57% | 46% | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 26% | 19% | |
| Time deposits | 17% | 35% |
Brokered deposits are 10.6% of deposits (peers 2.1%).
Return on assets
Trailing four quarters, with the peer median.
Credit and capital
| This bank | Peer median | |
|---|---|---|
| Noncurrent loans | 0.12% | 0.52% |
| Net charge-offs, annualized | 0.34% | 0.01% |
| Reserves to loans | 1.34% | 1.14% |
| Leverage ratio | 12.51% | 10.89% |
Noncurrent loans exclude government-guaranteed portions.
Related banks
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Figures as of June 30, 2026 from the bank's Call Report, FDIC structure and branch data, and the Federal Reserve. Short link: bankingstats.com/fwbank