Nelnet Bank
Draper, Utah, Salt Lake County
$3.0B in total assets, the 439th largest of 4,309 US banks and 20th of 45 headquartered in Utah.
- FDIC certificate
- 59205
- Established
- 2020
- Owned by
- No holding company
- Primary regulator
- FDIC
- Website
- www.nelnetbank.com
At a glance
Compared with 16 banks headquartered in Utah with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets, as of June 30, 2026.
| Measure | This bank | Percentile | Peer range, middle 90% | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $3.0B | 62% | $2.8B | |
| Loans | $1.6B | 50% | $1.7B | |
| Deposits | $2.5B | 62% | $2.3B | |
| Return on assets | 1.11% | 6% | 2.05% | |
| Net interest margin | 3.05% | 2% | 6.11% | |
| Efficiency ratio | 36.1% | 44% | 39.0% | |
| Equity to assets | 15.46% | 62% | 13.22% | |
| Loans to deposits | 66% | 13% | 97% |
Growth
Total assets grew 49.0% a year over the last 5 years.
Where they operate
1 branch in 1 county.
Largest markets by deposits
| County | Deposits | Market share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake County, UT | $2.5B | 0.2% | 20 of 57 |
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 | |||
| 2020 | Opened Draper | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 |
Balance sheet and earnings
Loans by type
| Type | Share | This bank | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | 97% | 30% | |
| Construction and land | 2% | 7% | |
| Business (C&I) | 1% | 24% | |
| Multifamily | 0% | 3% | |
| 1-4 family residential | 0% | 5% | |
| Commercial real estate | 0% | 24% | |
| Other | 0% | 6% |
Deposits by type
| Type | Share | This bank | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other interest-bearing | 69% | 39% | |
| Time deposits | 31% | 39% | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 0% | 22% |
Brokered deposits are 30.3% of deposits (peers 28.2%).
Return on assets
Trailing four quarters, with the peer median.
Credit and capital
| This bank | Peer median | |
|---|---|---|
| Noncurrent loans | 0.23% | 0.60% |
| Net charge-offs, annualized | 0.75% | 0.49% |
| Reserves to loans | 1.72% | 1.77% |
| Leverage ratio | 15.94% | 13.58% |
Noncurrent loans exclude government-guaranteed portions.
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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/nelnet