Total Assets
$11.0B
Total balance-sheet footings
FDIC Cert #28834 · Fair Lawn, New Jersey · Est. 1926
Columbia Bank - FDIC Bank Health Profile
A community-scale look at Columbia Bank's own numbers, pulled straight from its quarterly FDIC Call Report.
- $11.0B
- Total assets
- B
- Health grade · Good
- 0.48%
- Return on assets
- 13.2%
- Tier 1 capital
Data updated July 2026
The verdict
Columbia Bank earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (70/100), with well-capitalized at 13.20% Tier 1, 0.48% ROA, 70% efficiency ratio.
- #148
- largest of 4,313 FDIC banks by assets
- 97th
- percentile by asset size, nationally
- 13.20%
- Tier 1 ratio - above the 10% well-capitalized line
- 15th
- percentile for profitability (ROA), nationally
PlainBankData assigns this grade from public Call Report data; it isn't an official FDIC rating, and your deposits remain insured to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category no matter the score.
How Columbia Bank's 70/100 score adds up
Each factor is scored from this bank's own FDIC Call Report figures, then summed to the composite health score.
Columbia Bank's composite health score
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (13.20%) 35/40
Return on Assets (ROA) (0.48%) 7/25
Texas Ratio (3.35%) 20/20
Efficiency Ratio (69.77%) 8/15
70 of 100 points earned across four weighted factors. See our methodology for the full scoring formula.
Balance sheet at a glance
Total Deposits
$8.5B
Customer-funded liabilities
Net Loans
$8.2B
Outstanding loan book
Net Income
$52M
Bottom-line earnings
Capital adequacy vs federal thresholds
Where Columbia Bank ranks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with a computed health score, bucketed by score. Columbia Bank's score of 70/100 falls in the highlighted band.
Columbia Bank's size among FDIC-insured banks
Every one of the 4,307 FDIC-insured banks with reported assets, bucketed by total-asset scale (note the buckets are powers of 10, most banks cluster in the $100M-$1B range). Columbia Bank's $11.0B falls in the highlighted band.
Safety metrics
Tier 1 capital ratio
Well-capitalized 10%
13.20% of risk-weighted assets - above the federal "well-capitalized" threshold of 10%.
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
13.20%
Texas Ratio
3.35%
Equity Capital
$1.1B
Profitability metrics
Return on Assets (ROA)
15th percentile nationally
0.48%
Return on Equity (ROE)
4.81%
Efficiency Ratio
69.77%
What the numbers say about Columbia Bank
Columbia Bank is an FDIC-insured institution (Certificate #28834) headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, established in 1926. It holds $11.0B in total assets - 148th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks, $8.5B in customer deposits, and $8.2B in net loans. On safety, its Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.20% is above the 10% well-capitalized threshold, and its Texas Ratio of 3.35% sits in the healthy range below 50%. It earns a PlainBankData health grade of B (70/100), a composite of Tier 1 capital, ROA, the Texas Ratio, and efficiency. All of it traces back to the bank's own quarterly FDIC Call Report filing.
Columbia Bank's asset base places it among the largest FDIC-insured institutions in the country, 148th of 4,313 nationally, and 5th of 51 banks headquartered in New Jersey. Only ConnectOne Bank ($14.0B) is larger within the state. At this scale, the bank's own capital and asset-quality trends are a meaningful signal for the regional banking sector, not just its own depositors.
Income & expense breakdown
$474M
Interest Income
$30M
Non-Interest Income
$178M
Non-Interest Expense
Asset quality, Texas Ratio detail
The Texas Ratio compares troubled assets to the capital available to absorb losses. Columbia Bank reports a Texas Ratio of 3.35% - comfortably in the healthy band; non-performing loans are a small fraction of the bank’s loss-absorbing capital.
Texas Ratio
Caution 50%
3.35% - lower is safer; 100% is the level at which troubled assets equal loss-absorbing capital.
Top banks in New Jersey by total assets
National size peers: banks closest to Columbia Bank by assets
Columbia Bank is closely matched in total assets by Stellar Bank, Washington Trust Bank, LendingClub Bank, EagleBank across 5 states -- its real national peer set, not just banks sharing a home state. Within that asset-matched cohort, the average ROA is 0.91%, versus Columbia Bank's own 0.48%; the average efficiency ratio is 51.50%, versus 69.77% here; and average Tier 1 capital sits at 25.36%, versus 13.20% at Columbia Bank. At this asset scale, banks are best benchmarked against one another by balance-sheet composition and capital discipline, not by shared geography.
At $11.0B in assets, Columbia Bank has crossed the $10 billion threshold at which the CFPB takes over direct supervision for consumer-protection compliance under Dodd-Frank Act Section 1025, rather than leaving that oversight solely to the bank's primary prudential regulator.
| Bank | State | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | Tier 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Bank (this bank) | NJ | $11.0B | 0.48% | 69.77% | 13.20% |
| Stellar Bank | TX | $10.8B | 1.07% | 59.50% | 13.83% |
| Washington Trust Bank | WA | $10.7B | 0.89% | 71.60% | 11.68% |
| LendingClub Bank, National Association | UT | $11.5B | 1.22% | 62.52% | 15.47% |
| EagleBank | MD | $10.4B | -1.20% | 63.82% | 13.35% |
| Charles Schwab Trust Bank | TX | $10.4B | 1.97% | 27.05% | 85.96% |
| Stifel Bank | MO | $11.7B | 1.49% | 24.50% | 11.84% |
Source: FDIC BankFind Suite, Call Report (FFIEC 031/041) Columbia Bank (FDIC Cert #28834) - Tier 1 capital ratio, total assets, deposits, ROA/ROE · 2025 FDIC Call Reports filed quarterly; latest publicly-available vintage shown. Health grades are PlainBankData's interpretation of regulatory filings and are not official FDIC ratings.
Other banks in New Jersey
All New Jersey banks →| Bank | Assets | Grade | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley National BankPassaic | $64.1B | B | 0.99% |
| Provident BankJersey City | $24.9B | A | 1.28% |
| OceanFirst Bank, National AssociationToms River | $14.5B | B | 0.61% |
| ConnectOne BankEnglewood Cliffs | $14.0B | A | 0.77% |
| Cross River BankFort Lee | $8.1B | C | 0.29% |
| Kearny BankKearny | $7.6B | C | 0.43% |
| Peapack Private Bank & TrustBedminster | $7.5B | C | 0.57% |
| Spencer Savings Bank, SLAElmwood Park | $4.0B | B | 0.44% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Columbia Bank's health grade?▼
Columbia Bank receives a health grade of B (70/100) based on four FDIC financial metrics: Tier 1 Capital Ratio (40%), Return on Assets (25%), Texas Ratio (20%), and Efficiency Ratio (15%). This bank shows good financial health with solid capital levels above regulatory minimums.
How large is Columbia Bank?▼
Columbia Bank holds $11.0B in total assets and $8.5B in deposits, ranking 148th of 4,313 FDIC-insured banks by asset size. It is headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.
Is my money safe at Columbia Bank?▼
Yes, deposits at Columbia Bank (Certificate #28834) are FDIC-insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, regardless of health grade.
What is Columbia Bank's Tier 1 Capital Ratio?▼
Columbia Bank has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 13.20%. This exceeds the 10% threshold for "well-capitalized" status under federal banking regulations.
What is the Texas Ratio for Columbia Bank?▼
Columbia Bank has a Texas Ratio of 3.35%. A ratio below 50% is generally considered healthy. The Texas Ratio measures non-performing loans against equity and reserves, a higher ratio signals greater exposure to loan losses.
How efficient is Columbia Bank?▼
Columbia Bank has an Efficiency Ratio of 69.77%. Above 60% means a larger share of revenue goes to operating costs. This metric compares non-interest expenses to total revenue.
What to do with this
How to read Columbia Bank's profile as a depositor or analyst.
- Columbia Bank's grade reflects capital, profitability, and asset quality, read the four pillars before drawing conclusions. How grades work
- Compare Columbia Bank against other New Jersey banks before moving funds. New Jersey banks
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