In the first quarter of 2016 many community banks saw sizable year-over-year growth in operating revenue amid acquisitions, regional pockets of strength, and improving loan growth.
This analysis looks at banks with less than $10 billion in assets that, as of April 22, had reported earnings for the quarter ended March 31. The banks are split into three different asset groups—the sub-$1 billion banks, the $1 billion to $5 billion institutions, and those with between $5 billion and $10 billion in assets. In each bucket, banks saw year-over-year growth in operating revenue on a median basis.
