Banking Metrics
Banking Metrics
Banking Metrics
Metrics Catalog
Representative Examples
Operations
Metrics
Describes The Labs library of benchmarking metrics and outlines our typical
benchmarking approach
Reviews The Labs most popular comparative metrics for analyzing overall organization size,
structure and operating effectiveness. These metrics are useful for identifying relevant peers.
Defines comparative metrics used by The Lab to analyze the procedures and operating
effectiveness of functional departments and processes within banking business
A. Retail Banking/Branches
B. Cash Management
C. Commercial Banking
D. Consumer Lending
E. Merchant Services
F. Mortgage Lending
G. Wealth Management
H. Back Office
I. Collections
J. Deposit Operations
K. Item Processing
L. Loan Operations
M. Wealth Management Support
N. Support Groups
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Describes The Labs library of benchmarking metrics and outlines our typical
benchmarking approach
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Organization-based catalogs
Industry-based catalogs
Support Group
General Line
Services
Supply Chain
Finance
Financial Services
Pharmaceuticals
Human Resources
Marketing
Information Technology
Corporate
Services
Customer Service
Contact Centers
New Product
Development
Compliance/
Audit
Supply Chain
Operations
Legal
Order
Management
Internal
Improvement
Teams
Insurance
Chemicals
Banking
Food Production/
Processing
Broker/Dealer
Investment
Management
Media Services
Industrial Products/
Appliances
Information
Services
Technology
Health Plans
Procurement
Telecommunications
Materials
Management
Utilities
Production
Distribution
Paper/
Packaging
Metrics included in the catalog have been selected and grouped on the basis of practicality. Over the years,
these measures have proven to be the most feasible to collect externally and the easiest to administer for
internal operations management.
The Lab reuses these standard metrics on each of our consulting engagements. This approach enables
The Lab to refresh the data comparisons on a continual basis and avoid redefining costly, one-off
comparisons. Similarly, our clients find it helpful to standardize their own internal performance measures and
align these with The Labs metrics to enable cost-efficient external comparisons.
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Reviews The Labs most popular comparative metrics for analyzing overall
organization size, structure and operating effectiveness. These metrics are
useful for identifying relevant peers.
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Firm-wide Metrics
1. Total Revenue
Total enterprise-wide revenue year-end as reported on
an earnings statement.
2. Total Assets
Total firm-wide assets as recorded in annual reports.
3. Total Operating Expense
Total firm-wide operating expense as recorded in
annual reports.
7. Return on Assets
Net income plus interest expense divided by total assets
[in percentage points].
8. Return on Equity
Return on average shareholders equity [in percentage
points].
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Firm-wide Metrics
12. Business Segments
Indicates the total number of firm-wide business
segments.
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a
. Branches
b. Consumer
c. Small Business
d. Wealth Mgmt./Private Client Management
e. Investment
f. Brokerage
g. Mortgage
h. Insurance
i. Leasing
j. Trust Services
k. Real Estate
l. Credit Operations
m. Loan Operations
n. Internet/Online Services
o. Customer Contact Center[s]
p. Deposit Processing
q. ATM Operations
r. Exception Processing
s. Account Servicing
t. Item Processing
Firm-wide Metrics
19. Management Levels in Banking Function
Indicates the number of management levels in the
Banking organization [from Vice President to Supervisor].
a. Corporate/executive officer level
b. Line/staff level
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Teller
11. Number of Teller Transactions per
Teller FTE
Indicates the number of teller transactions completed
divided by the number of teller full time employees.
Platform
7. N
umber of New Accounts Opened per
Platform FTE
Employees
15. Total Retail Banking Staff Breakdown
Total number of retail employees in each of the
following positions
a. Sales [licensed representatives]
b. Sales [new account/customer service
representatives, personal bankers]
c. Tellers
d. Marketing professionals
e. Managers/supervisors
f. Administrative/clerical support
g. Other
following positions
a. Sales [licensed representatives]
b. Sales [new account/customer service
representatives, personal bankers]
c. Tellers
d. Marketing professionals
e. Managers/supervisors
f. Administrative/clerical support
g. Other [please specify]
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a. Officer/exempt
b. Non-exempt
c. Part-time, non-benefited tellers
d. Part-time, benefited tellers
a. Officer/exempt
b. Non-exempt
d. Commissions
Deposit Accounts
22. Deposit Account Attrition Rate
Number of discontinued accounts divided by number
f. Individual accounts
a. Individual accounts
b. Small business accounts
c. Wholesale funding [brokered deposits]
of employees
a. Retail banking employees
number of employees
a. Retail banking employees
b. Branch banking employees
Fee Income
26. Retail Banking Fee Income
Annual fee income posted to the retail banking
function [including processing fees, maintenance fees,
and commissions].
ATM/Debit Cards
28. Debit Card Usage Ratio
Number of debit cards in use divided by number of
personal checking accounts.
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Online Services
31. Internet Banking Usage Ratio
Number of enrolled Internet banking users divided by
number of checking accounts.
Wire Transfers
33. Wire Room Productivity
Wire transfers per day divided by number of wire room
employees.
Account Opening
34. Number of Account Openings
Number of new account openings per year.
35. Information Verification
Method[s] by which all information for the new
account process
a. New account employee
b. Account service employee
c. Other [please specify]
Branch Operations
45. Branch Manager/Supervisor Time
Allocation
Average percentage of time allocated to each activity
process.
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a. Actual
b. Target
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Additional Services
52. Additional Service Offerings
Investment Management
53. Branch Investment Sales Staff
representatives
a. Dedicated sales representatives
b. Total licensed employees
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Cash Management
Product Development
1. Number of Assigned Products per FTE
Indicates the number of assigned products divided by
the number of product development full time employees.
Sales
Data Transmission
10. Number of Data Transmission Clients
per FTE
Indicates the number of data transmission clients
divided by the number of data transmission full time
employees.
transmissions.
Client Services
15. Number of Client Service Tickets
Handled Per FTE
Indicates the number of client service tickets
completed divided by the number of client service full
time employees.
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Cash Management
Client Services [cont.]
18. Average Speed of Answer Rate
Indicates the percentage of inbound calls that are
answered within thirty seconds.
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Commercial Banking
Credit Department
1. Number of Credit Write-ups per FTE
Indicates the number of credit write-ups completed
divided by the number of credit analyst full time
employees.
Commercial Lending
5. Dollar Value of Loans per FTE
Indicates the dollar value of commercial loans divided by
the number of commercial lender full time employees.
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Commercial Banking
Commercial Lending [cont.]
21. Commercial/CRE Loan Balances per
Loan Review Employee
Total value of commercial and CRE loan balances
divided by number of loan review employees.
Cash Management
23. Internal Cash Management
Usage Ratio
Number of internal cash management users divided
by number of business checking accounts [as a
percentage].
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Consumer Lending
Loan Processing
1. C
onsumer Loan Production by
Loan Type
Percentage of total consumer loan production,
by loan type
a. Direct consumer loans
b. Indirect loans
c. Home equity loans
centralized.
4. C
onsumer Loans Closed per Total
Consumer Employee
Number of consumer loans closed per month divided
by total number of consumer loan employees.
6. C
onsumer Loans Serviced per
Servicing Employee
Number of consumer loans serviced per month
divided by number of servicing employees.
8. H
ome Equity Loan Applications
per FTE
Indicates the number of home equity loan applications
completed divided by the number of home equity loan
full time employees.
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Consumer Lending
Sales
19. Proposal Acceptance Rate
Indicates the percentage of proposals accepted by
the client.
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Merchant Services
Sales
1. Number of Accounts Sold and Referrals
Handled per FTE
Indicates the number of accounts sold and referrals
handled divided by the number of inside/outside sales
full time employees.
Risk Underwriting
5. Number of Active Accounts per FTE
Indicates the number of active accounts divided by the
number of underwriting full time employees.
Reconciliation
14. Number of Settlements per FTE
Indicates the number of settlements completed
divided by the number of reconciliation full time
employees.
Customer Service
9. Inbound Calls Handled per FTE
Indicates the number of inbound calls completed divided
by the number of customer service full time employees.
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Mortgage Lending
Loan Processing
1. Mortgage Loan Applications per
Underwriter
Number of mortgage loan applications per month
divided by number of underwriters.
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Wealth Management
1. Private Bank Offering
Yes/no metric indicating whether the bank offers a
private banking program
a. Centralized
b. At branch level
6. Employee Breakdown
Approximate breakdown of private bank employees
a. Front office
b. Back office
- New accounts
- Account servicing
- Reporting
- Support
- Other [please specify]
c. Other [please specify]
are performed
PB = Within the private bank back office
EC = Elsewhere within the company
FO = Function outsourced
NP = Function not performed
NA = Data not available
a. New account opening
b. Account servicing
c. Account fees
d. Reporting [both external and internal]
e. Support [HR, IT, Admin., etc.]
f. Other [please specify]
a. Secured
b. Unsecured
c. Letters of Credit
d. Syndication
e. Other [please specify]
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Wealth Management
12. Services Offered
Yes/no metric indicating private bank offerings
a. Estate planning
b. Trust services
c. Custody accounts
d. Tax planning
e. Tax return preparation
f. Escrow services
g. SEC filings
h. Legal services
i. Investment advisory
j. Bill paying
k. Checking account
l. Other [please specify]
account type
a. Trust
b. Advisory
c. Custody
d. Other [please specify]
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is conducted
a. Statement/bill sent to customer
b. Direct withdrawal from account
c. Other [please specify]
private bank
a. Front office personnel
b. Back office personnel
c. Fee/billing-specific back office personnel
d. Automatic determination [via information system]
e. Other [please specify]
Wealth Management
23. Fee Processing
Indicates who collects and processes fees associated
reporting occurs
PB = Within the private bank back office
EC = Elsewhere within the company
FO = Function outsourced
NP = Function not performed
a. State
b. Federal
c. Other financial service organizations
d. Other [please specify]
functions is located
PB = Within the private bank back office
EC = Elsewhere within the company
FO = Function outsourced
NP = Function not performed
a. Information technology/systems administration
b. Human resources
c. Accounting
d. Legal
e. Other [please specify]
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Wealth Management
37. Client Response/Resolution Rate
Indicates percentage of responses to customer
requests that meet existing service level agreement
standards.
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Back Office
Back Office Characteristics
1. Number of Accounts Supported
Number of customer accounts supported by the
back office.
a. Accounts in the U.S.
b. Accounts worldwide
2. D
eposit Accounts per Deposit Back
Office Employee
N
umber of deposit accounts divided by number of
deposit back office employees.
5. D
eposit Accounts Supported per Item
Processing Employee
Number of deposit accounts divided by number of
item processing employees.
Management
8. Back Office Management Levels
Number of management levels in the back office from
the department head to the lowest management level.
Communication
11. Method of Back Office Notification
Means by which the back office is notified of
service needs
a. Phone
b. Fax
c. E-mail
d. Internal mail
e. Other [please specify]
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Back Office
Customer Statements
15. Method of Statement Delivery
Percentage breakdown of how customer statements
are sent.
a. Regular U.S. mail
b. Express mail [via courier service such as FedEx]
c. Fax
d. Not sent [by customer request]
e. Other [please specify]
Feedback
18. Feedback Solicited
Yes/no metric indicating whether any form of external
or internal feedback is solicited regarding back office
processes
a. External
b. Internal
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Collections
Overall
1. Dollars Recovered per FTE
Indicates the number of overall accounts worked
divided by the number of overall collections full time
employees.
2. P
ercent Delinquent and Dollar Amount
Charged-off Rate
Indicates the percentage of delinquent accounts that
are charged off.
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Deposit Operations
Automated Clearing House
1. ACH Transactions Processed per FTE
Indicates the number of ACH transactions processed
divided by the number of ACH origination full time
employees.
3. A
CH Transactions Processed Same
Day Rate
Indicates the percentage of ACH transactions that are
processed on the same day received.
Adjustments
5. Adjustment Items Processed per FTE
Indicates the number of adjustment items processed
divided by the number of adjustments full time
employees.
6. Adjustment Errors
Indicates the percentage of adjustments that
contain errors.
8. D
ollar Cost per Total Adjustment Items
Processed
Indicates the total employee expense of processing
total adjustment items divided by the number of items
processed.
Commercial Deposits
14. Transactions Processed per FTE
Indicates the number of commercial transactions
processed divided by the number of commercial
deposit full time employees.
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Deposit Operations
Corporate Online
19. Files Processed per FTE
Indicates the number of files processed divided by the
number of corporate online full time employees.
Data Entry
Imaging
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Deposit Accounting
Item Processing
Item Processing and Lockbox
1. Total Items Processed Per FTE
Indicates the number of items processed divided by
the number of item processing and lockbox full time
employees.
2. POD Errors
Indicates the percentage of POD errors.
3. Posting File Before Cutoff Rate
Indicates the percentage of files being posted before
the cutoff time.
6. Lockbox Errors
Indicates the percentage of lockbox transactions
with errors.
7. L
ockbox Accounts Processed Same
Day Rate
Indicates the percentage of lockbox account items
that are processed the same day as received.
8. D
ollar Cost per Total LB and Support
Items Processed
Indicates the total employee expense of total lockbox
and support items processed divided by the number
of total items processed.
Statement Rendering
13. Statements Rendered per FTE
Indicates the number of statements rendered divided
by the number of statement rendering full time
employees.
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Item Processing
Wire Transfer Processing
18. Wire Transfers per FTE
Indicates the number of wire transfers processed
divided by the number of wire transfer processing full
time employees.
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Loan Operations
Call Center
1. Calls and Special Messages per FTE
Indicates the number of calls and special messages
handled divided by the number of call center full time
employees.
Collateral
6. Titles and Mortgages Input per FTE
Indicates the number of titles and mortgages input
divided by the number of collateral full time employees.
8. P
ercent of Inputs Completed Within
3 Business Days
Indicates the percentage of collateral input requests
that are completed within 3 business days.
Commercial Servicing
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Loan Operations
GL Research
20. Research Items Processed per FTE
Indicates the number of research items processed
divided by the number of general ledger research full
time employees.
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Lease Accounting
28. Total Customer Statements Generated
per FTE
Indicates the number of total customer statements
generated divided by the number of lease accounting
full time employees.
Loan Operations
Payments
36. Total Payments Posted per FTE
Indicates the number of total payments posted divided
by the number of payments full time employees.
Payoffs
40. Pay-Offs/Downs per FTE
Indicates the number of payoffs and paydowns divided
by the number of payoff full time employees.
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2. Error Rate
Indicates the percentage of incoming requests to
operations that contain errors.
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Support Groups
Contact Center
1. Calls per Contract Center Employee
Number of telephone calls per day divided by number
of contact center employees.
Training
5. Training Head Count Ratio
Total firm-wide employees divided by number of
training employees.
7. O
perations/Regulatory
Procedural Training
Yes/no metric indicating whether the bank offers
operations/regulatory training
a. Tellers [new]
b. Tellers [tenured]
c. Platform [new]
d. Platform [tenured]
e. Managers [new]
f. Managers [tenured]
Marketing
10. Retail Service Marketing Expense
Expense for advertising and promotion of each retail
service
a. Debit cards
b. Internet/PC banking
c. Investment services
d. Personal trust
e. Telephone banking/call centers
f. Bill pay/bill presentment
g. Cash management
h. Small business banking
Information Technology
11. Technology Spending as a Percentage
of Assets
Total technology expense divided by total assets [as a
percentage]
a. Core
b. Data communications
c. Electronic delivery
d. Infrastructure
e. Strategic [banking]
f. Strategic [non-banking]
[as a percentage]
a. Core
b. Data communications
c. Electronic delivery
d. Infrastructure
e. Strategic [banking]
f. Strategic [non-banking]
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Support Groups
13. System Architecture
Indicates the organizational structure of the banks
information technology
a. Client/server
b. Mainframe database
c. Other [please specify]
Administrative
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