Evaluate the performance of Community National Bank relative to peer banks using the data in Exhibits 3.2, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9. Did the bank perform above or below average in 2007? Did it operate with more or less relative risk?   

a. Conduct a return on equity decomposition analysis for 2007, identifying where the bank’s performance compared favorably and unfavorably with peer banks. 

  

b. Compare the bank’s risk measures with those of peer banks. What are the implications of any significant differences? 

  

c. What recommendations would you make to adjust the bank’s risk and return profile to improve its performance?