diff --git a/client/components/CommandPalette.jsx b/client/components/CommandPalette.jsx
index 490a4a0..22d5201 100644
--- a/client/components/CommandPalette.jsx
+++ b/client/components/CommandPalette.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import {
   BarChart2, Calendar, CreditCard, Loader2, Navigation, Plus,
   Receipt, Search, Settings, Snowflake, Tag, Upload, User, X,
+  Landmark, ArrowRightLeft, Download,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { api } from '@/api';
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ const NAV_COMMANDS = [
   { id: 'nav-snowball',   label: 'Go to Snowball',    icon: Snowflake,   path: '/snowball',   group: 'Navigate' },
   { id: 'nav-categories', label: 'Go to Categories',  icon: Tag,         path: '/categories', group: 'Navigate' },
   { id: 'nav-data',       label: 'Go to Data',        icon: Upload,      path: '/data',       group: 'Navigate' },
+  { id: 'nav-data-bank',  label: 'Data: Bank sync',   icon: Landmark,        path: '/data?section=bank-sync',    group: 'Navigate' },
+  { id: 'nav-data-tx',    label: 'Data: Transactions', icon: ArrowRightLeft, path: '/data?section=transactions', group: 'Navigate' },
+  { id: 'nav-data-import', label: 'Data: Import',      icon: Upload,         path: '/data?section=import',       group: 'Navigate' },
+  { id: 'nav-data-export', label: 'Data: Export & backups', icon: Download,  path: '/data?section=export',       group: 'Navigate' },
   { id: 'nav-settings',   label: 'Go to Settings',    icon: Settings,    path: '/settings',   group: 'Navigate' },
   { id: 'nav-profile',    label: 'Go to Profile',     icon: User,        path: '/profile',    group: 'Navigate' },
   { id: 'action-new-bill', label: 'Add a new bill',   icon: Plus,        path: '/bills?new=1', group: 'Actions' },
diff --git a/client/components/data/ConnectionHero.jsx b/client/components/data/ConnectionHero.jsx
index 4c0745d..be03f67 100644
--- a/client/components/data/ConnectionHero.jsx
+++ b/client/components/data/ConnectionHero.jsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export default function ConnectionHero({
   enabled,        // status.enabled (server feature flag)
   hasConnections, // status.has_connections
   conn,           // the simplefin data_source (name, last_sync_at, last_error) or null
+  txnTotal,       // total synced transactions (at-a-glance), or null
   onRetry,
   onGoTo,         // (sectionId) => void
   onSynced,       // () => void — refresh after a successful sync
@@ -160,7 +161,14 @@ export default function ConnectionHero({
         <p className="mt-0.5 truncate text-sm text-muted-foreground">
           {needsAttention
             ? conn.last_error
-            : <>{conn.name || 'SimpleFIN'}{synced ? <> · synced {synced}</> : null} · syncs automatically</>}
+            : (
+              <>
+                {conn.name || 'SimpleFIN'}
+                {Number(txnTotal) > 0 ? <> · {Number(txnTotal).toLocaleString('en-US')} transactions</> : null}
+                {synced ? <> · synced {synced}</> : null}
+                {' · syncs automatically'}
+              </>
+            )}
         </p>
       </div>
       <div className="flex shrink-0 flex-wrap gap-2">
diff --git a/client/pages/DataPage.jsx b/client/pages/DataPage.jsx
index 1669a4b..7004d6d 100644
--- a/client/pages/DataPage.jsx
+++ b/client/pages/DataPage.jsx
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export default function DataPage() {
   const [hasConnections, setHasConnections] = useState(false);
   const [syncLoading, setSyncLoading] = useState(true);
   const [syncError, setSyncError] = useState(false);
+  const [unmatchedCount, setUnmatchedCount] = useState(0);
+  const [txnTotal, setTxnTotal] = useState(null);
   const reduceMotion = useReducedMotion();
   const paneRef = useRef(null);
   const firstRender = useRef(true);
@@ -130,7 +132,19 @@ export default function DataPage() {
     }
   }, []);
 
+  // Cheap "N to review" + transaction count (summary is aggregate, so limit:1 is enough).
+  const loadTxnStats = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const data = await api.bankTransactionsLedger({ limit: 1 });
+      setUnmatchedCount(data?.summary?.unmatched || 0);
+      setTxnTotal(data?.summary?.total ?? null);
+    } catch {
+      setUnmatchedCount(0);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => { loadHistory(); loadSimplefinSummary(); }, [loadHistory, loadSimplefinSummary]);
+  useEffect(() => { loadTxnStats(); }, [loadTxnStats, transactionRefreshKey]);
 
   const handleTransactionImportComplete = useCallback(() => {
     loadHistory();
@@ -218,6 +232,14 @@ export default function DataPage() {
     ? {}
     : { initial: { opacity: 0, y: 6 }, animate: { opacity: 1, y: 0 }, exit: { opacity: 0, y: -6 }, transition: { duration: 0.15 } };
 
+  // Health dot for Bank sync + "N to review" badge for Transactions.
+  const bankDot = (syncError || !syncEnabled || !hasConnections) ? 'gray' : simplefinConn?.last_error ? 'amber' : 'green';
+  const navSections = SECTIONS.map(s =>
+    s.id === 'bank-sync' ? { ...s, dot: bankDot }
+    : s.id === 'transactions' ? { ...s, badge: unmatchedCount || undefined }
+    : s,
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl space-y-5">
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between">
@@ -245,13 +267,14 @@ export default function DataPage() {
         enabled={syncEnabled}
         hasConnections={hasConnections}
         conn={simplefinConn}
+        txnTotal={txnTotal}
         onRetry={loadSimplefinSummary}
         onGoTo={goTo}
         onSynced={handleSynced}
       />
 
       <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-[220px_1fr]">
-        <DataNav sections={SECTIONS} active={activeSection} onSelect={goTo} />
+        <DataNav sections={navSections} active={activeSection} onSelect={goTo} />
         <div ref={paneRef} tabIndex={-1} className="min-w-0 outline-none">
           <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
             <motion.div key={activeSection} {...motionProps}>