Financial strength ranking · New Hampshire · Call Report data as of Q2 2026

Best Banks in New Hampshire by Financial Strength

Bank of New England ranks first among the 16 banks headquartered in New Hampshire we score, with a financial strength score of 70.5 out of 100 as of June 30, 2026. The score averages each bank's national percentile on four Call Report ratios: return on assets, efficiency ratio, Tier 1 leverage ratio and nonperforming assets ratio.

Ranked first: Bank of New England
Its score: 70.5 of 100
Banks scored in New Hampshire: 16
Its return on assets: 2.22%

Every scored bank in New Hampshire

Select a column heading to sort. Score is 0 to 100, where 100 would be the best US bank on all four ratios; ratios for Q2 2026.

Banks headquartered in New Hampshire ranked by financial strength score, with total assets, return on assets, efficiency ratio, Tier 1 leverage ratio and nonperforming assets ratio.

1	Bank of New England Salem	70.5	2.22%	31.62%	16.78%	3.13%	$1.82B
2	Primary Bank Bedford	69.8	2.21%	43.60%	16.32%	1.73%	$769.5M
3	Bank of New Hampshire Laconia	49.5	1.02%	57.71%	12.08%	0.50%	$2.80B
4	Piscataqua Savings Bank Portsmouth	48.1	0.39%	82.94%	13.67%	0.00%	$373.4M
5	Sugar River Bank Newport	44.1	0.66%	75.29%	14.13%	0.23%	$424.3M
6	Franklin Savings Bank Franklin	38.4	1.04%	62.24%	9.75%	0.39%	$931.4M
7	Salem Co-Operative Bank Salem	34.7	0.23%	85.56%	11.89%	0.22%	$580.0M
8	Claremont Savings Bank Claremont	33.1	0.34%	88.43%	12.40%	0.35%	$619.7M
9	Savings Bank of Walpole Walpole	30.8	0.90%	71.25%	8.66%	0.20%	$857.9M
10	Meredith Village Savings Bank Meredith	28.4	0.56%	79.41%	10.26%	0.36%	$1.64B
11	Profile Bank Rochester	28.3	0.22%	91.86%	9.27%	0.01%	$316.6M
12	Mascoma Bank Lebanon	27.8	0.58%	80.16%	9.09%	0.12%	$3.03B
13	The Millyard Bank Nashua	27.1	0.66%	66.73%	9.70%	0.67%	$333.2M
14	First Seacoast Bank Dover	25.8	0.17%	98.14%	8.92%	0.02%	$576.3M
15	Merrimack County Savings Bank Concord	22.6	0.42%	76.68%	9.76%	0.54%	$1.41B
16	Walden Mutual Bank Concord	8.0	0.04%	93.94%	9.33%	2.31%	$192.6M

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How the score works

Each bank gets a percentile on each of four ratios, measured against every US bank that filed a Call Report for the quarter and turned so that higher is always better: 100 is the best bank in the country on that ratio and 0 the weakest. The score is the plain average of the four percentiles; 3,583 banks nationwide are scored.

Return on assets: higher is better.
Efficiency ratio: lower is better.
Tier 1 leverage ratio: higher is better.
Nonperforming assets ratio: lower is better.

A bank is scored when it is ranked on all four of those leaderboards: at least $100 million in total assets, open, a lending institution, and a quarter not driven by gains or losses on equity securities. Banks are listed by headquarters state.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best bank in New Hampshire?

By our financial strength score, Bank of New England of Salem ranks first among the 16 scored banks headquartered in New Hampshire, scoring 70.5 out of 100 for Q2 2026: return on assets of 2.22%, an efficiency ratio of 31.62%, a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 16.78% and nonperforming assets of 3.13% of total assets. Primary Bank and Bank of New Hampshire rank second and third.

How are the best banks in New Hampshire ranked?

Each bank is placed on four Call Report ratios against every US bank that filed for the quarter: return on assets and the Tier 1 leverage ratio, where higher is better, and the efficiency ratio and the nonperforming assets ratio, where lower is better. Each placement is a percentile from 0 to 100, and the score is their average. Only banks with at least $100 million in assets that are ranked on all four ratios are scored, 3,583 banks nationwide.

Does this ranking say which bank I should open an account with?

No. The score reads only what a bank files with its regulators: earnings, cost control, capital and problem assets. It does not measure deposit rates, fees, branches, apps or service, which matter most when choosing a bank for an account, and it is not a safety rating. FDIC insurance protects deposits at insured banks up to the legal limit regardless of a bank's score.

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Source: FFIEC Call Reports for Q2 2026, refreshed as each quarter's filings are processed. A ranking is not a safety rating: FDIC insurance covers deposits at insured banks up to the legal limit, whatever the score. Check your coverage with the FDIC insurance calculator.