Asset Quality ranking · North Carolina · Call report data as of September 30, 2026
North Carolina Banks: Highest CRE Delinquency
Live Oak Banking Company has the highest commercial real estate noncurrent rate of the 25 ranked banks headquartered in North Carolina, at 4.20% as of September 30, 2026. The median among the 25 ranked North Carolina banks is 0.36%, against 0.19% for all US banks.
This list ranks North Carolina banks by commercial real estate noncurrent rate. For the largest banks headquartered in North Carolina, see largest banks in North Carolina.
- No. 1 in North Carolina
- Live Oak Banking Company
- Its CRE noncurrent
- 4.20%
- North Carolina median
- 0.36%
- Banks ranked
- 25
Ranked among banks headquartered in North Carolina, numbered 1 to 25 within the state from the same population as the national list. Browse every bank in the North Carolina bank directory.
Top 25 North Carolina banks by commercial real estate noncurrent rate
Highest first. Select a column heading to sort. The gap column shows each bank's distance from the North Carolina median of 0.36%. Missing values show as a dash and sort last.
| 1 | Live Oak Banking Company Wilmington, NC | 4.20% | $16.89B $10B to $100B |
| 2 | Lifestore Bank West Jefferson, NC | 2.41% | $487.3M $100M to $1B |
| 3 | HomeTrust Bank Asheville, NC | 2.06% | $4.42B $1B to $10B |
| 4 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company Raleigh, NC | 1.65% | $240.76B $100B and over |
| 5 | Bank of America, N.A. Charlotte, NC | 1.61% | $2.66T $100B and over |
| 6 | First Carolina Bank Rocky Mount, NC | 1.49% | $3.67B $1B to $10B |
| 7 | Mechanics & Farmers Bank Durham, NC | 1.13% | $480.8M $100M to $1B |
| 8 | Farmers and Merchants Bank Granite Quarry, NC | 1.03% | $988.0M $100M to $1B |
| 9 | Lumbee Guaranty Bank Pembroke, NC | 0.83% | $596.0M $100M to $1B |
| 10 | Bank of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, NC | 0.47% | $670.9M $100M to $1B |
| 11 | First Bank Southern Pines, NC | 0.46% | $13.14B $10B to $100B |
| 12 | Nantahala Bank & Trust Company Franklin, NC | 0.44% | $292.8M $100M to $1B |
| 13 | The Fidelity Bank Fuquay Varina, NC | 0.36% | $5.39B $1B to $10B |
| 14 | Truist Bank Charlotte, NC | 0.34% | $546.61B $100B and over |
| 15 | Providence Bank Rocky Mount, NC | 0.27% | $1.56B $1B to $10B |
| 16 | Southern Bank and Trust Company Mount Olive, NC | 0.14% | $5.33B $1B to $10B |
| 17 | Peoples Bank Newton, NC | 0.12% | $1.76B $1B to $10B |
| 18 | North State Bank Raleigh, NC | 0.10% | $1.43B $1B to $10B |
| 19 | Piedmont Federal Savings Bank Winston Salem, NC | 0.00% | $1.30B $1B to $10B |
| 20 | Uwharrie Bank Albemarle, NC | 0.00% | $1.23B $1B to $10B |
| 21 | KS Bank, Inc. Smithfield, NC | 0.00% | $942.6M $100M to $1B |
| 22 | Blueharbor Bank Mooresville, NC | 0.00% | $636.3M $100M to $1B |
| 23 | Triad Business Bank Greensboro, NC | 0.00% | $542.6M $100M to $1B |
| 24 | First Federal Bank Dunn, NC | 0.00% | $274.9M $100M to $1B |
| 25 | American Bank of the Carolinas Monroe, NC | 0.00% | $214.0M $100M to $1B |
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Definition and formula
The commercial real estate (CRE) noncurrent rate on this list is the share of a bank's loans secured by nonfarm nonresidential property, such as offices, stores, warehouses and hotels, that are on nonaccrual or 90 or more days past due and still accruing. Owner-occupied and investor-owned property are both included. Multifamily and construction loans are reported on their own lines of the call report and are not.
CRE noncurrent rate = (Nonfarm nonresidential loans on nonaccrual + Nonfarm nonresidential loans 90+ days past due and still accruing) / Nonfarm nonresidential loans
The glossary entry for Commercial Real Estate Loans explains each term, the call report items behind it and a worked example.
Which banks are ranked
This list ranks the 25 banks headquartered in North Carolina that meet every rule below, using each bank's latest FFIEC call report (data as of September 30, 2026).
- Banks with at least $100M in total assets, so a ratio on a very small balance sheet cannot lead the list.
- Banks with at least $25M in nonfarm nonresidential (commercial property) loans, so a rate on a few loans cannot lead the list.
- Lending institutions only: charters with loans under 5% of assets, mostly trust and custody banks, are not ranked.
- Charters the regulator has closed, merged or converted are excluded.
- Each bank charter ranks on its own; holding companies are not combined.
What moves the CRE noncurrent rate
The rate rises when tenants leave or rents fall far enough that a property's income no longer covers its loan payments, as has happened to many office buildings since 2020, and when a maturing loan cannot be refinanced at current rates. Owner-occupied loans depend more on the borrower's business than on the building, so a bank whose book is mostly owner-occupied tends to run a lower rate. A single large loan can move a small bank's rate by several points, so compare it with the dollar amounts and the trend.
Frequently asked questions
Which bank in North Carolina has the highest commercial real estate noncurrent rate?
Live Oak Banking Company has the highest commercial real estate noncurrent rate of the 25 ranked banks headquartered in North Carolina, at 4.20% as of September 30, 2026, according to its FFIEC call report. Lifestore Bank ranks second at 2.41%. The median is 0.36%.
What is the median CRE noncurrent rate among ranked US banks?
As of Q3 2026, CRE noncurrent rate for the middle half of the 2,776 ranked US banks ran from 0.00% to 1.05%, and the median was 0.19%. Compare a bank with peers of the same size and business model rather than with the top of this list. See the Commercial Real Estate Loans glossary entry.
How is the CRE noncurrent rate calculated?
CRE noncurrent rate = (Nonfarm nonresidential loans on nonaccrual + Nonfarm nonresidential loans 90+ days past due and still accruing) / Nonfarm nonresidential loans. Each bank charter is ranked on its own; holding companies are not combined. See the Commercial Real Estate Loans glossary entry.
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Source: FFIEC call reports for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, refreshed as each quarter's filings are processed. See data updates for the current freshness window. Next update: Q4 2026 Call Reports are due February 1, 2027; we expect them on the platform by mid-February 2027.
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