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US Banks with Highest Tier 1 Leverage Ratio in North Dakota

Ranked among banks headquartered in North Dakota. Re-ranked 1-49 within the state from the same national ranking population.

#1 Tier 1 Leverage Ratio: FIRST STATE BANK & TRUST — 15.54% . The Tier 1 Leverage Ratio measures Tier 1 capital against unweighted average assets — a simpler backstop that prevents banks from gaming the risk-based capital rules.

Ranked: 49 banks with reported data Showing: Top 49 Source: FFIEC call reports (Q1 2026) What is this metric? See the US Banks with … glossary entry
# Bank HQ US Banks with … Total Assets
1 First State Bank & Trust Williston , ND 15.54% $539.7M
2 Farmers and Merchants State Bank Langdon , ND 14.79% $140.1M
3 First National Bank and Trust Company of Bottineau Bottineau , ND 13.86% $179.8M
4 Liberty State Bank Powers Lake , ND 13.21% $163.7M
5 Security First Bank of North Dakota New Salem , ND 13.00% $296.6M
6 Western State Bank Devils Lake , ND 12.70% $2.59B
7 Turtle Mountain State Bank Belcourt , ND 12.59% $111.4M
8 American State Bank & Trust Company of Williston Williston , ND 12.43% $660.5M
9 Commercial Bank of Mott Mott , ND 12.43% $145.7M
10 Goose River Bank, the Mayville , ND 11.49% $179.2M
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11 Dakota Western Bank Bowman , ND 11.39% $412.0M
12 Mcintosh County Bank Ashley , ND 11.12% $121.2M
13 Stock Growers Bank Forman , ND 11.11% $334.8M
14 Farmers & Merchants Bank of North Dakota Tolna , ND 10.95% $124.0M
15 Trucommunity Bank Garrison , ND 10.92% $321.0M
16 Choice Financial Group Fargo , ND 10.83% $6.13B
17 Bank Forward Fargo , ND 10.79% $1.18B
18 United Valley Bank Cavalier , ND 10.60% $723.0M
19 Horizon Financial Bank Munich , ND 10.40% $202.2M
20 First United Bank Park River , ND 10.34% $739.6M
21 First State Bank of Harvey Harvey , ND 10.24% $100.4M
22 Banknorth Arthur , ND 10.22% $669.2M
23 Kodabank Drayton , ND 10.18% $567.3M
24 Merchants Bank Rugby , ND 10.17% $257.6M
25 Lincoln State Bank Hankinson , ND 9.96% $125.4M
26 First State Bank Buxton , ND 9.90% $413.4M
27 Bell Bank Fargo , ND 9.83% $14.82B
28 Gate City Bank Fargo , ND 9.82% $4.03B
29 Bravera Bank Dickinson , ND 9.73% $3.88B
30 First Western Bank and Trust Minot , ND 9.65% $2.32B
31 Unison Bank Jamestown , ND 9.62% $596.1M
32 Cornerstone Bank Fargo , ND 9.59% $1.75B
33 Union Bank, the Beulah , ND 9.58% $325.4M
34 Dakota Heritage Bank Hunter , ND 9.49% $418.3M
35 First State Bank of Golva Golva , ND 9.48% $120.9M
36 Starion Bank Bismarck , ND 9.48% $2.14B
37 Peoples State Bank of Velva Velva , ND 9.47% $206.1M
38 Bank of Tioga, the Tioga , ND 9.34% $413.0M
39 First International Bank and Trust Watford City , ND 9.32% $6.05B
40 Alerus Financial, N.A. Grand Forks , ND 9.11% $5.28B
41 Union State Bank of Hazen Hazen , ND 9.08% $251.8M
42 American Federal Bank Fargo , ND 9.06% $764.4M
43 State Bank & Trust of Kenmare Kenmare , ND 9.05% $197.7M
44 Kirkwood Bank and Trust Company Bismarck , ND 9.01% $361.7M
45 Dakota Community Bank & Trust, N.A. Hebron , ND 8.93% $1.39B
46 Border Bank Fargo , ND 8.93% $1.06B
47 Strasburg State Bank Strasburg , ND 8.42% $109.0M
48 State Bank of Bottineau Bottineau , ND 8.29% $116.9M
49 Visionbank Fargo , ND 8.10% $302.6M

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All data sourced from the most recent FFIEC call report filings, refreshed each quarter as new filings are processed. This leaderboard excludes banks with total assets under $100,000K to filter out anomalous micro-bank ratios. See /data-updates/ for the current data freshness window.

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