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Profitability · North Carolina

US Banks with Highest Return on Assets (ROA) in North Carolina

Ranked among banks headquartered in North Carolina. Re-ranked 1-33 within the state from the same national ranking population.

#1 Return on Assets (ROA): TIAA TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION — 4.23% . Return on Assets (ROA) measures net income divided by average total assets — the single most-watched US banking profitability metric.

Ranked: 33 banks with reported data Showing: Top 33 Source: FFIEC call reports (Q1 2026) What is this metric? See the US Banks with … glossary entry Go deeper: ROA vs. ROE for Banks: Profitability Ratios Explained
# Bank HQ US Banks with … Total Assets
1 Tiaa Trust, N.A. Charlotte , NC 4.23% $238.6M
2 Farmers and Merchants Bank Granite Quarry , NC 2.48% $985.6M
3 Blueharbor Bank Mooresville , NC 2.21% $623.3M
4 Providence Bank Rocky Mount , NC 1.79% $1.46B
5 Fidelity Bank, the Fuquay Varina , NC 1.67% $4.50B
6 New Republic Bank Charlotte , NC 1.60% $238.9M
7 Hometrust Bank Asheville , NC 1.56% $4.38B
8 First Bank Southern Pines , NC 1.50% $12.94B
9 American Bank of the Carolinas Monroe , NC 1.43% $242.6M
10 Nantahala Bank & Trust Company Franklin , NC 1.31% $285.7M
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11 Ks Bank, INC. Smithfield , NC 1.25% $873.1M
12 Truist Bank Charlotte , NC 1.16% $541.18B
13 Uwharrie Bank Albemarle , NC 1.11% $1.25B
14 Bank of America, N.A. Charlotte , NC 1.11% $2.67T
15 Peoples Bank Newton , NC 1.07% $1.73B
16 Lifestore Bank West Jefferson , NC 1.07% $503.0M
17 Bank of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge , NC 1.01% $655.4M
18 First-citizens Bank & Trust Company Raleigh , NC 0.96% $235.52B
19 Roxboro Savings Bank, Ssb Roxboro , NC 0.92% $358.5M
20 Live Oak Banking Company Wilmington , NC 0.89% $15.23B
21 Southern Bank and Trust Company Mount Olive , NC 0.85% $5.25B
22 Taylorsville Savings Bank, Ssb Taylorsville , NC 0.84% $222.2M
23 Lumbee Guaranty Bank Pembroke , NC 0.82% $559.6M
24 First Carolina Bank Rocky Mount , NC 0.82% $3.42B
25 North State Bank Raleigh , NC 0.77% $1.46B
26 First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton Lincolnton , NC 0.65% $478.4M
27 Mechanics & Farmers Bank Durham , NC 0.65% $489.0M
28 Belmont Savings Bank, Ssb Belmont , NC 0.44% $155.6M
29 Triad Business Bank Greensboro , NC 0.30% $536.9M
30 Morganton Savings Bank, S.S.B. Morganton , NC 0.20% $109.2M
31 First Federal Bank Dunn , NC 0.18% $272.1M
32 Piedmont Federal Savings Bank Winston Salem , NC 0.16% $1.31B
33 Dogwood State Bank Raleigh , NC 0.00% $2.37B

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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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