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Profitability · North Carolina

US Banks with Highest Return on Equity (ROE) 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 Equity (ROE): BLUEHARBOR BANK — 20.32% . Return on Equity (ROE) is the rate of return banks earn on common shareholders' equity — the standard equity-investor measure of bank profitability.

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 Blueharbor Bank Mooresville , NC 20.32% $623.3M
2 Fidelity Bank, the Fuquay Varina , NC 17.34% $4.50B
3 Farmers and Merchants Bank Granite Quarry , NC 16.66% $985.6M
4 Ks Bank, INC. Smithfield , NC 16.28% $873.1M
5 Nantahala Bank & Trust Company Franklin , NC 14.14% $285.7M
6 Providence Bank Rocky Mount , NC 13.95% $1.46B
7 Uwharrie Bank Albemarle , NC 13.78% $1.25B
8 Taylorsville Savings Bank, Ssb Taylorsville , NC 12.79% $222.2M
9 American Bank of the Carolinas Monroe , NC 12.60% $242.6M
10 Bank of America, N.A. Charlotte , NC 12.16% $2.67T
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11 Live Oak Banking Company Wilmington , NC 11.66% $15.23B
12 Hometrust Bank Asheville , NC 11.51% $4.38B
13 First Bank Southern Pines , NC 11.21% $12.94B
14 Peoples Bank Newton , NC 10.98% $1.73B
15 New Republic Bank Charlotte , NC 10.91% $238.9M
16 Southern Bank and Trust Company Mount Olive , NC 10.90% $5.25B
17 Truist Bank Charlotte , NC 9.96% $541.18B
18 Lifestore Bank West Jefferson , NC 9.95% $503.0M
19 First-citizens Bank & Trust Company Raleigh , NC 9.55% $235.52B
20 North State Bank Raleigh , NC 8.99% $1.46B
21 Lumbee Guaranty Bank Pembroke , NC 8.92% $559.6M
22 Bank of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge , NC 8.29% $655.4M
23 First Carolina Bank Rocky Mount , NC 6.84% $3.42B
24 Roxboro Savings Bank, Ssb Roxboro , NC 5.41% $358.5M
25 Mechanics & Farmers Bank Durham , NC 4.69% $489.0M
26 Tiaa Trust, N.A. Charlotte , NC 4.58% $238.6M
27 First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton Lincolnton , NC 3.83% $478.4M
28 Belmont Savings Bank, Ssb Belmont , NC 3.61% $155.6M
29 Triad Business Bank Greensboro , NC 3.19% $536.9M
30 First Federal Bank Dunn , NC 2.85% $272.1M
31 Piedmont Federal Savings Bank Winston Salem , NC 0.88% $1.31B
32 Morganton Savings Bank, S.S.B. Morganton , NC 0.74% $109.2M
33 Dogwood State Bank Raleigh , NC 0.03% $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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