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Most Efficient US Banks (Lowest Efficiency Ratio) in Michigan

Ranked among banks headquartered in Michigan. Re-ranked 1-69 within the state from the same national ranking population.

#1 US Banks (Lowest Efficiency Ratio): STERLING BANK AND TRUST, FSB — -76.35% . The efficiency ratio measures non-interest operating expense against net revenue — a lower ratio means the bank converts more of each revenue dollar into pre-tax income.

Ranked: 69 banks with reported data Showing: Top 69 Source: FFIEC call reports (Q1 2026) What is this metric? See the Most Efficient US … glossary entry Go deeper: What Is the Bank Efficiency Ratio? Formula, Benchmarks, and What Moves It
# Bank HQ Most Efficient US … Total Assets
1 Sterling Bank and Trust, FSB Southfield , MI -76.35% $2.30B
2 First National Bank of America East Lansing , MI 26.99% $6.76B
3 Macatawa Bank, N.A. Holland , MI 31.66% $3.48B
4 Tri-county Bank Brown City , MI 38.74% $638.7M
5 Bank of Ann Arbor Ann Arbor , MI 44.42% $3.33B
6 Citizens State Bank Royal Oak , MI 46.08% $543.8M
7 Central Savings Bank Sault Sainte Marie , MI 46.08% $488.2M
8 Eastern Michigan Bank Croswell , MI 49.00% $567.8M
9 Sidney State Bank Sidney , MI 49.01% $143.2M
10 West Michigan Community Bank Hudsonville , MI 50.64% $1.20B
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11 Northpointe Bank Grand Rapids , MI 51.51% $7.40B
12 Alden State Bank Alden , MI 51.88% $317.9M
13 Century Bank and Trust Coldwater , MI 52.81% $495.0M
14 Thumb Bank & Trust Pigeon , MI 54.10% $692.0M
15 Lake-osceola State Bank Baldwin , MI 54.29% $481.4M
16 Choiceone Bank Sparta , MI 55.18% $4.39B
17 Mercantile Bank Grand Rapids , MI 55.76% $6.36B
18 Capitol National Bank Lansing , MI 56.39% $199.9M
19 First Independence Bank Detroit , MI 58.23% $875.0M
20 Charlevoix State Bank Charlevoix , MI 58.58% $245.3M
21 First Bank, Upper Michigan Gladstone , MI 59.04% $632.1M
22 Northstar Bank Bad Axe , MI 59.45% $1.13B
23 First National Bank of Michigan Kalamazoo , MI 59.82% $982.4M
24 1st State Bank Saginaw , MI 60.19% $484.2M
25 Range Bank Marquette , MI 60.55% $619.8M
26 Baybank Gladstone , MI 61.10% $175.1M
27 Mi Bank Bloomfield Township , MI 61.40% $256.9M
28 Commercial Bank Ithaca , MI 61.53% $564.4M
29 The State Bank Fenton , MI 61.90% $1.81B
30 Honor Bank Honor , MI 62.55% $413.4M
31 First State Bank Eastpointe , MI 63.13% $1.35B
32 Upper Peninsula State Bank Escanaba , MI 63.27% $371.0M
33 Independent Bank Grand Rapids , MI 63.61% $5.55B
34 First Community Bank Harbor Springs , MI 63.88% $414.0M
35 United Bank of Michigan Grand Rapids , MI 64.06% $1.09B
36 Bay Port State Bank Bay Port , MI 64.36% $150.1M
37 Chelsea State Bank Chelsea , MI 64.72% $422.3M
38 Isabella Bank Mount Pleasant , MI 65.21% $2.20B
39 Southern Michigan Bank & Trust Coldwater , MI 67.24% $1.70B
40 Blissfield State Bank Blissfield , MI 67.80% $119.0M
41 First National Bank & Trust Iron Mountain , MI 68.01% $413.8M
42 Highpoint Community Bank Hastings , MI 68.39% $597.2M
43 Superior National Bank Hancock , MI 69.32% $1.05B
44 Northern Interstate Bank, N.A. Norway , MI 69.49% $193.2M
45 County National Bank Hillsdale , MI 70.39% $1.33B
46 Miners State Bank, the Iron River , MI 70.42% $141.3M
47 Oxford Bank Oxford , MI 70.98% $902.1M
48 Huron Valley State Bank Milford , MI 72.12% $286.7M
49 Sturgis Bank & Trust Company Sturgis , MI 73.16% $1.01B
50 First National Bank of Saint Ignace, the Saint Ignace , MI 73.96% $334.4M
51 Eaton Community Bank Charlotte , MI 73.97% $534.2M
52 State Savings Bank of Manistique, the Manistique , MI 74.89% $182.8M
53 West Shore Bank Ludington , MI 75.11% $828.1M
54 Shelby State Bank, the Shelby , MI 75.20% $391.5M
55 Citizens National Bank of Cheboygan Cheboygan , MI 77.74% $463.9M
56 Union Bank Grand Rapids , MI 78.52% $381.1M
57 Huron Community Bank East Tawas , MI 79.08% $316.2M
58 Grand River Bank Grandville , MI 81.10% $510.5M
59 Dart Bank, the Mason , MI 82.39% $1.37B
60 Kalamazoo County State Bank Schoolcraft , MI 83.47% $120.9M
61 Peoples State Bank of Munising Munising , MI 83.55% $188.1M
62 State Savings Bank Frankfort , MI 87.41% $404.6M
63 Bank Michigan Brooklyn , MI 88.59% $159.7M
64 University Bank Ann Arbor , MI 90.23% $1.14B
65 G.W. Jones Exchange Bank Marcellus , MI 91.11% $107.9M
66 Comerica Bank & Trust, N.A. Ann Arbor , MI 92.00% $125.3M
67 Dearborn Federal Savings Bank Dearborn , MI 93.83% $298.6M
68 Auto Club Trust, FSB Dearborn , MI 126.01% $466.1M
69 Gogebic Range Bank Ironwood , MI 370.90% $142.5M

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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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