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Most Efficient US Banks (Lowest Efficiency Ratio) in North Carolina

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

#1 US Banks (Lowest Efficiency Ratio): BLUEHARBOR BANK — 35.11% . 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: 33 banks with reported data Showing: Top 33 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 Blueharbor Bank Mooresville , NC 35.11% $623.3M
2 Providence Bank Rocky Mount , NC 40.48% $1.46B
3 First Bank Southern Pines , NC 47.40% $12.94B
4 Farmers and Merchants Bank Granite Quarry , NC 48.10% $985.6M
5 Truist Bank Charlotte , NC 50.93% $541.18B
6 Fidelity Bank, the Fuquay Varina , NC 51.85% $4.50B
7 Southern Bank and Trust Company Mount Olive , NC 52.89% $5.25B
8 Bank of America, N.A. Charlotte , NC 53.98% $2.67T
9 Live Oak Banking Company Wilmington , NC 55.26% $15.23B
10 New Republic Bank Charlotte , NC 55.63% $238.9M
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11 Ks Bank, INC. Smithfield , NC 56.88% $873.1M
12 American Bank of the Carolinas Monroe , NC 57.60% $242.6M
13 Hometrust Bank Asheville , NC 57.86% $4.38B
14 Roxboro Savings Bank, Ssb Roxboro , NC 59.17% $358.5M
15 Taylorsville Savings Bank, Ssb Taylorsville , NC 63.06% $222.2M
16 Lifestore Bank West Jefferson , NC 64.03% $503.0M
17 Bank of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge , NC 64.71% $655.4M
18 First-citizens Bank & Trust Company Raleigh , NC 65.10% $235.52B
19 Uwharrie Bank Albemarle , NC 66.38% $1.25B
20 Nantahala Bank & Trust Company Franklin , NC 67.73% $285.7M
21 Peoples Bank Newton , NC 69.41% $1.73B
22 Lumbee Guaranty Bank Pembroke , NC 70.98% $559.6M
23 First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton Lincolnton , NC 72.78% $478.4M
24 First Carolina Bank Rocky Mount , NC 74.75% $3.42B
25 Tiaa Trust, N.A. Charlotte , NC 76.29% $238.6M
26 Belmont Savings Bank, Ssb Belmont , NC 77.59% $155.6M
27 Mechanics & Farmers Bank Durham , NC 78.60% $489.0M
28 North State Bank Raleigh , NC 82.47% $1.46B
29 Dogwood State Bank Raleigh , NC 85.73% $2.37B
30 First Federal Bank Dunn , NC 85.78% $272.1M
31 Triad Business Bank Greensboro , NC 87.24% $536.9M
32 Piedmont Federal Savings Bank Winston Salem , NC 90.61% $1.31B
33 Morganton Savings Bank, S.S.B. Morganton , NC 94.39% $109.2M

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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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