Southeast
384 banks and 451 credit unions read from their latest filings, every state in the Southeast ranked against the others and the largest institutions against each other.
Banks
The Southeast's 384 banks hold $5.07T in assets at 30 June 2026, across 6 states. Bank of America N.A. is the largest at $2.65T, and the five largest hold 84% of the total; 102 institutions are above $1B, holding $4.30T. North Carolina holds the most, $3.50T.
Loans grew +5.5% in the year on the banks filing at both dates, fastest in Georgia at +14.1% and slowest in Virginia at +2.8%. Noncurrent loans are 0.87% of the book, down 4 basis points on a year earlier; the rate rose in 3 states and fell in 3, rising most in West Virginia (+14 bps) and highest outright in Virginia at 1.32%.
By category, multifamily loans went late the most, the noncurrent rate +38 bps to 1.00%, then auto (+15 bps to 0.81%); construction & land improved the most, -31 bps. Commercial real estate is 11.9% of loans in aggregate, heaviest in West Virginia at 34.2%; the banks lend 69% of their deposits, and equity is 10.6% of assets.
The largest banks, by size
| Bank | State | Assets | Loans YoY | CRE / loans | Loans / deposits | Noncurrent | ROA | Equity / assets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC | $999M | +2.1% | 61.6% | 64% | 0.79% | 2.52% | 15.0% | |
| 2 | SC | $982M | +9.3% | 26.2% | 110% | 0.02% | 0.48% | 8.0% | |
| 3 | WV | $980M | +4.4% | 38.5% | 91% | 0.08% | 1.34% | 9.7% | |
| 4 | FL | $976M | -3.9% | 24.8% | 104% | 0.67% | 1.95% | 9.9% | |
| 5 | VA | $966M | +17.0% | 19.5% | 57% | 0.01% | 0.88% | 8.7% | |
| 6 | FL | $953M | +19.2% | 36.1% | 85% | 1.27% | 1.04% | 8.8% | |
| 7 | VA | $942M | +5.4% | 31.4% | 89% | 0.45% | 1.44% | 10.4% | |
| 8 | VA | $939M | +10.2% | 27.6% | 95% | 0.25% | 1.78% | 10.8% | |
| 9 | GA | $915M | +2.3% | 33.2% | 102% | 0.47% | 1.08% | 12.9% | |
| 10 | GA | $902M | +11.5% | 52.7% | 94% | 0.00% | 1.96% | 13.0% | |
| 11 | FL | $898M | +16.1% | 57.6% | 76% | 0.11% | 0.71% | 8.7% | |
| 12 | NC | $874M | +21.5% | 47.2% | 92% | 0.12% | 1.29% | 8.4% | |
| 13 | GA | $862M | +7.5% | 37.8% | 79% | 1.86% | 1.56% | 8.6% | |
| 14 | WV | $850M | +10.3% | 22.6% | 99% | 0.85% | 1.22% | 8.6% | |
| 15 | SC | $845M | +3.4% | 27.6% | 83% | 0.41% | 1.88% | 13.1% | |
| 16 | FL | $843M | +10.6% | 44.8% | 61% | 0.44% | 1.19% | 7.6% | |
| 17 | SC | $832M | +6.0% | 21.1% | 90% | 0.60% | 1.13% | 6.8% | |
| 18 | GA | $832M | +49.7% | 5.6% | 20% | 0.00% | 1.77% | 16.2% | |
| 19 | GA | $830M | +31.6% | 32.0% | 100% | 0.49% | 0.84% | 8.5% | |
| 20 | GA | $812M | +2.5% | 41.9% | 85% | 0.81% | 1.50% | 8.6% |
| Bank | State | Assets | Loans YoY | CRE / loans | Loans / deposits | Noncurrent | ROA | Equity / assets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VA | $2.79B | +6.0% | 41.9% | 91% | 0.09% | 1.26% | 11.7% | |
| 2 | FL | $2.47B | +84.8% | 23.0% | 92% | 7.19% | 4.14% | 8.3% | |
| 3 | FL | $2.45B | +4.4% | 23.2% | 83% | 0.39% | 2.19% | 9.9% | |
| 4 | SC | $2.42B | +11.1% | 35.3% | 94% | 0.95% | 1.16% | 10.8% | |
| 5 | VA | $2.40B | +5.1% | 54.1% | 101% | 0.01% | 1.20% | 12.3% | |
| 6 | SC | $2.38B | +25.1% | 47.1% | 78% | 0.05% | 1.20% | 9.9% | |
| 7 | SC | $2.38B | +13.7% | 34.0% | 88% | 0.59% | 1.50% | 8.7% | |
| 8 | FL | $2.37B | +76.1% | 51.4% | 54% | 0.13% | -0.43% | 8.9% | |
| 9 | VA | $2.36B | +1.6% | 46.2% | 92% | 0.59% | 1.42% | 11.8% | |
| 10 | FL | $2.33B | +6.4% | 45.4% | 64% | 0.06% | 1.90% | 10.7% | |
| 11 | VA | $2.31B | -6.9% | 39.6% | 98% | 1.68% | 0.01% | 10.6% | |
| 12 | GA | $2.28B | +10.4% | 24.8% | 68% | 0.59% | 1.08% | 7.9% | |
| 13 | VA | $2.24B | +9.0% | 58.9% | 100% | 3.15% | 0.91% | 12.5% | |
| 14 | VA | $2.19B | -4.7% | 12.6% | 14% | 0.00% | 1.81% | 8.1% | |
| 15 | GA | $2.18B | +12.4% | 31.1% | 99% | 0.22% | 2.45% | 10.4% | |
| 16 | GA | $2.16B | +2.6% | 38.2% | 50% | 0.23% | 2.56% | 12.0% | |
| 17 | VA | $2.07B | +3.0% | 40.0% | 81% | 0.32% | 1.13% | 9.4% | |
| 18 | FL | $2.07B | +7.0% | 39.2% | 92% | 0.17% | 0.98% | 9.6% | |
| 19 | SC | $2.00B | +3.6% | 31.2% | 52% | 0.02% | 1.43% | 9.8% | |
| 20 | SC | $1.98B | +7.6% | 42.7% | 92% | 0.01% | 1.07% | 8.6% |
| Bank | State | Assets | Loans YoY | CRE / loans | Loans / deposits | Noncurrent | ROA | Equity / assets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GA | $9.59B | +54.7% | 0.0% | 51% | 0.41% | 2.31% | 10.0% | |
| 2 | FL | $7.63B | +9.1% | 71.0% | 100% | 0.38% | 1.08% | 9.6% | |
| 3 | WV | $6.76B | +3.9% | 30.4% | 83% | 0.22% | 1.92% | 10.6% | |
| 4 | FL | $6.10B | +15.2% | 7.1% | 91% | 0.15% | 0.99% | 9.9% | |
| 5 | FL | $5.98B | +8.4% | 36.0% | 77% | 0.49% | 1.46% | 10.5% | |
| 6 | FL | $5.68B | -3.8% | 30.6% | 95% | 4.77% | 0.60% | 21.4% | |
| 7 | NC | $5.30B | +8.4% | 24.9% | 75% | 0.12% | 1.34% | 8.2% | |
| 8 | VA | $4.80B | -0.3% | 65.9% | 89% | 1.01% | 3.60% | 11.3% | |
| 9 | SC | $4.70B | +7.5% | 27.0% | 101% | 0.28% | 0.93% | 8.7% | |
| 10 | NC | $4.66B | +5.9% | 40.4% | 70% | 0.42% | 1.67% | 10.0% | |
| 11 | FL | $4.49B | +4.6% | 17.1% | 42% | 2.96% | 1.17% | 10.4% | |
| 12 | GA | $4.47B | +26.6% | 19.7% | 112% | 0.44% | 1.97% | 11.5% | |
| 13 | FL | $4.45B | -4.4% | 22.9% | 66% | 0.40% | 1.52% | 11.9% | |
| 14 | NC | $4.44B | -2.6% | 37.2% | 104% | 1.40% | 1.57% | 13.2% | |
| 15 | VA | $4.34B | +13.6% | 22.0% | 107% | 1.83% | 1.03% | 11.0% | |
| 16 | VA | $4.28B | +6.1% | 30.8% | 95% | 0.28% | 1.83% | 9.9% | |
| 17 | GA | $3.99B | +84.1% | 37.6% | 86% | 0.51% | 1.20% | 12.3% | |
| 18 | GA | $3.61B | +23.5% | 42.8% | 83% | 0.76% | 1.08% | 11.2% | |
| 19 | VA | $3.61B | +4.5% | 31.6% | 81% | 0.70% | 1.97% | 14.2% | |
| 20 | WV | $3.50B | +15.0% | 43.9% | 79% | 1.18% | 1.40% | 9.5% |
| Bank | State | Assets | Loans YoY | CRE / loans | Loans / deposits | Noncurrent | ROA | Equity / assets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC | $15.96B | +15.6% | 23.8% | 90% | 4.01% | 0.96% | 7.6% | |
| 2 | NC | $13.03B | +9.3% | 49.0% | 81% | 0.49% | 1.54% | 13.6% | |
| 3 | VA | $10.98B | +43.1% | 54.4% | 89% | 1.19% | 0.94% | 12.1% | |
| 4 | FL | $10.27B | -4.5% | 34.7% | 82% | 2.49% | 0.89% | 9.6% |
| Bank | State | Assets | Loans YoY | CRE / loans | Loans / deposits | Noncurrent | ROA | Equity / assets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC | $2654.64B | +6.0% | 4.6% | 57% | 0.65% | 1.11% | 9.1% | |
| 2 | VA | $662.16B | +2.2% | 5.0% | 89% | 1.49% | 1.64% | 14.9% | |
| 3 | NC | $548.35B | +3.9% | 10.0% | 79% | 0.72% | 1.15% | 11.5% | |
| 4 | NC | $236.32B | +6.8% | 14.5% | 87% | 1.12% | 1.02% | 9.8% | |
| 5 | VA | $173.10B | -4.5% | 2.6% | 39% | 1.45% | 0.96% | 9.6% | |
| 6 | FL | $68.79B | +7.7% | 39.8% | 91% | 0.54% | 1.41% | 14.1% | |
| 7 | FL | $46.69B | +12.3% | 20.7% | 98% | 1.42% | 0.99% | 9.2% | |
| 8 | FL | $45.60B | +7.5% | 10.9% | 90% | 0.28% | 1.66% | 7.3% | |
| 9 | VA | $38.02B | +4.9% | 40.4% | 94% | 0.50% | 1.62% | 15.2% | |
| 10 | FL | $34.86B | -0.1% | 28.7% | 82% | 1.69% | 0.86% | 9.1% | |
| 11 | VA | $33.64B | +3.9% | 48.1% | 92% | 0.44% | 1.55% | 16.7% | |
| 12 | FL | $29.11B | +7.7% | 44.4% | 93% | 0.81% | 1.22% | 10.6% | |
| 13 | SC | $28.99B | +5.4% | 30.2% | 83% | 0.51% | 1.39% | 11.8% | |
| 14 | GA | $28.42B | +5.0% | 39.4% | 100% | 0.57% | 1.22% | 14.3% | |
| 15 | WV | $27.75B | +3.1% | 39.6% | 90% | 0.86% | 1.39% | 15.2% | |
| 16 | VA | $22.62B | +22.9% | 41.8% | 82% | 0.22% | 2.07% | 13.2% | |
| 17 | FL | $21.34B | +24.0% | 37.6% | 78% | 0.66% | 0.87% | 14.2% |
Virginia carries the highest rate at 1.32%, 82% of it one institution, Capital One National Association at 1.5% of its own book, then Florida at 0.92%; South Carolina the lowest at 0.42%. The Southeast in aggregate sits at 0.87%.
The rate rose in 3 of 6 states and fell in 3. It rose most in West Virginia (+14 bps) and South Carolina (+1 bps), and fell most in Virginia (-16 bps).
Multifamily loans deteriorated the most, +38 bps to 1.00% noncurrent; auto +15 bps to 0.81%. 6 of the 11 categories improved. The highest rate outright among the categories that matter to the book is credit card at 1.71%.
| Category | Balance | 30 to 89 | 90+ | Nonaccrual | Noncurrent | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction & land | $65.5B | 0.16% | 0.02% | 0.41% | 0.43% | -31 bps |
| Multifamily | $61.1B | 0.24% | 0.06% | 0.94% | 1.00% | +38 bps |
| Nonfarm nonresidential | $334B | 0.27% | 0.07% | 1.16% | 1.23% | -30 bps |
| 1-4 family residential | $519B | 0.65% | 0.27% | 0.79% | 1.06% | +8 bps |
| Home equity lines | $58.5B | 0.40% | 0.03% | 1.02% | 1.06% | -6 bps |
| Commercial & industrial | $570B | 0.22% | 0.09% | 0.82% | 0.91% | +8 bps |
| Consumer | $573B | 1.96% | 1.09% | 0.25% | 1.33% | -3 bps |
| Credit card | $360B | 1.68% | 1.71% | 0.00% | 1.71% | -11 bps |
| Auto | $160B | 2.96% | 0.00% | 0.81% | 0.81% | +15 bps |
| Agricultural production | $2.6B | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.12% | 0.12% | -22 bps |
| Farmland | $9.2B | 0.75% | 0.12% | 0.82% | 0.94% | +6 bps |
| All loans and leases | $2.78T | 0.64% | 0.31% | 0.57% | 0.87% | -4 bps |
Multifamily peaked at 8.8% in 2009 and stands at 1.00% now, 11% of that peak. The scale of the last cycle is the point of the chart: every category's rate today sits against where it went then.
Georgia grew fastest at +14.1%; 5 states grew faster than 5% and 0 shrank, Virginia the most at +2.8%.
West Virginia is the most CRE-weighted at 34.2% of loans, then Georgia at 33.0%; 4 states sit above 30%, against 11.9% in aggregate.
Virginia has the most loans in the early bucket at 1.57%; the aggregate is 0.64%. Loans here are a quarter or two ahead of the noncurrent figure above, which is why the two maps are read together.
Other loans and leases (nondepository financials, foreign, leases) is the largest category at 21.6% of $2.78T in loans, then Commercial & industrial at 20.5% and 1-4 family residential, closed-end at 16.6%.
Bank of America N.A. holds 52.3% of the total; the five largest hold 84%, and 102 of the 384 are above $1B.
84% of the assets sit in 1.3% of the institutions. A Gini near zero would mean equal shares; one would mean a single holder.
1,056 banks filed in 2008 Q1 holding $3.15T; 384 file now holding $5.07T. 64% fewer charters hold 61% more in assets.
The rate peaked at 6.67% in 2010 and stands at 0.87%, 13% of that peak.
American Pride Bank (Georgia) grew fastest at +93.9%; the median among banks over $1B is +7.5%. A jump this size is usually an acquisition or a charter's first full year, both visible in the institution's own filing.
American Pride Bank (Georgia) is the most CRE-weighted at 74.7% of loans; 13 of the 102 are above half the book.
Newtek Bank National Association (Florida) carries the highest rate at 7.19%; 8 of the 102 are above 2%, and the median is 0.40%. A rate is a filed fact, not a finding; the allowance beside it and the trend behind it are on the institution's own page where it is in the catalogue.
8 of the 102 lend more than they hold in deposits, Metro City Bank (Georgia) the furthest at 112%; the median is 87%.
Newtek Bank National Association (Florida) earns the most at 4.14%; 5 of the 102 earn under 0.50%, and the median is 1.22%.
| State | Banks | Assets | Loans YoY | CRE / loans | Loans / deposits | Noncurrent | YoY | 30 to 89 days | ROA, median | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 38 | $3.50T | +5.7% | 7.3% | 63% | 0.73% | -0 bps | 0.37% | 1.07% | 9.5% |
| Virginia | 56 | $1.00T | +2.8% | 12.0% | 80% | 1.32% | -16 bps | 1.57% | 1.22% | 13.8% |
| Florida | 82 | $347B | +8.7% | 30.9% | 87% | 0.92% | -6 bps | 0.30% | 1.00% | 10.7% |
| Georgia | 124 | $105B | +14.1% | 33.0% | 83% | 0.64% | +1 bps | 0.54% | 1.53% | 12.1% |
| South Carolina | 44 | $65.7B | +7.4% | 30.7% | 81% | 0.42% | +1 bps | 0.28% | 1.08% | 10.9% |
| West Virginia | 40 | $51.7B | +5.2% | 34.2% | 86% | 0.74% | +14 bps | 0.45% | 1.09% | 13.0% |
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans, in total | $1.81T | $2.78T | +53% |
| Deposits, in total | $3.37T | $4.03T | +20% |
| NPA / loans, median | 0.43% | 0.36% | -0.07 pts |
| Efficiency, median | 68.4% | 61.7% | -6.8 pts |
| ROA, median | 0.94% | 1.22% | +0.28 pts |
Credit unions
The Southeast's 451 credit unions hold $570B in assets at 31 March 2026, across 6 states. Navy Federal Credit Union is the largest at $204B, and the five largest hold 57% of the total; 71 institutions are above $1B, holding $518B. Virginia holds the most, $286B.
Loans grew +5.0% in the year on the credit unions filing at both dates, fastest in Florida at +8.5% and slowest in West Virginia at -0.4%. Delinquent loans are 1.14% of the book, up 8 basis points on a year earlier; the rate rose in 5 states and fell in 1, rising most in Florida (+15 bps) and highest outright in North Carolina at 1.43%.
Member business loans are 5.3% of the book in aggregate, heaviest in Georgia at 12.7%. The credit unions lend 82% of their shares, and net worth is 11.2% of assets.
North Carolina carries the highest rate at 1.43%, 62% of it one institution, State Employees' at 1.4% of its own book, then Virginia at 1.36%; Georgia the lowest at 0.62%. The Southeast in aggregate sits at 1.14%.
The rate rose in 5 of 6 states and fell in 1. It rose most in Florida (+15 bps) and North Carolina (+12 bps), and fell most in West Virginia (-2 bps).
Florida grew fastest at +8.5%; 3 states grew faster than 5% and 1 shrank, West Virginia the most at -0.4%.
Georgia carries the most commercial lending at 12.7% of loans; the aggregate is 5.3%.
Navy Federal Credit Union holds 35.7% of the total; the five largest hold 57%, and 71 of the 451 are above $1B.
57% of the assets sit in 1.1% of the institutions. A Gini near zero would mean equal shares; one would mean a single holder.
517 credit unions filed in 2022 Q1 holding $485B; 451 file now holding $570B. 13% fewer charters hold 17% more in assets.
The rate peaked at 1.51% in 2025 and stands at 1.14%, 76% of that peak.
Addition Financial (Florida) grew fastest at +26.8%; the median among credit unions over $1B is +6.9%. A jump this size is usually an acquisition or a charter's first full year, both visible in the institution's own filing.
Freedom First (Virginia) carries the most commercial lending at 53.2% of loans.
Civic (North Carolina) carries the highest rate at 5.04%; 2 of the 71 are above 2%, and the median is 0.65%. A rate is a filed fact, not a finding; the allowance beside it and the trend behind it are on the institution's own page where it is in the catalogue.
6 of the 71 lend more than they hold in shares, Self-help (North Carolina) the furthest at 121%; the median is 85%.
S. C. State (South Carolina) earns the most at 2.05%; 23 of the 71 earn under 0.50%, and the median is 0.65%.
| State | Filers | Assets | Loans YoY | MBL / loans | Loans / shares | Delinquent | YoY | ROA, median | Net worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 95 | $286B | +3.6% | 2.4% | 83% | 1.36% | +6 bps | 0.56% | 11.1% |
| Florida | 107 | $125B | +8.5% | 10.3% | 84% | 0.68% | +15 bps | 0.53% | 10.7% |
| North Carolina | 57 | $91.7B | +3.8% | 4.5% | 77% | 1.43% | +12 bps | 0.58% | 11.0% |
| Georgia | 72 | $37.6B | +6.6% | 12.7% | 79% | 0.62% | +5 bps | 0.63% | 12.6% |
| South Carolina | 46 | $24.6B | +5.7% | 6.5% | 82% | 0.74% | +2 bps | 0.85% | 13.0% |
| West Virginia | 74 | $5.3B | -0.4% | 2.5% | 62% | 0.86% | -2 bps | 0.78% | 14.0% |
Small-business lending
$74.4B of 7(a) credit has been approved into the Southeast since FY2008 across 140,314 loans. Accommodation & food services is the largest category at 20.1%, Retail trade at 12.8%, Health care & social assistance at 12.1%; the three together are 45% of the money. The heaviest losses fall in Administrative & waste services, at 3.51% of approvals charged off.
| Industry | Approved | Loans | Share | Charged off | Loss rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & food services | $14.9B | 18,749 | 20.1% | $267M | 1.79% |
| Retail trade | $9.6B | 18,011 | 12.8% | $247M | 2.58% |
| Health care & social assistance | $9.0B | 14,961 | 12.1% | $137M | 1.53% |
| Professional & technical services | $6.0B | 15,401 | 8.0% | $135M | 2.27% |
| Other services | $5.9B | 13,269 | 7.9% | $124M | 2.10% |
| Construction | $5.3B | 13,686 | 7.1% | $130M | 2.46% |
| Manufacturing | $5.3B | 8,160 | 7.1% | $131M | 2.50% |
| Wholesale trade | $4.4B | 7,310 | 6.0% | $95M | 2.13% |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | $2.6B | 4,632 | 3.5% | $67M | 2.59% |
| Administrative & waste services | $2.6B | 8,030 | 3.4% | $90M | 3.51% |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | $2.1B | 2,259 | 2.9% | $19M | 0.87% |
| Real estate & leasing | $2.0B | 3,194 | 2.6% | $28M | 1.41% |
| State | Approved | Loans | Lenders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $29.1B | 59,969 | 528 |
| Georgia | $19.8B | 29,314 | 409 |
| North Carolina | $12.0B | 21,683 | 326 |
| Virginia | $7.3B | 16,891 | 332 |
| South Carolina | $5.3B | 9,411 | 275 |
| West Virginia | $903M | 3,046 | 141 |
Each institution in the catalogue has its own read, prepared for its board and management from the public record. The full pack on any Southeast institution, twenty sections from its own filing, is prepared on request.
Ask for a packPrepared 8 September 2026
Sources FFIEC Call Report and NCUA 5300 via the FDIC and NCUA; Schedule RC-N past-due detail via the FDIC; SBA 7(a) release
Cohort every institution filing in the Southeast
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