Maine Bank Stress by County

Bank stress across Maine is above the national norm: counties average 67/100, 5th of 52 states.

29 banks lend across 16 Maine counties.

11 of Maine's 16 counties score 65+, peaking at 98/100.

Most stressed in Maine: Waldo County 79/100, Piscataquis County 78/100, Knox County 72/100, Penobscot County 72/100, Aroostook County 72/100.

22 banks are chartered in Maine with $49.0 billion in Maine assets; 0 Maine banks reported a net loss (Maine) on the latest call report; 10 banks on Maine alerts score 70 or higher; 28 Maine counties carry a bank area-distress alert.

Largest Maine-chartered banks by assets: Bangor Savings Bank $7.7 billion (stress 94); Camden National Bank $6.9 billion (stress 61); Northeast Bank $5.2 billion (stress 35) in Maine; Bar Harbor Bank&Trust $4.7 billion (stress 53); First National Bank $3.2 billion (stress 72).

Reading the Maine bank figures: a Maine bank's stress score comes from its own Maine FDIC call report (capital, earnings, Maine real-estate loan concentration), so 0 loss-making Maine charters and 10 Maine banks at 70 or higher are read from Maine filings directly; the Maine county pages map each lender's Maine branches to the Maine counties it exposes.