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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · First Bancorp (Southern Pines NC) (FBNC)

First Bancorp Q1 2026 net income rises to $46.7 million, EPS $1.13

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

First Bancorp (FBNC) reported first quarter 2026 net income of $46.7 million, or $1.13 diluted earnings per share, up from $15.7 million or $0.38 in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $36.4 million or $0.88 a year earlier. Net interest income rose 15.4% from the first quarter of 2025 and net interest margin expanded to 3.67%, while the earlier quarter was reduced by a $43.7 million securities loss.

Key points

  • Net income of $46.7 million, or $1.13 diluted EPS, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, versus $0.38 in the linked quarter and $0.88 in the year-earlier quarter.
  • Net interest income of $107.1 million, up 0.9% from the linked quarter and 15.4% from the first quarter of 2025.
  • Net interest margin was 3.67%, up from 3.58% in the linked quarter and 3.25% a year earlier; noninterest expenses were $60.2 million.
  • Nonperforming assets were $41.8 million, or 0.32% of total assets, at March 31, 2026, compared with 0.30% at December 31, 2025.

The filing

CompanyFirst Bancorp (Southern Pines NC) (FBNC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 22, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0000811589-26-000065

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:49 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 22, 2026.

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