EX-23.2 5 tm2120903d4_ex23-2.htm EXHIBIT 23.2

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

First Bancorp

Southern Pines, North Carolina

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our reports dated February 26, 2021, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of First Bancorp, appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina

July 28, 2021