Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Steven E. Crouse, certified that:
| (1) | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 of Paragon Commercial Corporation; |
| (2) | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Dated: April 28, 2017
Steven E. Crouse
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)