Alaska · Q2 2026 call reports
Safest banks & credit unions in Alaska
5 banks and 8 credit unions are headquartered in Alaska, holding $22.8B in deposits. Including out-of-state institutions, there are 174 branch locations in the state. The highest-scoring Alaska-based bank is Mt. McKinley Bank (79/100); highest-scoring credit union is Credit Union 1 (78/100). The median score across all of them is 73.
- Banks
- 5
- Credit unions
- 8
- Branches
- 174
- Failures since 1934
- 13latest Apr 21, 1989
5 headquartered here
Alaska banks ranked by score
| Institution | Score | Assets | Capital | Problem loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. McKinley BankBank Fairbanks | 79 out of 100, Strong | $635.2M | 18.9% | 1.18% |
| First National Bank AlaskaBank Anchorage | 77 out of 100, Strong | $5.1B | 11.9% | 0.47% |
| First BankBank Ketchikan | 76 out of 100, Strong | $889.9M | 10.2% | 0.03% |
| Northrim BankBank Anchorage | 69 out of 100, Moderate | $3.4B | 10.3% | 0.89% |
| Denali State BankBank Fairbanks | 61 out of 100, Moderate | $522.6M | 11.6% | 2.02% |
8 headquartered here
Alaska credit unions ranked by score
| Institution | Score | Assets | Capital | Problem loans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Union 1Credit union Anchorage | 78 out of 100, Strong | $1.7B | 15.5% | 1.01% |
| Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit UnionCredit union Fairbanks | 78 out of 100, Strong | $200.5M | 14.8% | 1.16% |
| Tongass Federal Credit UnionCredit union Ketchikan | 73 out of 100, Strong | $251.9M | 12.9% | 0.43% |
| Northern Skies Federal Credit UnionCredit union Anchorage | 73 out of 100, Strong | $231.7M | 13.3% | 1.07% |
| Alaska Dist Engineers Federal Credit UnionCredit union Jber | 71 out of 100, Strong | $12.5M | 9.3% | 0.27% |
| Matanuska Valley Federal Credit UnionCredit union Palmer | 68 out of 100, Moderate | $977.3M | 10.7% | 0.95% |
| True North Federal Credit UnionCredit union Juneau | 58 out of 100, Moderate | $236.2M | 10.2% | 0.87% |
| Global Federal Credit UnionCredit union Anchorage | 53 out of 100, Below average | $13.0B | 9.7% | 1.42% |
Branch networks
Out-of-state institutions with the most Alaska branches
| Institution | Score | Assets | Capital | Problem loans | AK branches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank Sioux Falls, SD | 58 out of 100, Moderate | $1.9T | 8.0% | 1.04% | 34 |
| KeyBank National AssociationBank Cleveland, OH | 63 out of 100, Moderate | $188.6B | 9.9% | 0.86% | 10 |
| Nuvision Federal Credit UnionCredit union Huntington Beac, CA | 70 out of 100, Strong | $4.0B | 12.0% | 0.62% | 5 |
| Advancial Federal Credit UnionCredit union Dallas, TX | 43 out of 100, Below average | $2.4B | 8.0% | 1.33% | 1 |
| Alaska Air Group Federal Credit UnionCredit union Seatac, WA | 89 out of 100, Very strong | $135.9M | 14.6% | 0.30% | 1 |
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Banks by city in Alaska
- Anchorage 10 institutions · 44 branches
- Fairbanks 9 institutions · 22 branches
- Juneau 6 institutions · 12 branches
- Ketchikan 7 institutions · 9 branches
- Wasilla 6 institutions · 9 branches
35 smaller places (below our 5-institution, 8-branch threshold for a separate page)
These places don't get a separate page; here is what's there.
- Eagle River: 7 branches of 7 institutions
- Kodiak: 6 branches of 6 institutions
- Palmer: 5 branches of 5 institutions
- Soldotna: 5 branches of 5 institutions
- Sitka: 4 branches of 4 institutions
- Homer: 4 branches of 4 institutions
- North Pole: 3 branches of 3 institutions
- Petersburg: 3 branches of 3 institutions
- Kenai: 3 branches of 3 institutions
- Bethel: 3 branches of 3 institutions
- Nome: 3 branches of 3 institutions
- Wrangell: 2 branches of 2 institutions
- Cordova: 2 branches of 2 institutions
- Craig: 2 branches of 2 institutions
- Delta Junction: 2 branches of 2 institutions
- Glennallen: 2 branches of 2 institutions
- Jber: 2 branches of 2 institutions
- Seward: 2 branches of 2 institutions
- Valdez: 2 branches of 2 institutions
- Klawock: 1 branch of 1 institution
- King Salmon: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Healy: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Haines: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Willow: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Dutch Harbor: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Skagway: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Dillingham: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Talkeetna: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Thorne Bay: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Tok: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Utqiagvik: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Barrow: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Big Lake: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Kotzebue: 1 branch of 1 institution
- Metlakatla: 1 branch of 1 institution
FDIC records
Recent bank failures in Alaska
- Alliance Bank, Anchorage — April 21, 1989; deposits assumed by National Bank of Alaska
- First Federal Bank of Alaska, Anchorage — March 2, 1989; deposits assumed by First Nb of Anchorage
- Home Savings Bank, Anchorage — March 2, 1989; deposits assumed by Security Pacific Bank Ak, N
- Alaska Statebank, Anchorage — February 3, 1989; deposits assumed by Key Bank of Alaska
- Alaska Continental Bank, Anchorage — August 3, 1988; deposits assumed by First Interstate Bank of
- Alaska Mutual Bank, Anchorage — January 28, 1988; deposits assumed by National Bank of Alaska
- United Bank Alaska, Anchorage — January 28, 1988; deposits assumed by Alliance Bank
- First Interstate Bank of Alaska, Anchorage — December 11, 1987; deposits assumed by National Bank of Alaska