Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
Alerus Financial, National Association vs Choice Financial Group
Bank
Alerus Financial, National Association
Grand Forks, North Dakota · $1 billion – $10 billion
Metric by metric
| Measure | Alerus Financial, National Association | Choice Financial Group |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 70 | 73 (stronger) |
| Capital cushion | 43 | 58 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 91 (stronger) | 77 |
| Earnings | 91 (stronger) | 72 |
| Funding & liquidity | 43 | 86 (stronger) |
| Problem-loan coverage | 94 | 94 |
| Peer percentile | 58th | 70th |
| Total assets | $5.3B | $6.4B |
| Deposits / shares | $4.2B | $5.1B |
| Capital ratio | 9.26% | 10.84% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 0.26% (stronger) | 0.68% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.47% | 0.31% (stronger) |
| Return on assets | 1.78% (stronger) | 1.30% |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 94.7% | 62.0% (stronger) |
| Uninsured deposits | 35.1% | 26.5% (stronger) |
| Offices | 24 | 18 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 10.1% | 5.6% |
Choice Financial Group has the higher TellerScore (73 vs 70). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Alerus Financial, National Association leads on 2 and Choice Financial Group on 5. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.