TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Area Federal Credit Union vs Bluestone Federal Credit Union

Credit union

Area Federal Credit Union

Aberdeen, South Dakota · $100 million – $1 billion

87of 100
Very strong

Credit union

Bluestone Federal Credit Union

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · $100 million – $1 billion

68of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureArea Federal Credit UnionBluestone Federal Credit Union
TellerScore87 (stronger)68
Capital cushion100 (stronger)46
Loan quality84 (stronger)83
Earnings75 (stronger)55
Funding & liquidity7588 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage96 (stronger)93
Peer percentile91st45th
Total assets$199.9M$205.6M
Deposits / shares$165.1M$176.4M
Capital ratio17.10% (stronger)9.57%
Problem loans0.47% (stronger)0.50%
Net charge-offs0.05% (stronger)0.70%
Return on assets1.37% (stronger)0.87%
Loans ÷ deposits85.6%72.6% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits9.8%9.3% (stronger)
Offices04
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)—5.6%

Area Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (87 vs 68). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Area Federal Credit Union leads on 5 and Bluestone Federal Credit Union on 2. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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