TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Ascent Bank vs Pioneer State Bank

Bank

Ascent Bank

Helena, Montana · $100 million – $1 billion

46of 100
Below average

Bank

Pioneer State Bank

Deer Lodge, Montana · $100 million – $1 billion

70of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureAscent BankPioneer State Bank
TellerScore4670 (stronger)
Capital cushion37100 (stronger)
Loan quality1680 (stronger)
Earnings70 (stronger)0
Funding & liquidity72 (stronger)68
Problem-loan coverage6195 (stronger)
Peer percentile5th43rd
Total assets$104.1M$133.5M
Deposits / shares$92.4M$100.5M
Capital ratio8.69%16.80% (stronger)
Problem loans2.51%0.59% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.47%-0.00% (stronger)
Return on assets1.24% (stronger)-2.15%
Loans ÷ deposits88.1% (stronger)91.8%
Uninsured deposits14.1% (stronger)14.8%
Offices22
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)0.0%—

Pioneer State Bank has the higher TellerScore (70 vs 46). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Ascent Bank leads on 3 and Pioneer State Bank on 4. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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