TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Bank of the Sierra vs Santa Maria Associated Employees Federal Credit Union

Bank

Bank of the Sierra

Porterville, California · $1 billion – $10 billion

77of 100
Strong

Credit union

Santa Maria Associated Employees Federal Credit Union

Santa Maria, California · Under $100 million in assets

67of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureBank of the SierraSanta Maria Associated Employees Federal Credit Union
TellerScore77 (stronger)67
Capital cushion72 (stronger)46
Loan quality8693 (stronger)
Earnings73 (stronger)33
Funding & liquidity6388 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9697 (stronger)
Peer percentile83rd34th
Total assets$3.7B$4.8M
Deposits / shares$2.9B$4.3M
Capital ratio12.25% (stronger)9.62%
Problem loans0.43%0.21% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.02%0.00% (stronger)
Return on assets1.33% (stronger)0.31%
Loans ÷ deposits82.9%72.3% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits27.9%0.0% (stronger)
Offices341
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Bank of the Sierra has the higher TellerScore (77 vs 67). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Bank of the Sierra leads on 3 and Santa Maria Associated Employees Federal Credit Union on 4. They differ a lot in size, so ratios such as capital and liquidity are naturally different — the peer percentile shows how each compares with institutions its own size. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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