TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Columbia Bank vs Wakefern Federal Credit Union

Bank

Columbia Bank

Fair Lawn, New Jersey · $10 billion – $100 billion

58of 100
Moderate

Credit union

Wakefern Federal Credit Union

Elizabeth, New Jersey · Under $100 million in assets

99of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureColumbia BankWakefern Federal Credit Union
TellerScore5899 (stronger)
Capital cushion47100 (stronger)
Loan quality8396 (stronger)
Earnings41100 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity3899 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage92100 (stronger)
Peer percentile20th99th
Total assets$12.2B$12.0M
Deposits / shares$9.6B$9.1M
Capital ratio9.75%24.31% (stronger)
Problem loans0.51%0.13% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.03% (stronger)0.09%
Return on assets0.52%2.03% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits87.9%42.9% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits45.7%16.4% (stronger)
Offices1061
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)23.9%—

Wakefern Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (99 vs 58). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Columbia Bank leads on 1 and Wakefern Federal Credit Union on 6. 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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