TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

CoreFirst Bank & Trust vs Empower Blue Credit Union

Bank

CoreFirst Bank & Trust

Topeka, Kansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

71of 100
Strong

Credit union

Empower Blue Credit Union

Topeka, Kansas · Under $100 million in assets

88of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureCoreFirst Bank & TrustEmpower Blue Credit Union
TellerScore7188 (stronger)
Capital cushion37100 (stronger)
Loan quality9397 (stronger)
Earnings82 (stronger)47
Funding & liquidity7098 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9699 (stronger)
Peer percentile63rd85th
Total assets$1.3B$55.1M
Deposits / shares$1.1B$45.6M
Capital ratio8.66%18.09% (stronger)
Problem loans0.21%0.10% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.10% (stronger)0.12%
Return on assets1.55% (stronger)0.68%
Loans ÷ deposits83.0%61.8% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits21.3%7.6% (stronger)
Offices113
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)18.5%—

Empower Blue Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (88 vs 71). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), CoreFirst Bank & Trust leads on 2 and Empower Blue Credit Union on 5. 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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