TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Direct Federal Credit Union vs Alpha Credit Union

Credit union

Direct Federal Credit Union

Needham, Massachusetts · $100 million – $1 billion

64of 100
Moderate

Credit union

Alpha Credit Union

Boston, Massachusetts · Under $100 million in assets

97of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureDirect Federal Credit UnionAlpha Credit Union
TellerScore6497 (stronger)
Capital cushion64100 (stronger)
Loan quality8895 (stronger)
Earnings2799 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity5091 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9499 (stronger)
Peer percentile31st98th
Total assets$794.7M$35.1M
Deposits / shares$622.0M$28.2M
Capital ratio11.36%18.78% (stronger)
Problem loans0.36%0.14% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.15%0.06% (stronger)
Return on assets0.18%1.97% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits114.1%69.0% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits10.5%0.9% (stronger)
Offices22
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)33.3%—

Alpha Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (97 vs 64). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Direct Federal Credit Union leads on 0 and Alpha Credit Union on 7. 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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