TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Farmers and Merchants Bank vs Fortress Federal Credit Union

Bank

Farmers and Merchants Bank

Laotto, Indiana · $100 million – $1 billion

71of 100
Strong

Credit union

Fortress Federal Credit Union

Marion, Indiana · Under $100 million in assets

88of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFarmers and Merchants BankFortress Federal Credit Union
TellerScore7188 (stronger)
Capital cushion40100 (stronger)
Loan quality100 (stronger)97
Earnings80 (stronger)48
Funding & liquidity5296 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage100 (stronger)99
Peer percentile47th85th
Total assets$306.1M$22.3M
Deposits / shares$279.5M$18.3M
Capital ratio9.05%17.59% (stronger)
Problem loans0.00% (stronger)0.08%
Net charge-offs0.01% (stronger)0.37%
Return on assets1.51% (stronger)0.69%
Loans ÷ deposits72.9%63.9% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits46.7%2.1% (stronger)
Offices43
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)5.3%—

Fortress Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (88 vs 71). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Farmers and Merchants Bank leads on 3 and Fortress 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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