TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First Bank of Alabama vs Sycamore Federal Credit Union

Bank

First Bank of Alabama

Talladega, Alabama · $1 billion – $10 billion

45of 100
Below average

Credit union

Sycamore Federal Credit Union

Sycamore, Alabama · Under $100 million in assets

87of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst Bank of AlabamaSycamore Federal Credit Union
TellerScore4587 (stronger)
Capital cushion48100 (stronger)
Loan quality070 (stronger)
Earnings7296 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity7275 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage5192 (stronger)
Peer percentile4th83rd
Total assets$1.4B$77.1M
Deposits / shares$1.2B$64.3M
Capital ratio9.82%16.37% (stronger)
Problem loans3.40%0.89% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.34% (stronger)0.39%
Return on assets1.31%1.89% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits65.9% (stronger)84.8%
Uninsured deposits34.8%12.8% (stronger)
Offices181
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Sycamore Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (87 vs 45). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Bank of Alabama leads on 2 and Sycamore Federal 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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