TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First Bank, Upper Michigan vs Forward Financial Credit Union

Bank

First Bank, Upper Michigan

Gladstone, Michigan · $100 million – $1 billion

81of 100
Strong

Credit union

Forward Financial Credit Union

Niagara, Wisconsin · Under $100 million in assets

75of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst Bank, Upper MichiganForward Financial Credit Union
TellerScore81 (stronger)75
Capital cushion7785 (stronger)
Loan quality79 (stronger)74
Earnings100 (stronger)36
Funding & liquidity5997 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9393
Peer percentile80th52nd
Total assets$629.5M$85.9M
Deposits / shares$528.3M$73.5M
Capital ratio12.68%13.53% (stronger)
Problem loans0.63% (stronger)0.79%
Net charge-offs0.08% (stronger)0.15%
Return on assets2.03% (stronger)0.40%
Loans ÷ deposits84.4%63.2% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits30.0%1.2% (stronger)
Offices84
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

First Bank, Upper Michigan has the higher TellerScore (81 vs 75). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Bank, Upper Michigan leads on 4 and Forward Financial Credit Union on 3. 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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