TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First Central State Bank vs Blackhawk Area Credit Union

Bank

First Central State Bank

Dewitt, Iowa · $100 million – $1 billion

83of 100
Strong

Credit union

Blackhawk Area Credit Union

Savanna, Illinois · Under $100 million in assets

79of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst Central State BankBlackhawk Area Credit Union
TellerScore83 (stronger)79
Capital cushion8484
Loan quality9396 (stronger)
Earnings77 (stronger)45
Funding & liquidity6571 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9798 (stronger)
Peer percentile84th62nd
Total assets$772.4M$39.1M
Deposits / shares$595.4M$34.5M
Capital ratio13.39%13.41% (stronger)
Problem loans0.21%0.13% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.01% (stronger)0.09%
Return on assets1.43% (stronger)0.62%
Loans ÷ deposits82.4% (stronger)89.3%
Uninsured deposits26.7%0.0% (stronger)
Offices63
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)9.1%—

First Central State Bank has the higher TellerScore (83 vs 79). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Central State Bank leads on 4 and Blackhawk Area 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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