Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
First Farmers and Merchants Bank vs Ascend Federal Credit Union
Metric by metric
| Measure | First Farmers and Merchants Bank | Ascend Federal Credit Union |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 79 | 83 (stronger) |
| Capital cushion | 62 | 96 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 96 (stronger) | 84 |
| Earnings | 71 (stronger) | 68 |
| Funding & liquidity | 80 (stronger) | 70 |
| Problem-loan coverage | 98 (stronger) | 94 |
| Peer percentile | 88th | 92nd |
| Total assets | $1.8B | $4.8B |
| Deposits / shares | $1.6B | $3.9B |
| Capital ratio | 11.19% | 14.55% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 0.12% (stronger) | 0.49% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.00% (stronger) | 0.44% |
| Return on assets | 1.27% (stronger) | 1.20% |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 65.8% (stronger) | 90.5% |
| Uninsured deposits | 27.7% | 10.1% (stronger) |
| Offices | 20 | 27 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 17.9% | 22.1% |
Ascend Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (83 vs 79). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Farmers and Merchants Bank leads on 4 and Ascend Federal Credit Union on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.