Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
First Freedom Bank vs Ascend Federal Credit Union
Metric by metric
| Measure | First Freedom Bank | Ascend Federal Credit Union |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 85 (stronger) | 83 |
| Capital cushion | 75 | 96 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 100 (stronger) | 84 |
| Earnings | 100 (stronger) | 68 |
| Funding & liquidity | 53 | 70 (stronger) |
| Problem-loan coverage | 94 | 94 |
| Peer percentile | 88th | 92nd |
| Total assets | $817.8M | $4.8B |
| Deposits / shares | $710.0M | $3.9B |
| Capital ratio | 12.45% | 14.55% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 0.01% (stronger) | 0.49% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.13% (stronger) | 0.44% |
| Return on assets | 1.99% (stronger) | 1.20% |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 95.8% | 90.5% (stronger) |
| Uninsured deposits | 25.0% | 10.1% (stronger) |
| Offices | 6 | 27 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 2.5% | 22.1% |
First Freedom Bank has the higher TellerScore (85 vs 83). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Freedom Bank leads on 4 and Ascend Federal 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.