TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First Independent Bank vs North Shore Bank of Commerce

Bank

First Independent Bank

Russell, Minnesota · $100 million – $1 billion

76of 100
Strong

Bank

North Shore Bank of Commerce

Duluth, Minnesota · $100 million – $1 billion

71of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst Independent BankNorth Shore Bank of Commerce
TellerScore76 (stronger)71
Capital cushion49 (stronger)37
Loan quality9595
Earnings8282
Funding & liquidity76 (stronger)70
Problem-loan coverage98 (stronger)97
Peer percentile64th47th
Total assets$632.3M$598.5M
Deposits / shares$533.0M$516.5M
Capital ratio9.87% (stronger)8.74%
Problem loans0.14% (stronger)0.14%
Net charge-offs0.02%0.00% (stronger)
Return on assets1.55%1.56% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits82.0% (stronger)90.7%
Uninsured deposits16.8%13.3% (stronger)
Offices114
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)—5.2%

First Independent Bank has the higher TellerScore (76 vs 71). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Independent Bank leads on 4 and North Shore Bank of Commerce on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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