TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First Security Bank vs Garland County Educators Federal Credit Union

Bank

First Security Bank

Searcy, Arkansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

92of 100
Very strong

Credit union

Garland County Educators Federal Credit Union

Hot Springs, Arkansas · Under $100 million in assets

69of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst Security BankGarland County Educators Federal Credit Union
TellerScore92 (stronger)69
Capital cushion100100
Loan quality95 (stronger)15
Earnings94 (stronger)65
Funding & liquidity6292 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage99 (stronger)85
Peer percentile99th38th
Total assets$8.6B$5.2M
Deposits / shares$6.8B$4.3M
Capital ratio15.60%18.04% (stronger)
Problem loans0.14% (stronger)2.56%
Net charge-offs0.47% (stronger)3.86%
Return on assets1.85% (stronger)1.13%
Loans ÷ deposits66.1% (stronger)68.0%
Uninsured deposits44.3%1.9% (stronger)
Offices771
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)6.6%—

First Security Bank has the higher TellerScore (92 vs 69). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Security Bank leads on 5 and Garland County Educators Federal Credit Union on 2. 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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