TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First Southern Bank vs Ware County School Employees Federal Credit Union

Bank

First Southern Bank

Waycross, Georgia · $100 million – $1 billion

74of 100
Strong

Credit union

Ware County School Employees Federal Credit Union

Waycross, Georgia · Under $100 million in assets

86of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst Southern BankWare County School Employees Federal Credit Union
TellerScore7486 (stronger)
Capital cushion5991 (stronger)
Loan quality100100
Earnings5862 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity6375 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage100100
Peer percentile57th80th
Total assets$347.2M$6.3M
Deposits / shares$312.9M$5.4M
Capital ratio10.92%14.08% (stronger)
Problem loans0.01%0.00% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.04% (stronger)0.13%
Return on assets0.94%1.05% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits71.7% (stronger)85.7%
Uninsured deposits38.6%12.6% (stronger)
Offices11
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Ware County School Employees Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (86 vs 74). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Southern Bank leads on 2 and Ware County School Employees Federal Credit Union on 5. 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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