TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First State Bank vs Meridian Credit Union

Bank

First State Bank

Lynnville, Iowa · $100 million – $1 billion

75of 100
Strong

Credit union

Meridian Credit Union

Ottumwa, Iowa · Under $100 million in assets

91of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst State BankMeridian Credit Union
TellerScore7591 (stronger)
Capital cushion48100 (stronger)
Loan quality9395 (stronger)
Earnings100 (stronger)61
Funding & liquidity53100 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9799 (stronger)
Peer percentile61st90th
Total assets$384.2M$34.4M
Deposits / shares$308.1M$28.6M
Capital ratio9.77%16.74% (stronger)
Problem loans0.21%0.14% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.01% (stronger)0.48%
Return on assets2.11% (stronger)1.02%
Loans ÷ deposits95.6%46.3% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits26.0%2.1% (stronger)
Offices72
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)0.5%—

Meridian Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (91 vs 75). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First State Bank leads on 2 and Meridian 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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