TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Kaw Valley Bank vs Empower Blue Credit Union

Bank

Kaw Valley Bank

Topeka, Kansas · $100 million – $1 billion

80of 100
Strong

Credit union

Empower Blue Credit Union

Topeka, Kansas · Under $100 million in assets

88of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureKaw Valley BankEmpower Blue Credit Union
TellerScore8088 (stronger)
Capital cushion69100 (stronger)
Loan quality100 (stronger)97
Earnings78 (stronger)47
Funding & liquidity5698 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage100 (stronger)99
Peer percentile77th85th
Total assets$339.5M$55.1M
Deposits / shares$283.0M$45.6M
Capital ratio11.90%18.09% (stronger)
Problem loans0.00% (stronger)0.10%
Net charge-offs-0.01% (stronger)0.12%
Return on assets1.45% (stronger)0.68%
Loans ÷ deposits97.9%61.8% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits20.2%7.6% (stronger)
Offices73
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)5.5%—

Empower Blue Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (88 vs 80). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Kaw Valley Bank leads on 3 and Empower Blue Credit Union on 4. 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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