TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Leighton State Bank vs Meridian Credit Union

Bank

Leighton State Bank

Pella, Iowa · $100 million – $1 billion

74of 100
Strong

Credit union

Meridian Credit Union

Ottumwa, Iowa · Under $100 million in assets

91of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureLeighton State BankMeridian Credit Union
TellerScore7491 (stronger)
Capital cushion60100 (stronger)
Loan quality7495 (stronger)
Earnings92 (stronger)61
Funding & liquidity68100 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9099 (stronger)
Peer percentile57th90th
Total assets$298.2M$34.4M
Deposits / shares$254.4M$28.6M
Capital ratio10.99%16.74% (stronger)
Problem loans0.79%0.14% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.02% (stronger)0.48%
Return on assets1.80% (stronger)1.02%
Loans ÷ deposits86.3%46.3% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits20.2%2.1% (stronger)
Offices42
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)9.7%—

Meridian Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (91 vs 74). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Leighton 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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