Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
Mercantile Bank vs Forest Area Federal Credit Union
Metric by metric
| Measure | Mercantile Bank | Forest Area Federal Credit Union |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 73 (stronger) | 71 |
| Capital cushion | 66 | 78 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 97 (stronger) | 36 |
| Earnings | 84 | 87 (stronger) |
| Funding & liquidity | 18 | 89 (stronger) |
| Problem-loan coverage | 99 (stronger) | 81 |
| Peer percentile | 70th | 54th |
| Total assets | $6.2B | $318.3M |
| Deposits / shares | $4.9B | $277.8M |
| Capital ratio | 11.61% | 12.76% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 0.10% (stronger) | 1.92% |
| Net charge-offs | -0.03% (stronger) | 0.97% |
| Return on assets | 1.61% | 1.69% (stronger) |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 95.4% | 71.5% (stronger) |
| Uninsured deposits | 57.5% | 3.5% (stronger) |
| Offices | 33 | 8 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 15.2% | — |
Mercantile Bank has the higher TellerScore (73 vs 71). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Mercantile Bank leads on 3 and Forest Area Federal 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.