TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Montecito Bank & Trust vs Bank of the Sierra

Bank

Montecito Bank & Trust

Santa Barbara, California · $1 billion – $10 billion

69of 100
Moderate

Bank

Bank of the Sierra

Porterville, California · $1 billion – $10 billion

77of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureMontecito Bank & TrustBank of the Sierra
TellerScore6977 (stronger)
Capital cushion6372 (stronger)
Loan quality94 (stronger)86
Earnings4473 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity5463 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage98 (stronger)96
Peer percentile53rd83rd
Total assets$2.0B$3.7B
Deposits / shares$1.7B$2.9B
Capital ratio11.29%12.25% (stronger)
Problem loans0.17% (stronger)0.43%
Net charge-offs0.02%0.02% (stronger)
Return on assets0.60%1.33% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits79.4% (stronger)82.9%
Uninsured deposits38.6%27.9% (stronger)
Offices1634
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)26.7%—

Bank of the Sierra has the higher TellerScore (77 vs 69). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Montecito Bank & Trust leads on 2 and Bank of the Sierra on 5. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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