TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Montezuma State Bank vs Palo Savings Bank

Bank

Montezuma State Bank

Montezuma, Iowa · Under $100 million in assets

68of 100
Moderate

Bank

Palo Savings Bank

Palo, Iowa · Under $100 million in assets

81of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureMontezuma State BankPalo Savings Bank
TellerScore6881 (stronger)
Capital cushion99 (stronger)67
Loan quality094 (stronger)
Earnings90 (stronger)65
Funding & liquidity92100 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage6398 (stronger)
Peer percentile33rd68th
Total assets$54.6M$49.2M
Deposits / shares$46.2M$45.3M
Capital ratio14.87% (stronger)11.71%
Problem loans6.94%0.19% (stronger)
Net charge-offs-0.03% (stronger)0.00%
Return on assets1.75% (stronger)1.14%
Loans ÷ deposits48.8%47.7% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits22.3%14.2% (stronger)
Offices11
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Palo Savings Bank has the higher TellerScore (81 vs 68). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Montezuma State Bank leads on 3 and Palo Savings Bank on 4. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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