TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Needham Bank vs Alpha Credit Union

Bank

Needham Bank

Needham, Massachusetts · $1 billion – $10 billion

67of 100
Moderate

Credit union

Alpha Credit Union

Boston, Massachusetts · Under $100 million in assets

97of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureNeedham BankAlpha Credit Union
TellerScore6797 (stronger)
Capital cushion59100 (stronger)
Loan quality8695 (stronger)
Earnings6099 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity4491 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9499 (stronger)
Peer percentile44th98th
Total assets$7.4B$35.1M
Deposits / shares$6.3B$28.2M
Capital ratio10.89%18.78% (stronger)
Problem loans0.43%0.14% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.47%0.06% (stronger)
Return on assets1.01%1.97% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits101.3%69.0% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits28.2%0.9% (stronger)
Offices202
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)19.8%—

Alpha Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (97 vs 67). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Needham Bank leads on 0 and Alpha Credit Union on 7. 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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