Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
Needham Bank vs Cambridge Firefighters Federal Credit Union
Credit union
Cambridge Firefighters Federal Credit Union
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Under $100 million in assets
Metric by metric
| Measure | Needham Bank | Cambridge Firefighters Federal Credit Union |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 67 | 92 (stronger) |
| Capital cushion | 59 | 100 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 86 | 91 (stronger) |
| Earnings | 60 | 88 (stronger) |
| Funding & liquidity | 44 | 79 (stronger) |
| Problem-loan coverage | 94 | 99 (stronger) |
| Peer percentile | 44th | 92nd |
| Total assets | $7.4B | $14.2M |
| Deposits / shares | $6.3B | $10.5M |
| Capital ratio | 10.89% | 25.82% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 0.43% | 0.27% (stronger) |
| Net charge-offs | 0.47% | 0.00% (stronger) |
| Return on assets | 1.01% | 1.70% (stronger) |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 101.3% | 81.6% (stronger) |
| Uninsured deposits | 28.2% | 5.8% (stronger) |
| Offices | 20 | 1 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 19.8% | — |
Cambridge Firefighters Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (92 vs 67). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Needham Bank leads on 0 and Cambridge Firefighters Federal 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.