Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
North Star Credit Union vs Northern Communities Credit Union
Credit union
Northern Communities Credit Union
Duluth, Minnesota · $100 million – $1 billion
Metric by metric
| Measure | North Star Credit Union | Northern Communities Credit Union |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 72 (stronger) | 52 |
| Capital cushion | 44 | 58 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 100 (stronger) | 36 |
| Earnings | 62 (stronger) | 42 |
| Funding & liquidity | 74 (stronger) | 67 |
| Problem-loan coverage | 100 (stronger) | 70 |
| Peer percentile | 57th | 8th |
| Total assets | $116.0M | $124.3M |
| Deposits / shares | $104.3M | $108.9M |
| Capital ratio | 9.38% | 10.79% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 0.00% (stronger) | 1.92% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.01% (stronger) | 0.55% |
| Return on assets | 1.06% (stronger) | 0.56% |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 86.4% (stronger) | 93.0% |
| Uninsured deposits | 7.1% | 3.4% (stronger) |
| Offices | 5 | 2 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 7.7% | — |
North Star Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (72 vs 52). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), North Star Credit Union leads on 5 and Northern Communities Credit Union on 2. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.