TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Pioneer State Bank vs Freedom Bank

Bank

Pioneer State Bank

Deer Lodge, Montana · $100 million – $1 billion

70of 100
Strong

Bank

Freedom Bank

Columbia Falls, Montana · $100 million – $1 billion

78of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasurePioneer State BankFreedom Bank
TellerScore7078 (stronger)
Capital cushion100 (stronger)72
Loan quality8082 (stronger)
Earnings094 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity68 (stronger)51
Problem-loan coverage95 (stronger)92
Peer percentile43rd72nd
Total assets$133.5M$157.3M
Deposits / shares$100.5M$138.8M
Capital ratio16.80% (stronger)12.25%
Problem loans0.59%0.54% (stronger)
Net charge-offs-0.00% (stronger)-0.00%
Return on assets-2.15%1.84% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits91.8% (stronger)98.3%
Uninsured deposits14.8% (stronger)24.7%
Offices21
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Freedom Bank has the higher TellerScore (78 vs 70). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Pioneer State Bank leads on 4 and Freedom Bank on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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