TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Popular Bank vs Wakefern Federal Credit Union

Bank

Popular Bank

New York, New York · $10 billion – $100 billion

70of 100
Strong

Credit union

Wakefern Federal Credit Union

Elizabeth, New Jersey · Under $100 million in assets

99of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasurePopular BankWakefern Federal Credit Union
TellerScore7099 (stronger)
Capital cushion68100 (stronger)
Loan quality8796 (stronger)
Earnings59100 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity4499 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage96100 (stronger)
Peer percentile73rd99th
Total assets$15.0B$12.0M
Deposits / shares$11.9B$9.1M
Capital ratio11.80%24.31% (stronger)
Problem loans0.39%0.13% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.06% (stronger)0.09%
Return on assets0.98%2.03% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits97.9%42.9% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits31.2%16.4% (stronger)
Offices361
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)21.6%—

Wakefern Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (99 vs 70). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Popular Bank leads on 1 and Wakefern Federal Credit Union on 6. 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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