TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Security Federal Bank vs South Atlantic Bank

Bank

Security Federal Bank

Aiken, South Carolina · $1 billion – $10 billion

69of 100
Moderate

Bank

South Atlantic Bank

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · $1 billion – $10 billion

70of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSecurity Federal BankSouth Atlantic Bank
TellerScore6970 (stronger)
Capital cushion58 (stronger)44
Loan quality72100 (stronger)
Earnings5563 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity90 (stronger)58
Problem-loan coverage92100 (stronger)
Peer percentile53rd58th
Total assets$1.5B$2.0B
Deposits / shares$1.4B$1.7B
Capital ratio10.83% (stronger)9.42%
Problem loans0.85%0.01% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.06%0.00% (stronger)
Return on assets0.86%1.07% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits49.8% (stronger)91.1%
Uninsured deposits24.1% (stronger)25.5%
Offices1912
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)10.8%4.9%

South Atlantic Bank has the higher TellerScore (70 vs 69). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Security Federal Bank leads on 3 and South Atlantic Bank on 4. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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