TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

South Atlantic Bank vs Santee Cooper Credit Union

Bank

South Atlantic Bank

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

70of 100
Strong

Credit union

Santee Cooper Credit Union

Moncks Corner, South Carolina · Under $100 million in assets

82of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSouth Atlantic BankSantee Cooper Credit Union
TellerScore7082 (stronger)
Capital cushion44100 (stronger)
Loan quality100 (stronger)68
Earnings6371 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity5880 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage100 (stronger)91
Peer percentile58th70th
Total assets$2.0B$95.9M
Deposits / shares$1.7B$80.4M
Capital ratio9.42%15.01% (stronger)
Problem loans0.01% (stronger)0.97%
Net charge-offs0.00% (stronger)0.18%
Return on assets1.07%1.28% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits91.1%80.7% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits25.5%9.3% (stronger)
Offices121
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)4.9%—

Santee Cooper Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (82 vs 70). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), South Atlantic Bank leads on 2 and Santee Cooper Credit Union on 5. 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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