TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

South Ottumwa Savings Bank vs Meridian Credit Union

Bank

South Ottumwa Savings Bank

Ottumwa, Iowa · $100 million – $1 billion

77of 100
Strong

Credit union

Meridian Credit Union

Ottumwa, Iowa · Under $100 million in assets

91of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSouth Ottumwa Savings BankMeridian Credit Union
TellerScore7791 (stronger)
Capital cushion80100 (stronger)
Loan quality7295 (stronger)
Earnings76 (stronger)61
Funding & liquidity70100 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9399 (stronger)
Peer percentile68th90th
Total assets$565.4M$34.4M
Deposits / shares$473.9M$28.6M
Capital ratio13.00%16.74% (stronger)
Problem loans0.83%0.14% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.03% (stronger)0.48%
Return on assets1.40% (stronger)1.02%
Loans ÷ deposits67.7%46.3% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits35.1%2.1% (stronger)
Offices52
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Meridian Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (91 vs 77). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), South Ottumwa Savings Bank leads on 2 and Meridian 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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