Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
Southern Bank vs Sterling Bank
Metric by metric
| Measure | Southern Bank | Sterling Bank |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 70 | 78 (stronger) |
| Capital cushion | 54 | 61 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 79 | 88 (stronger) |
| Earnings | 81 | 85 (stronger) |
| Funding & liquidity | 58 | 77 (stronger) |
| Problem-loan coverage | 89 | 96 (stronger) |
| Peer percentile | 58th | 86th |
| Total assets | $5.2B | $1.6B |
| Deposits / shares | $4.4B | $1.4B |
| Capital ratio | 10.45% | 11.14% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 0.63% | 0.35% (stronger) |
| Net charge-offs | 0.22% | 0.02% (stronger) |
| Return on assets | 1.53% | 1.63% (stronger) |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 98.1% | 77.2% (stronger) |
| Uninsured deposits | 18.9% (stronger) | 21.0% |
| Offices | 64 | 16 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 5.8% | 14.3% |
Sterling Bank has the higher TellerScore (78 vs 70). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Southern Bank leads on 1 and Sterling Bank on 6. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.