TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

STAR Financial Bank vs Fortress Federal Credit Union

Bank

STAR Financial Bank

Fort Wayne, Indiana · $1 billion – $10 billion

68of 100
Moderate

Credit union

Fortress Federal Credit Union

Marion, Indiana · Under $100 million in assets

88of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSTAR Financial BankFortress Federal Credit Union
TellerScore6888 (stronger)
Capital cushion53100 (stronger)
Loan quality8597 (stronger)
Earnings61 (stronger)48
Funding & liquidity6196 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9599 (stronger)
Peer percentile49th85th
Total assets$3.2B$22.3M
Deposits / shares$2.8B$18.3M
Capital ratio10.33%17.59% (stronger)
Problem loans0.46%0.08% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.02% (stronger)0.37%
Return on assets1.01% (stronger)0.69%
Loans ÷ deposits64.2%63.9% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits46.8%2.1% (stronger)
Offices373
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)30.3%—

Fortress Federal Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (88 vs 68). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), STAR Financial Bank leads on 2 and Fortress Federal 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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