TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Sterling Bank vs Dexter Public Schools Credit Union

Bank

Sterling Bank

Poplar Bluff, Missouri · $1 billion – $10 billion

78of 100
Strong

Credit union

Dexter Public Schools Credit Union

Dexter, Missouri · Under $100 million in assets

73of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSterling BankDexter Public Schools Credit Union
TellerScore78 (stronger)73
Capital cushion6167 (stronger)
Loan quality8892 (stronger)
Earnings85 (stronger)46
Funding & liquidity77 (stronger)70
Problem-loan coverage9697 (stronger)
Peer percentile86th47th
Total assets$1.6B$5.9M
Deposits / shares$1.4B$5.1M
Capital ratio11.14%11.66% (stronger)
Problem loans0.35%0.24% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.02%-0.24% (stronger)
Return on assets1.63% (stronger)0.65%
Loans ÷ deposits77.2% (stronger)90.7%
Uninsured deposits21.0%0.0% (stronger)
Offices162
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)14.3%—

Sterling Bank has the higher TellerScore (78 vs 73). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Sterling Bank leads on 3 and Dexter Public Schools Credit Union on 4. 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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