TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Sterling Bank vs Legacy Bank

Bank

Sterling Bank

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

78of 100
Strong

Bank

Legacy Bank

Springdale, Arkansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

65of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureSterling BankLegacy Bank
TellerScore78 (stronger)65
Capital cushion61 (stronger)38
Loan quality8897 (stronger)
Earnings85 (stronger)76
Funding & liquidity77 (stronger)28
Problem-loan coverage9697 (stronger)
Peer percentile86th36th
Total assets$1.6B$1.3B
Deposits / shares$1.4B$1.1B
Capital ratio11.14% (stronger)8.85%
Problem loans0.35%0.10% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.02%-0.01% (stronger)
Return on assets1.63% (stronger)1.40%
Loans ÷ deposits77.2% (stronger)93.7%
Uninsured deposits21.0% (stronger)50.1%
Offices1610
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)14.3%1.4%

Sterling Bank has the higher TellerScore (78 vs 65). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Sterling Bank leads on 5 and Legacy Bank on 2. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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