TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Sterling Bank vs Shell Lake State Bank

Bank

Sterling Bank

Barron, Wisconsin · $100 million – $1 billion

77of 100
Strong

Bank

Shell Lake State Bank

Shell Lake, Wisconsin · $100 million – $1 billion

85of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSterling BankShell Lake State Bank
TellerScore7785 (stronger)
Capital cushion4473 (stronger)
Loan quality9999
Earnings86 (stronger)79
Funding & liquidity7785 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage100100
Peer percentile68th88th
Total assets$352.4M$361.8M
Deposits / shares$314.5M$314.2M
Capital ratio9.37%12.31% (stronger)
Problem loans0.02% (stronger)0.03%
Net charge-offs0.03%0.00% (stronger)
Return on assets1.64% (stronger)1.48%
Loans ÷ deposits81.2%75.6% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits17.5%10.8% (stronger)
Offices45
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Shell Lake State Bank has the higher TellerScore (85 vs 77). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Sterling Bank leads on 2 and Shell Lake State Bank on 5. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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