TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B. vs 1st Gateway Credit Union

Bank

Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B.

Sterling, Illinois · $100 million – $1 billion

20of 100
Low

Credit union

1st Gateway Credit Union

Camanche, Iowa · $100 million – $1 billion

80of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSterling Federal Bank, F.S.B.1st Gateway Credit Union
TellerScore2080 (stronger)
Capital cushion2791 (stronger)
Loan quality088 (stronger)
Earnings054 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity79 (stronger)72
Problem-loan coverage395 (stronger)
Peer percentile0th78th
Total assets$481.6M$170.9M
Deposits / shares$403.4M$146.9M
Capital ratio7.67%14.08% (stronger)
Problem loans6.26%0.35% (stronger)
Net charge-offs4.07%0.24% (stronger)
Return on assets-2.24%0.84% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits81.3% (stronger)88.3%
Uninsured deposits8.7%3.1% (stronger)
Offices96
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

1st Gateway Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (80 vs 20). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B. leads on 1 and 1st Gateway Credit Union on 6. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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