TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B. vs Blackhawk Area Credit Union

Bank

Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B.

Sterling, Illinois · $100 million – $1 billion

20of 100
Low

Credit union

Blackhawk Area Credit Union

Savanna, Illinois · Under $100 million in assets

79of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSterling Federal Bank, F.S.B.Blackhawk Area Credit Union
TellerScore2079 (stronger)
Capital cushion2784 (stronger)
Loan quality096 (stronger)
Earnings045 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity79 (stronger)71
Problem-loan coverage398 (stronger)
Peer percentile0th62nd
Total assets$481.6M$39.1M
Deposits / shares$403.4M$34.5M
Capital ratio7.67%13.41% (stronger)
Problem loans6.26%0.13% (stronger)
Net charge-offs4.07%0.09% (stronger)
Return on assets-2.24%0.62% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits81.3% (stronger)89.3%
Uninsured deposits8.7%0.0% (stronger)
Offices93
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Blackhawk Area Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (79 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 Blackhawk Area Credit Union on 6. 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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