TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B. vs Ottawa Hiway Credit Union

Bank

Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B.

Sterling, Illinois · $100 million – $1 billion

20of 100
Low

Credit union

Ottawa Hiway Credit Union

Ottawa, Illinois · Under $100 million in assets

100of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSterling Federal Bank, F.S.B.Ottawa Hiway Credit Union
TellerScore20100 (stronger)
Capital cushion27100 (stronger)
Loan quality0100 (stronger)
Earnings0100 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity79100 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage3100 (stronger)
Peer percentile0th100th
Total assets$481.6M$16.3M
Deposits / shares$403.4M$13.5M
Capital ratio7.67%16.69% (stronger)
Problem loans6.26%0.00% (stronger)
Net charge-offs4.07%0.07% (stronger)
Return on assets-2.24%2.12% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits81.3%52.9% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits8.7% (stronger)11.5%
Offices93
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

Ottawa Hiway Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (100 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 Ottawa Hiway 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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