TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Sterling State Bank vs Austin City Employees Credit Union

Bank

Sterling State Bank

Austin, Minnesota · $100 million – $1 billion

59of 100
Moderate

Credit union

Austin City Employees Credit Union

Austin, Minnesota · Under $100 million in assets

97of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSterling State BankAustin City Employees Credit Union
TellerScore5997 (stronger)
Capital cushion35100 (stronger)
Loan quality84100 (stronger)
Earnings5994 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity4189 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage92100 (stronger)
Peer percentile17th98th
Total assets$461.9M$11.6M
Deposits / shares$359.5M$9.3M
Capital ratio8.54%19.09% (stronger)
Problem loans0.47%0.00% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.00%0.00%
Return on assets0.98%1.86% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits84.8%71.5% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits46.2%2.9% (stronger)
Offices61
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)10.7%—

Austin City Employees Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (97 vs 59). On the 6 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Sterling State Bank leads on 0 and Austin City Employees 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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