TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Sterling State Bank vs Mower County Employees Credit Union

Bank

Sterling State Bank

Austin, Minnesota · $100 million – $1 billion

59of 100
Moderate

Credit union

Mower County Employees Credit Union

Austin, Minnesota · Under $100 million in assets

90of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSterling State BankMower County Employees Credit Union
TellerScore5990 (stronger)
Capital cushion3597 (stronger)
Loan quality8494 (stronger)
Earnings59100 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity4151 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9298 (stronger)
Peer percentile17th89th
Total assets$461.9M$13.4M
Deposits / shares$359.5M$11.2M
Capital ratio8.54%14.67% (stronger)
Problem loans0.47%0.17% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.00%-0.31% (stronger)
Return on assets0.98%3.35% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits84.8% (stronger)108.8%
Uninsured deposits46.2%1.1% (stronger)
Offices61
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)10.7%—

Mower County Employees Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (90 vs 59). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Sterling State Bank leads on 1 and Mower County 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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