TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

The Citizens Bank vs High Desert Community Credit Union

Bank

The Citizens Bank

Farmington, New Mexico · $100 million – $1 billion

80of 100
Strong

Credit union

High Desert Community Credit Union

Aztec, New Mexico · Under $100 million in assets

69of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureThe Citizens BankHigh Desert Community Credit Union
TellerScore80 (stronger)69
Capital cushion4180 (stronger)
Loan quality99 (stronger)35
Earnings100 (stronger)60
Funding & liquidity84100 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage100 (stronger)88
Peer percentile77th38th
Total assets$804.3M$18.3M
Deposits / shares$697.5M$15.9M
Capital ratio9.11%12.95% (stronger)
Problem loans0.02% (stronger)1.95%
Net charge-offs0.06% (stronger)0.12%
Return on assets2.06% (stronger)1.01%
Loans ÷ deposits44.5%44.1% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits29.8%0.0% (stronger)
Offices61
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)16.9%—

The Citizens Bank has the higher TellerScore (80 vs 69). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), The Citizens Bank leads on 4 and High Desert Community Credit Union on 3. 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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