TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

The Citizens Bank vs South Atlantic Bank

Bank

The Citizens Bank

Olanta, South Carolina · $1 billion – $10 billion

74of 100
Strong

Bank

South Atlantic Bank

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · $1 billion – $10 billion

70of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureThe Citizens BankSouth Atlantic Bank
TellerScore74 (stronger)70
Capital cushion49 (stronger)44
Loan quality94100 (stronger)
Earnings70 (stronger)63
Funding & liquidity83 (stronger)58
Problem-loan coverage97100 (stronger)
Peer percentile74th58th
Total assets$1.1B$2.0B
Deposits / shares$1.0B$1.7B
Capital ratio9.91% (stronger)9.42%
Problem loans0.18%0.01% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.05%0.00% (stronger)
Return on assets1.24% (stronger)1.07%
Loans ÷ deposits62.5% (stronger)91.1%
Uninsured deposits28.2%25.5% (stronger)
Offices2612
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)2.1%4.9%

The Citizens Bank has the higher TellerScore (74 vs 70). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), The Citizens Bank leads on 4 and South Atlantic Bank on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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