TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

The Denison State Bank vs Empower Blue Credit Union

Bank

The Denison State Bank

Holton, Kansas · $100 million – $1 billion

87of 100
Very strong

Credit union

Empower Blue Credit Union

Topeka, Kansas · Under $100 million in assets

88of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureThe Denison State BankEmpower Blue Credit Union
TellerScore8788 (stronger)
Capital cushion100100
Loan quality6497 (stronger)
Earnings100 (stronger)47
Funding & liquidity7898 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage9299 (stronger)
Peer percentile91st85th
Total assets$453.6M$55.1M
Deposits / shares$369.3M$45.6M
Capital ratio17.53%18.09% (stronger)
Problem loans1.08%0.10% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.81%0.12% (stronger)
Return on assets2.00% (stronger)0.68%
Loans ÷ deposits81.4%61.8% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits16.0%7.6% (stronger)
Offices53
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)7.2%—

Empower Blue Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (88 vs 87). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), The Denison State Bank leads on 1 and Empower Blue 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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