TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

The First State Bank of Malta vs Independence Bank

Bank

The First State Bank of Malta

Malta, Montana · $100 million – $1 billion

70of 100
Strong

Bank

Independence Bank

Havre, Montana · $1 billion – $10 billion

84of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureThe First State Bank of MaltaIndependence Bank
TellerScore7084 (stronger)
Capital cushion94 (stronger)84
Loan quality2785 (stronger)
Earnings6197 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity94 (stronger)55
Problem-loan coverage8894 (stronger)
Peer percentile43rd95th
Total assets$189.7M$1.4B
Deposits / shares$164.9M$1.2B
Capital ratio14.36% (stronger)13.39%
Problem loans2.20%0.46% (stronger)
Net charge-offs-0.10% (stronger)-0.00%
Return on assets1.03%1.93% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits40.6% (stronger)91.1%
Uninsured deposits20.6% (stronger)28.2%
Offices110
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)—9.9%

Independence Bank has the higher TellerScore (84 vs 70). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), The First State Bank of Malta leads on 4 and Independence Bank 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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