TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

The Yellowstone Bank vs Independence Bank

Bank

The Yellowstone Bank

Laurel, Montana · $1 billion – $10 billion

88of 100
Very strong

Bank

Independence Bank

Havre, Montana · $1 billion – $10 billion

84of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureThe Yellowstone BankIndependence Bank
TellerScore88 (stronger)84
Capital cushion7384 (stronger)
Loan quality100 (stronger)85
Earnings100 (stronger)97
Funding & liquidity75 (stronger)55
Problem-loan coverage100 (stronger)94
Peer percentile98th95th
Total assets$1.3B$1.4B
Deposits / shares$1.1B$1.2B
Capital ratio12.33%13.39% (stronger)
Problem loans0.01% (stronger)0.46%
Net charge-offs0.00%-0.00% (stronger)
Return on assets2.99% (stronger)1.93%
Loans ÷ deposits66.6% (stronger)91.1%
Uninsured deposits32.2%28.2% (stronger)
Offices910
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)—9.9%

The Yellowstone Bank has the higher TellerScore (88 vs 84). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), The Yellowstone Bank leads on 4 and Independence Bank on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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