TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Tri Counties Bank vs Merco Credit Union

Bank

Tri Counties Bank

Chico, California · $1 billion – $10 billion

70of 100
Strong

Credit union

Merco Credit Union

Merced, California · $100 million – $1 billion

70of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureTri Counties BankMerco Credit Union
TellerScore7070
Capital cushion7076 (stronger)
Loan quality69 (stronger)55
Earnings76 (stronger)53
Funding & liquidity5393 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage90 (stronger)85
Peer percentile58th51st
Total assets$9.9B$207.3M
Deposits / shares$8.4B$180.2M
Capital ratio12.00%12.56% (stronger)
Problem loans0.94% (stronger)1.34%
Net charge-offs0.03% (stronger)2.75%
Return on assets1.40% (stronger)0.83%
Loans ÷ deposits85.8%66.8% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits34.1%4.7% (stronger)
Offices693
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)34.2%—

Both have the same TellerScore. On the 6 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Tri Counties Bank leads on 3 and Merco 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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