TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Westamerica Bank vs Safe 1 Credit Union

Bank

Westamerica Bank

San Rafael, California · $1 billion – $10 billion

78of 100
Strong

Credit union

Safe 1 Credit Union

Bakersfield, California · $1 billion – $10 billion

90of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureWestamerica BankSafe 1 Credit Union
TellerScore7890 (stronger)
Capital cushion53100 (stronger)
Loan quality96 (stronger)88
Earnings94 (stronger)90
Funding & liquidity6268 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage100 (stronger)96
Peer percentile86th98th
Total assets$5.8B$1.2B
Deposits / shares$4.8B$963.8M
Capital ratio10.27%16.03% (stronger)
Problem loans0.12% (stronger)0.37%
Net charge-offs0.14% (stronger)0.40%
Return on assets1.84% (stronger)1.74%
Loans ÷ deposits13.8% (stronger)92.4%
Uninsured deposits49.6%1.8% (stronger)
Offices7510
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)—12.3%

Safe 1 Credit Union has the higher TellerScore (90 vs 78). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Westamerica Bank leads on 4 and Safe 1 Credit Union on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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