This comparison uses public regulatory filings and TFS methodology. It evaluates financial condition—not checking rates, account fees, service quality, or which institution is universally “best.”
Bank
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Health score
70.3
Total assets
$3.2B
Bank
Bellingham, WA
Health score
80.9
Total assets
$2.4B
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1st Security Bank of Washington leads on profitability; Peoples Bank leads on financial health and capitalization and lending quality and growth. Those category leads describe current regulatory metrics only and do not establish a universal product or service winner.
Capital and asset-quality definitions are directly comparable for this pair.
Category leaders
Financial health
Peoples Bank
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
Peoples Bank
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
1st Security Bank of Washington
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
Peoples Bank
Lower problem-loan measure
Growth
Peoples Bank
Higher year-over-year asset growth
Same-source detail
Winner markers appear only where the metric definitions are comparable and both values are available.
| Metric | 1st Security Bank of Washington | Peoples Bank |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 70.3/100 | 80.9/100Leads |
| Total assets | $3.2B | $2.4B |
| Total deposits / shares | $2.5B | $2.1B |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 11.44% | 13.27%Leads |
| Return on assets | 1.09%Leads | 0.96% |
| Return on equity | 9.81%Leads |
1st Security Bank of Washington
30 branches
Peoples Bank
23 branches
Both institutions report branches in 1 state: WA.
1st Security Bank of Washington
Unavailable
Peoples Bank
Unavailable
Counts use an explicitly reviewed CFPB-company-to-regulatory-ID mapping and the same complete 12-month window. Parent-company attribution can include complaints involving affiliates. Lower complaint volume is context—not proof of better service or less consumer harm.
1st Security Bank of Washington
0 in TFS registry
Peoples Bank
0 in TFS registry
Institution-level actions come from TFS's exact regulatory-ID registry and are shown as factual context only. They do not affect category winners or the TFS Financial Health Grade. A zero means no action is currently published in this curated registry—not proof that none exists.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | 1st Security Bank of Washington score | 1st Security Bank of Washington ROA | Peoples Bank score | Peoples Bank ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | — | 1.31% | — | 0.68% |
| 2024-Q4 | — | 1.24% | — | 0.86% |
| 2025-Q1 | — | 1.11% | — | 0.81% |
| 2025-Q2 | — | 1.08% | — | 0.86% |
| 2025-Q3 | — | 1.13% | — | 0.95% |
| 2025-Q4 | — | 1.14% | — | 1.00% |
| 2026-Q1 | 76.7/100 |
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| 7.44% |
| Non-performing loans | 0.58% | 0.11%Leads |
| Net charge-offs | 0.44% | 0.00%Leads |
| Efficiency ratio | 63.06%Leads | 73.70% |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 107.88% | 91.62% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | 0.09% | 0.16%Leads |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | -3.96% | -0.71%Leads |
| Branches | 30 | 23 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | — | — |
| 1.08% |
| 80.5/100 |
| 0.84% |
| 2026-Q2 | 70.3/100 | 1.09% | 80.9/100 | 0.96% |