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
Sterling, CO
Health score
73.9
Total assets
$168.3M
Bank
Cortez, CO
Health score
72.7
Total assets
$156.9M
Answer first
Equitable Savings and Loan Association leads on financial health and capitalization and lending quality and growth; First National Bank, Cortez leads on profitability. 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
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
First National Bank, Cortez
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
Lower problem-loan measure
Growth
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
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 | Equitable Savings and Loan Association | First National Bank, Cortez |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 73.9/100Leads | 72.7/100 |
| Total assets | $168.3M | $156.9M |
| Total deposits / shares | $128.2M | $137.2M |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 15.69%Leads | 9.98% |
| Return on assets | 0.11% | 0.60%Leads |
| Return on equity | 0.68% | 6.49% |
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
10 branches
First National Bank, Cortez
1 branches
Both institutions report branches in 1 state: CO.
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
Unavailable
First National Bank, Cortez
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.
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
0 in TFS registry
First National Bank, Cortez
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 | Equitable Savings and Loan Association score | Equitable Savings and Loan Association ROA | First National Bank, Cortez score | First National Bank, Cortez ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | — | -0.05% | — | 1.00% |
| 2024-Q4 | — | -0.03% | — | 0.97% |
| 2025-Q1 | — | -0.06% | — | 1.09% |
| 2025-Q2 | — | -0.08% | — | 1.15% |
| 2025-Q3 | — | 0.02% | — | 1.20% |
| 2025-Q4 | — | 0.06% | — | 1.18% |
| 2026-Q1 | 74.0/100 |
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| Non-performing loans | 0.22%Leads | 1.92% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.00%Leads | 1.10% |
| Efficiency ratio | 93.63% | 61.96%Leads |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 109.20% | 73.59% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | 5.47%Leads | 2.88% |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | 4.14%Leads | 3.85% |
| Branches | 10 | 1 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | — | — |
| 0.14% |
| 67.1/100 |
| 0.06% |
| 2026-Q2 | 73.9/100 | 0.11% | 72.7/100 | 0.60% |