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
Chattanooga, TN
Health score
89.1
Total assets
$2.3B
Bank
Knoxville, TN
Health score
63.1
Total assets
$2.7B
Answer first
Builtwell Bank leads on financial health and profitability and lending quality and growth; Home Federal Bank of Tennessee leads on capitalization. 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
Builtwell Bank
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
Builtwell Bank
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
Builtwell Bank
Lower problem-loan measure
Growth
Builtwell 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 | Builtwell Bank | Home Federal Bank of Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 89.1/100Leads | 63.1/100 |
| Total assets | $2.3B | $2.7B |
| Total deposits / shares | $2.0B | $2.1B |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 9.71% | 17.16%Leads |
| Return on assets | 2.07%Leads | 0.31% |
| Return on equity | 18.04%Leads |
Builtwell Bank
36 branches
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
23 branches
Both institutions report branches in 1 state: TN.
Builtwell Bank
Unavailable
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
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.
Builtwell Bank
0 in TFS registry
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
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 | Builtwell Bank score | Builtwell Bank ROA | Home Federal Bank of Tennessee score | Home Federal Bank of Tennessee ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | — | 2.15% | — | 0.04% |
| 2024-Q4 | — | 2.13% | — | 0.03% |
| 2025-Q1 | — | 2.02% | — | 0.06% |
| 2025-Q2 | — | 2.06% | — | 0.10% |
| 2025-Q3 | — | 1.98% | — | 0.16% |
| 2025-Q4 | — | 2.07% | — | 0.21% |
| 2026-Q1 | 87.2/100 |
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| 1.87% |
| Non-performing loans | 0.57%Leads | 3.92% |
| Net charge-offs | -0.05%Leads | 0.04% |
| Efficiency ratio | 45.54%Leads | 83.69% |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 76.64% | 69.80% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | 17.29%Leads | 0.32% |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | 15.69%Leads | 0.11% |
| Branches | 36 | 23 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | — | — |
| 2.04% |
| 63.9/100 |
| 0.24% |
| 2026-Q2 | 89.1/100 | 2.07% | 63.1/100 | 0.31% |