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
Broken Bow, NE
Health score
79.8
Total assets
$120.7M
Bank
Mccook, NE
Health score
61.7
Total assets
$122.8M
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Custer Federal State Bank leads on financial health and capitalization and profitability 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
Custer Federal State Bank
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
Custer Federal State Bank
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
Custer Federal State Bank
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
Custer Federal State Bank
Lower problem-loan measure
Growth
Custer Federal State 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 | Custer Federal State Bank | First Central Bank McCook |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 79.8/100Leads | 61.7/100 |
| Total assets | $120.7M | $122.8M |
| Total deposits / shares | $95.7M | $105.8M |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 11.99%Leads | 11.30% |
| Return on assets | 1.10%Leads | 0.66% |
| Return on equity | 9.81%Leads |
Custer Federal State Bank
2 branches
First Central Bank McCook
2 branches
Both institutions report branches in 1 state: NE.
Custer Federal State Bank
Unavailable
First Central Bank McCook
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.
Custer Federal State Bank
0 in TFS registry
First Central Bank McCook
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 | Custer Federal State Bank score | Custer Federal State Bank ROA | First Central Bank McCook score | First Central Bank McCook ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | — | 0.55% | — | 0.38% |
| 2024-Q4 | — | 0.57% | — | -0.56% |
| 2025-Q1 | — | 0.54% | — | -0.71% |
| 2025-Q2 | — | 0.70% | — | -0.22% |
| 2025-Q3 | — | 0.83% | — | -0.02% |
| 2025-Q4 | — | 0.88% | — | 0.56% |
| 2026-Q1 | 79.4/100 |
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| 5.98% |
| Non-performing loans | 0.00%Leads | 5.80% |
| Net charge-offs | -0.00% | -0.04%Leads |
| Efficiency ratio | 66.62%Leads | 77.00% |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 86.40% | 93.72% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | 0.03%Leads | -2.81% |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | 1.54%Leads | -0.62% |
| Branches | 2 | 2 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | — | — |
| 1.02% |
| 60.0/100 |
| 0.61% |
| 2026-Q2 | 79.8/100 | 1.10% | 61.7/100 | 0.66% |