MONTANA EDUCATORS' vs NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES
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.”
Credit union
MONTANA EDUCATORS'
Missoula, MT
Health score
84.8
Total assets
$35.3M
Credit union
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES
BUTTE, MT
Health score
70.8
Total assets
$35.3M
Answer first
Different strengths, no blanket winner
MONTANA EDUCATORS' leads on financial health and profitability; NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES leads on capitalization and lending quality. 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
Where each institution leads
Financial health
MONTANA EDUCATORS'
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
MONTANA EDUCATORS'
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES
Lower problem-loan measure
Same-source detail
Financial metrics
Winner markers appear only where the metric definitions are comparable and both values are available.
| Metric | MONTANA EDUCATORS' | NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 84.8/100Leads | 70.8/100 |
| Total assets | $35.3M | $35.3M |
| Total deposits / shares | $31.7M | $31.1M |
| Net worth ratio | 10.01% | 10.86%Leads |
| Return on assets | 1.51%Leads | 0.59% |
| Return on equity | 15.14%Leads | 5.43% |
| 60+ day delinquency | 0.38% | 0.12%Leads |
| Net charge-offs | 0.11% | 0.04%Leads |
| Efficiency ratio | — | — |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 70.46% | 85.32% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | — | — |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | — | — |
| Branches | 2 | 3 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | — | — |
Branch and market overlap
MONTANA EDUCATORS'
2 branches
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES
3 branches
Both institutions report branches in 1 state: MT.
CFPB complaint coverage
MONTANA EDUCATORS'
Unavailable
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES
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.
Regulatory-action context
MONTANA EDUCATORS'
0 in TFS registry
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES
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
Health and profitability trend
| Quarter | MONTANA EDUCATORS' score | MONTANA EDUCATORS' ROA | NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES score | NORTHWESTERN ENERGY EMPLOYEES ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | 81.8/100 | 1.26% | 66.9/100 | 0.48% |
| 2026-Q2 | 84.8/100 | 1.51% | 70.8/100 | 0.59% |
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Coverage boundaries
What this does not conclude
- • No product-rate, fee, or customer-service winner without product data.
- • Complaint comparisons appear only when both institutions have reviewed mappings and the same complete source window.
- • Regulatory actions are displayed separately and are not included in category scoring.
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