Of 60 answers

The most named companies in the study, and S&P 500 financials, with how many of their 60 AI answers named them.

SWIFT47/60TRANSUNION46/60EXPERIAN42/60COINSTAR41/60NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION41/60ZELLE41/60BLOOMBERG L.P.38/60TRADINGVIEW38/60BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO37/60PAYPAL37/60VENMO37/60CHEXSYSTEMS33/60EQUIFAX33/60MORNINGSTAR32/60S&P GLOBAL31/60ALPACA MARKETS30/60COINBASE30/60PINWHEEL29/60STRIPE29/60XERO29/60ACORNS28/60AFFIRM28/60PAYFAST (PAYGATE)28/60PAYONEER28/60INTERACTIVE BROKERS26/60CHARLES SCHWAB19/60THE HARTFORD9/60MOODY'S21/60CME GROUP19/60ACCENTURE11/60CHUBB10/60MORGAN STANLEY6/60AMERICAN EXPRESS14/60SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL12/60FACTSET20/60NASDAQ19/60ALLSTATE11/60WELLS FARGO18/60PAYCHEX10/60ARES MANAGEMENT3/60
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AI visibility statementFinance AI Visibility Study 2026Issued October 14, 2026
Account holder

Guardian Credit Union

myguardiancu.com

Credit unionsBanking

Money20/20 attendee

Statement period
October 9 to 14, 2026
when the AI assistants were asked
Account no.
594 of 2,219
its rank by overall score
Place in its category
28th of 85 credit unions
Closing balance

Named in

2of 60 answers

by 2 of 4 assistants

Statement note

What this means for Guardian Credit Union

AI assistants rarely name this credit union. They name it in 2 out of 60 answers, sometimes alongside Alabama ONE Credit Union and ASE Credit Union. It has an overall score of 36 out of 100, ranking 594th of 2,219 in the study, and passes 4 out of 14 technical checks for website readiness for AI tools.

We asked 15 unbranded questions about its market, so no question mentioned Guardian Credit Union by name. AI assistants named it in 2 of the 60 answers. Counting only how often it is named, it ranks 136th of 394 in its sector. The typical banking company is named in 0.0% of answers.

Named fewer than three times in total. Read this as a sign that AI assistants rarely bring this company up, not as an exact comparison with its peers.

Overall score
36Overall score
  • Visibility5
  • Citations1
  • Sentiment100
  • Site quality73
  • AI readiness29
Summary of account
Named by AI in
3.3%
2 of 60 answers
Share of mentions
11.1%
of the mentions of it and its 5 peers
AI readiness
4/14
technical checks passed. Typical for its sector: 3
Rank in its sector
80 of 394
by overall score, where the typical banking company scores 28

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Line itemsSection 01

Every question, and where the company came up

Guardian Credit Union came up on 1 of 15 questions. Open any window to read that answer.

  1. 01How can a credit union help you manage money while attending college in Alabama?0/4
  2. 02How do credit unions compare to traditional banks for personal loans in Alabama?0/4
  3. 03What should you do if your online credit union account access gets locked?0/4
  4. 04What are typical fees associated with checking accounts at Alabama credit unions?0/4
  5. 05What are some options for mobile banking if your local credit union doesn’t offer a full-featured app?0/4
  6. 06How do you resolve issues with delayed direct deposits at credit unions?0/4
  7. 07How do interest rates on home loans from credit unions usually compare to other lenders?0/4
  8. 08Best alternatives to credit union insurance products for Alabama residents0/4
  9. 09What’s the difference between digital banking at credit unions versus online-only banks?0/4
  10. 10Alternative places to get personal loans besides credit unions in Alabama0/4
  11. 11Is opening a savings account with a credit union worth it if you want higher interest rates?0/4
  12. 12Best credit union products for Alabama families managing monthly expenses2/4
  13. 13Top features to look for in a checking account from a local credit union0/4
  14. 14What are the best credit union accounts for Alabama residents looking to avoid monthly fees?0/4
  15. 15Are credit union auto loans a good choice for first-time car buyers?0/4
Total namedOpenAI: 0/15Claude: 1/15Perplexity: 0/15Gemini: 1/15All assistants: 2/60
named the companyanswered without naming itdid not answer

Columns, left to right: OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini. Across the study, on 50% of the questions where a company is named, only one AI assistant names it.

Transaction detailSection 02

What Gemini actually said

An answer that names the company

Gemininamed the company

“Best credit union products for Alabama families managing monthly expenses”

… Guardian Credit Union offers a $300 bonus for qualifying direct deposits into their checking accounts.

Auburn University Credit Union (AUCU) provides "Student Solutions Checking Accounts" with no monthly fees or balance requirements, and "Tiger Earnings Checking" which earns monthly interest with a low minimum balance.

Digital Banking Features: Most credit unions provide robust online and mobile banking platforms, allowing families to manage accounts, deposit checks, pay bills, and transfer funds conveniently.

2. Savings Accounts:

Higher Interest Ra

The AI’s answer as we received it, shortened and not checked for accuracy.

PayeesSection 03

Where the mentions went

The companies these answers named, and how the mentions were split between this company and its peers.

Also named

CompanyTimes named
  1. 01
    Alabama ONE Credit Union
    3
  2. 02
    ASE Credit Union
    1
  3. 03
    MAX Credit Union
    1
  4. 04
    All In Credit Union
    1

Share of mentions

CompanyShare
  1. Alabama ONE Credit Union
    38.9%
  2. MAX Credit Union
    22.2%
  3. All In Credit Union
    16.7%
  4. Guardian Credit Union
    11.1%
  5. ASE Credit Union
    5.6%
  6. Avadian Credit Union
    5.6%
ReferrersSection 04

Websites the AI used as sources

How many times each website was listed as a source in these answers

  1. 01
    alabamacu.com
    22
  2. 02
    alabamaone.org
    16
  3. 03
    bankrate.com
    11
  4. 04
    wallethub.com
    6
  5. 05
    joingerald.com
    5
  6. 06
    moneyrates.com
    5
  7. 07
    monitorbankrates.com
    5
  8. 08
    mycreditunion.gov
    5
  9. 09
    finance.yahoo.com
    5
  10. 10
    cnbc.com
    4

Guardian Credit Union is in the study as a credit union.

By assistantSection 05

Which AI assistants named the company

Answers naming it, out of answers received

Claude
1/15
Gemini
1/15
OpenAI
0/15
Perplexity
0/15
Market comparisonSection 06

How Guardian Credit Union compares with all 2,219 companies

Every tower is a company in the study, taller for a higher overall score and lit where AI assistants named it. Its own group stays lit. Hover a tower to see it, and click to open it.

What makes up the score

Each part is scored out of 100.

Visibility
5

How often AI assistants name the company, and how that compares with its peers

Citations
1

How often AI uses the company's own website as a source

Sentiment
100

How positively AI describes the company

Site quality
73

How well built the website's own pages are

AI readiness
29

How easily AI tools can read and use the website

Visibility is calculated from the answers on this page. How the score is built.

Against its sectorSection 07

Compared with banking companies

394 companies in this sector. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
36
Ranks 80 of 394. Typical company: 28
Named in answers
3.3%
Ranks 136 of 394. Typical company: 0.0%
AI readiness
29
Ranks 82 of 394. Typical company: 29
Against its categorySection 08

Compared with credit unions

85 companies in this category. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
36
Ranks 24 of 85. Typical company: 31
Named in answers
3.3%
Ranks 42 of 85. Typical company: 3.3%
AI readiness
29
Ranks 12 of 85. Typical company: 21
AI agentsSection 09

Ready for AI agents

What this website publishes for an AI agent to read, use and pay through, on a scale of six levels.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5

Level 1: Basic web presence. Two of robots.txt, a sitemap and Link headers are in place.

To reach level 2:
  • Content Signals
Can an AI agent check out here?

Not by itself. Guardian Credit Union publishes none of the agent payment protocols we look for. An agent would have to click through the website like a person.

Agent payment protocols
  • x402Not present
  • MPPNot present
  • AP2Not present
  • ACPNot present
  • UCPNot present
Interfaces for AI agents
  • MCP Server CardNot present
  • A2A Agent CardNot present
  • Agent SkillsNot present
  • API CatalogNot present
  • llms.txtPublished
  • WebMCPCould not check
Show every check, for your technical team
Discoverability
77 of 100
  • robots.txtPassed

    A valid robots.txt with crawl rules at the site root.

    study: 86.1%
  • SitemapPassed

    An XML sitemap listing the pages, ideally referenced from robots.txt.

    study: 87.9%
  • Link headersNot met

    Send Link headers such as rel="api-catalog" or rel="describedby" on the homepage.

    study: 1.5%
  • DNS for AI DiscoveryNot present

    Advertise agent endpoints with SVCB records under _agents.

    study: 4.3%
Content accessibility
25 of 100
  • Markdown negotiationNot met

    Return a markdown version when asked with Accept: text/markdown, for example at the CDN.

    study: 6.2%
  • llms.txtPartly met

    Publish an llms.txt with a short summary and the key links.

    study: 31.0%
Bot access control
32 of 100
  • AI bot rulesPartly met

    Add explicit robots.txt groups for the main AI crawlers.

    study: 92.7%
  • Content SignalsNot met

    Add a Content-Signal line for search, ai-input and ai-train to robots.txt.

    study: 2.3%
  • Web Bot AuthNot present

    Only relevant if you run your own agents or crawlers: publish a signing key directory.

    study: 0.3%
APIs, auth and MCP
0 of 100
  • API CatalogNot met

    List public APIs in a linkset at /.well-known/api-catalog.

    study: 1.3%
  • OAuth discoveryNot met

    Publish OpenID Connect or OAuth server metadata under /.well-known.

    study: 6.3%
  • OAuth Protected ResourceNot met

    Serve protected resource metadata at /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

    study: 5.3%
  • auth.mdNot met

    Publish an auth.md describing how agents sign in.

    study: 0.2%
  • MCP Server CardNot met

    Offer an MCP server and publish its server card under /.well-known.

    study: 0.8%
  • A2A Agent CardNot met

    Publish an agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json.

    study: 0.2%
  • Agent SkillsNot met

    Publish a skills index with the main tasks agents can do.

    study: 1.0%
  • WebMCPCould not check

    Register key actions such as search or cart as WebMCP tools.

    study: 0.0%
  • ARD manifestNot met

    Publish an ai-catalog.json listing every agent interface.

    study: 0.2%

Score 31 of 100 · 97% of checks could run · checked on October 9, 2026 · www.myguardiancu.com · 2,200 companies scanned

See how every company did, and how this was measured.

AI readinessSection 10

The checks behind the AI readiness score

4 of 14 passed. This list is for your technical team. The percentage is how many companies in the study pass each check.

These 14 checks ran during the audit and are what the AI readiness part of the overall score counts. The scan above ran later and is stricter on Link headers and Markdown, so a check can pass here and not there.

Show the 14 checks

Discoverability

  • Passedrobots.txt publishedstudy: 85.1%
  • PassedXML sitemapstudy: 79.4%
  • Not metHTTP Link headers (RFC 8288)study: 42.5%

Content Accessibility

  • Not metMarkdown content negotiationstudy: 7.4%
  • Passedllms.txt publishedstudy: 28.1%
  • PassedToken budget (page weight)study: 97.3%

Bot Access Control

  • Not metExplicit AI bot rulesstudy: 11.5%

API / Auth / MCP

  • Not metAPI Catalog (.well-known/api-catalog)study: 1.1%
  • Not metOAuth Authorization Server discoverystudy: 5.2%
  • Not metOAuth Protected Resource discoverystudy: 4.6%
  • Not metMCP Server Cardstudy: 0.2%
  • Not metA2A Agent Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • Not metWebMCP toolsstudy: 0.3%
  • Not metAgent Skills declaredstudy: 0.1%
AI crawlersSection 11

What AI crawlers may read (robots.txt)

This website sets no rules for any AI crawler by name, like 86% of the websites whose rules we could read. Every AI crawler follows its general rules.

Training AI

  • GPTBotallowed
  • ClaudeBotallowed
  • Anthropic-AIallowed
  • Google-Extendedallowed
  • Applebot-Extendedallowed
  • Meta-ExternalAgentallowed
  • FacebookBotallowed
  • Bytespiderallowed
  • CCBotallowed
  • Diffbotallowed
  • Omgilibotallowed

AI search

  • OAI-SearchBotallowed
  • Claude-SearchBotallowed
  • PerplexityBotallowed
  • Applebotallowed
  • Amazonbotallowed
  • YouBotallowed

Answering questions

  • ChatGPT-Userallowed
  • Claude-Userallowed
  • Perplexity-Userallowed
  • DuckAssistBotallowed
  • MistralAI-Userallowed

Read from the website’s own rules file (robots.txt). An asterisk marks a crawler the file names. The rest follow its general rules. “Partly” means only some pages are blocked.

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