Our story
Banking the way it was meant to work
Founded in 1907 by seven local merchants who could not get a fair hearing from the banks of the day. More than a century later, that is still the standard we hold ourselves to.
Talk to our teamWho we are
A bank measured by the businesses and families it helped build
We are a full-service community bank offering personal, business, agricultural and wealth management services. Our capital position sits comfortably above regulatory requirements, our deposits are FDIC insured, and our lending decisions are made by people who live in the markets they serve.
That last part matters more than it sounds. A credit committee that understands your harvest cycle, your seasonal payroll, or the reason last quarter looked the way it did will make a better decision than a scoring model ever will.
- Local underwriting and local decision-making
- Deposits insured to the maximum permitted by law
- Community reinvestment in every market we operate
What we stand for
Four principles that have not changed
Relationships first
We would rather keep a client for thirty years than win a transaction this quarter.
Prudence
Conservative underwriting protects depositors, borrowers and the bank alike.
Community
Local deposits funding local growth is the entire point of a community bank.
Progress
Modern tooling belongs in a traditional bank. Both can be true.
By the numbers
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