We are honored to be recognized as a top performing bank.
BauerFinancial, Inc., the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm, has acknowledged First Bank for our 5-Star status.
This rating was assigned in September 2024, based on June 30, 2024 financial data, and signifies that First Bank is one of the strongest banks in the nation.
“Bauer rates banks based on their overall financial condition,” reports Karen Dorway, president of the rating firm, “and has been doing so for over 40 years. Bauer’s approach of taking current financial data along with historical trends has enabled Bauer to anticipate certain events before they unfold. From speculative lending to interest rate pressures and even changes in accounting rules, Bauer has been through it all, and its reputation is second to none. So, when Bauer says First Bank has earned its 5-Star rating, you can have confidence that it is one of the strongest banks in the nation. Not only that, as a community bank, First Bank ’s top priority is you, its customer. It is very satisfying,” Dorway continues, “to see banks that care so much about their communities also being top financial performers.”
Since our inception in 1893, First Bank has been a strong supporter of businesses, farms, families, and organizations in the communities we serve. Our employees are your neighbors and friends, and, they live here too. Their children go to the same schools and play on the same playgrounds as yours. This is what community banking is all about and what First Bank has been focused on since 1893.
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