MINNESOTA BANKS HONORED FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 2019
Eden Prairie, Minnesota | January 29, 2019
The Minnesota Bankers Association (MBA) has recognized 35 Minnesota banks for their community involvement. Banks play a vital role in their communities and to honor and recognize their involvement, the MBA created the Community Champion recognition program.
The 35 banks recognized as 2019 Community Champions worked with hundreds of organizations in their communities, providing funding, volunteers, materials, supplies, or food for their neighbors. Recipients of the recognition range in size from small community banks to large banks with multiple branches.
In total, these banks donated over $3.9 million to their communities and worked with over 500 organizations in the past year. These organizations included the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Salvation Army, American Cancer Society, Ronald McDonald House, Special Olympics, Feed My Starving Children, local schools, churches, and non-profits. Over 1,500 employees from these banks dedicated 49,381 hours at a variety of volunteer events or programs in 2018.
MBA President/CEO Joe Witt congratulated the recipients. “As this recognition highlights, Minnesota banks continue to demonstrate an extraordinary level of commitment to the communities they serve,” said Witt. “In addition to providing the capital that helps families and local businesses thrive, the banking industry’s record of supporting local programs is second to none. The MBA is pleased to recognize these 35 banks for their commitment to making a real difference in their local communities.”
The MBA 2019 Community Champion recipients are:
American Bank of the North
Nashwauk, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Chisholm, Mt. Iron, Biwabik. Cook, Orr
Americana Community Bank
Maple Grove, Sleepy Eye, Chanhassen
Bank of Zumbrota
Zumbrota
BankCherokee
St. Paul
BANKWEST
Rockford, Hanover, Buffalo
Center National Bank Litchfield, Plymouth
Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Hutchinson
Citizens Bank Minnesota
New Ulm, Lafayette, La Salle, Lakeville
Citizens Independent Bank
St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Plymouth, Robbinsdale
Community Bank Mankato
Community Resource Bank
Northfield, Cannon Falls, Roseville
Eagle Bank
Glenwood, Villard, Elbow Lake, Wendell, Starbuck
F&M Savings Bank
Vadnais Heights, Lino Lakes
First Farmers & Merchants Bank
Cannon Falls, Red Wing, White Rock, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Bellechester
First Farmers & Merchants
National Bank Luverne & Pipestone
The First National Bank of Fairfax
Fairfax
First National Bank of Milaca
Milaca, Isle, Gilman
First National Bank of Osakis
Osakis
First Security Bank
Byron
Flagship Bank Minnesota
Eden Prairie, Isanti, Minnetonka, North Oaks, Ramsey, Wayzata
Frandsen Bank & Trust
All Locations
Liberty Bank Minnesota
St. Cloud
MidCountry Bank
Bloomington
National Bank of Commerce
All locations
North Shore Bank
Downtown, Hermantown, Lakeside, Woodland, Cloquet, Superior, WI
Northeast Bank
Minneapolis, Coon Rapids, New Brighton
Pine Island Bank
Pine Island
Pioneer Bank
Mankato, Madelia, Lewisville, Lake Crystal, Mapleton, North Mankato, St. James
Premier Bank Rochester
Rochester
Security State Bank of Hibbing
Hibbing
The State Bank of Faribault
Faribault
United Community Bank
Perham, Dent, Frazee
United Farmers State Bank
Adams, Dexter, Rose Creek
Village Bank
Blaine, East Bethel, Ramsey, Saint Francis
WNB Financial
Winona
The Minnesota Bankers Association is the state’s largest trade association devoted exclusively to the representation of commercial banks. The MBA was founded in 1889 and represents 95% of Minnesota’s chartered banks. The MBA is proud to support our member banks as they work to ensure vital communities throughout the state. For more information, please visit our website at www.minnbankers.com.