Banks typically adopt new names to shed geographic definition, to mark a completed merger, or add pizzazz to their brand. It’s a practical move. But for the Reading State Bank in Kansas, taking a new name is practically a joke – and it might be just what the $13 million community bank needs to boost deposits. [Continue]
Wis. banker never hears the word ‘No’ – literally Starting a bank is no small feat – just ask Jim and Jeanine Meisser. Lake Shore Bank, Sheboygan, Wis., has received a state charter and expects to open for business in the third quarter of 2008. The effort began in 2006. The Meissers, who have a combined … Read more
South Dakota de novo opens amidst mergers; Minnesota national converts to Iowa state; Missouri bank buys and sells [Continue]
Iowa’s Hedrick Savings bank grows rural presence; S.D. branch to serve under-banked; Minnesota regional moves through metro [Continue]