The Independent Community Bankers of America, of which Iowa State Bank and Trust is a life member, is celebrating community banking in the month of April. The positive impact that the 5,700 community banks dispersed across the nation on their local areas is very important to the health of those localities as well as our nation.

When you bank locally, you are investing in your community. Community banks fund 60% of small business and more than 80% of agricultural enterprises. They contribute tax dollars that support schools, local municipalities, and counties.

You have a choice in your financial relationships, but as you choose, please consider:

COMMUNITY BANKS HONOR AND RESPECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY TIES: Banks such as Iowa State Bank and Trust are locally owned and managed, which means that they can only thrive if their surrounding trade area is viable and vibrant. The bank cannot be successful without the local community growing.

COMMUNITY BANKS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS: Bankers at Iowa State Bank and Trust seek to know their customers and deeply understand their financial needs. They go the extra mile to meet those needs through thick and thin. Customers are not just “transactions”.

COMMUNITY BANKS GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES: Serving the local area is second nature to the community bankers at Iowa State Bank and Trust. They give their time, talents, and a considerable amount of money to community organizations and school districts.

We encourage you to join us in celebrating Community Banking month and hope that you will give Iowa State Bank and Trust an opportunity to serve you.

– Dave Eastburn, Chairman of the Board