Oklahoman
The bank owned by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation has acquired Oklahoma s oldest continually operating state-chartered bank, allowing the tribe to expand its financial services footprint deeper into the Oklahoma City metro area.
First National Bank & Trust (FNB) announced it will acquire MidWest Community Financial Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, The First State Bank (FSB). The acquisition represents Oklahoma’s largest mergers and acquisitions transaction in banking since 2016, FNB said.
“The joining of these two historic banking institutions demonstrates that we live in a land of opportunity,” Citizen Potawatomi Nation Chairman John “Rocky” Barrett said. “One bank was born in a tiny farming community in western Oklahoma, and the other began in a doublewide trailer on a gravel parking lot. Both share a common trait accounting for their very uncommon success: dedication to providing the best customer service.
Dec 17, 2020
THE BAGS OF STUFFED animals donated by First National Bank & Trust for the annual Project Teddy Bear program. From left are Cole Grenier, First National Bank & Trust; Geno Basanese, Michigan State Police; Angela Kurtz, Caring House Child Advocacy Center; Kelsey Bohn, Caring House; Tara Blagec, Salvation Army of Dickinson County; Marcia VanWolvelaere, U.P. Foster Closet of Dickinson County; Jeff Solka, Iron Mountain Police Department; Max Frorenza, First National Bank & Trust.
IRON MOUNTAIN –Since 2017, First National Bank & Trust’s Project Teddy Bear program has donated new stuffed toys to local emergency responders, crisis centers, children’s organizations and medical facilities.