Washington, D.C. (July 6, 2017)—In this month’s issue of Independent Banker®, the award-winning magazine of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), Currie State Bank in Currie, MN, was recognized as a top-producing Agricultural lender in the country.
“These top performers excel in today’s highly competitive and heavily-regulated market by focusing on banking fundamentals and keeping the needs of their customers and communities at the forefront,” ICBA Group Executive Vice President, Member Engagement and Strategy Chris Lorence said. “Their tenacity, dedication and commitment to service is why the community banking model has endured for more than 250 years and why community banks are essential to our nation’s financial stability.”
Independent Banker’s listing identified the top 120 commercial, consumer/mortgage and agricultural community bank lenders with the highest dollar-value percentage of loans to assets in 2016.The recognized community banks also earned solid ratings from Kroll Bond Rating Agency.
Based on that industry data, ICBA spotlighted Currie State Bank which ranked number 18 on Independent Banker’s Top 20 Agricultural lenders with less than $500 million in assets.
“Currie State Bank is honored to be included in this prestigious listing and would like to thank our loyal customers and dedicated staff for helping us reach achieve this significant milestone,” said Doug Hansen, CEO/Cashier.
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