2017 Farmers Trust and Savings Bank 125th Anniversary
1892 - 2017 125th Anniversary
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The history of many Iowa banks began with a group of committed local investors who knew for their town to grow it would need stronger financial support and the leaders of Earling took that to heart and began a new bank.
It’s first bank was chartered in 1892 as the German Savings Bank, and its actual origin dates back three years before that when J. Carl Heese and a group of local investors started a private bank known as the Bank of Earling.
In 1918 the name of the bank was changed to Farmers Trust & Savings Bank to better reflect their community and their customers. The bank remains in the control of the Heese family with Todd Langenfeld, great-grandson, being the principal owner, President and CEO.
On October 6, 2017 it will have completed its 125th year of financial service making it the oldest locally owned financial institution in Shelby County.
Today, Farmers Trust & Savings Bank, remains headquartered in Earling and is a 19-employee, $90 million bank with branches in Harlan and Woodbine. The bank just launched a new mobile banking APP available at www.ftnsbank.net.
Excerpt Copyright © 2017 The Tribune 09/29/2017 Special Edition
It’s first bank was chartered in 1892 as the German Savings Bank, and its actual origin dates back three years before that when J. Carl Heese and a group of local investors started a private bank known as the Bank of Earling.
In 1918 the name of the bank was changed to Farmers Trust & Savings Bank to better reflect their community and their customers. The bank remains in the control of the Heese family with Todd Langenfeld, great-grandson, being the principal owner, President and CEO.
On October 6, 2017 it will have completed its 125th year of financial service making it the oldest locally owned financial institution in Shelby County.
Today, Farmers Trust & Savings Bank, remains headquartered in Earling and is a 19-employee, $90 million bank with branches in Harlan and Woodbine. The bank just launched a new mobile banking APP available at www.ftnsbank.net.
Excerpt Copyright © 2017 The Tribune 09/29/2017 Special Edition
Staff pictured around the table from left are: McKenzie Bieker, Jeana Gross,
Jay Frederick (behind), Todd Langenfeld, Roger Kenkel, Jessica Nielsen and Becky Miller.
Jay Frederick (behind), Todd Langenfeld, Roger Kenkel, Jessica Nielsen and Becky Miller.
