I speak to lenders (banks) many times a day. I just had the most awesome experience with Georgi and…read moreAshley at this bank, I only wish they were closer. No runaround or nonsense, just extremely pleasant to deal with. If you are looking for a great place to do business, this is definitely the bank for you.

This is the bank I would ride my bike to when I was a kid and make my $1.50 deposit. That was, of…read morecourse, until I discovered booze and no longer had money to save. Seriously though, because this bank was so small and I had a savings account since birth, I have account #64. I love that they have been bought by two or three bigger banks and I still have account #64. When I call about my account, the lady on the phone will never believe me. Good times.

RIP FSB. Farmers…read moreState Bank was a fabulous institution, nearly 100 years old when it was bought up by the big, mean Citizens First National Bank of Princeton. Just as there will soon be no independently owned coffee shops, grocery stores, or... well... anything, so goes the hometown bank. [In interest of full disclosure, my mom works at FSB (now Citizens) and I worked a summer during college. Their basement was spick 'n span after my tenure.]

I began working with Waterman in April. I've worked only online, by phone and via email. The…read moreexperience has been nothing if not wonderful. Friendly, knowledgeable people who are patient and helpful. I feel like I'm working with a small time bank with the utmost professionalism and expertise. I love it!

FPCU is a great local banking institution. Friendly, professional staff, that works hard to…read moreaccomplish the goals of their customers. If you are in Grundy County, FPCU is the best credit union option!

Old Second in Sycamore is the greatest bank I have ever gone to. All the staff is kind and…read moreknowledgeable. Chris Heyob helped us with buying our house and treated us just like family! I cannot say enough about Old Second!

Old Second Bank stands by it's motto, " You are First, because we are Second ". Chris Heyob has…read morehelped us over come our financial stress, by listening to our needs, and financial goals. She provided counsel on Reverse Mortage options, as well as refinance, and ultimately Home Equity Line of Credit application. As VP she went to bat when our credit scores were low, and helped us compute an acceptable income level, DTI ratio, ( we are both on Social Security fixed income ). We now pay a much lower interest, than our two credit cards, We now live within our income, and we have money available, if needed. My wife and I both have medical expenses, dental bills, medicine, that need paying monthly. Old Second has made this possible, put us First, and eliminated our financial challenge, and associated stress. Old Second Bank worked with Elder Care Services, financial counselors to consider our budget challenge of expenses exceeding income! We highly recommend both Old Second, Carrie Osmund, Chris Shake, and Chris Heyob. We have been Old Second customers since 2006, when we moved to Sycamore. There is MORE to Sycamore, with Old Second Bank support, they have our back! We are proud to recommend Old Second Bank of Aurora.

very friendly and helpful with opening up a personal and business account and also has a welcoming…read moreatmosphere that makes each visit at your bank a pleasant one they even went out of the way to contact us A week later just to check in and make sure we were satisfied with our business account that they set up for us and to make sure we received our checks in the mail for our new account

From the owner: Central Bank Illinois is a high performing community bank founded in 1907 and headquartered in…read moreGeneseo, Illinois. We have branch locations in the communities of Andover, Ashton, Fulton, Geneseo, Peru, Princeton, Oregon, Rochelle, and Sterling Illinois, with total assets more than $1 Billion, and over 180 employees. Our services include Commercial, Agricultural, Real Estate, and Consumer Lending, Trust & Asset Management Services, and full Deposit services for every generation. Profile