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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Commercial Banks |
| Founded | 1890; 136 years ago (1890) (as National Building Loan & Trust Association) |
| Headquarters | Walla Walla,Washington, United States |
Key people | Mark J. Grescovich (president &CEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  US$225M(Q2 2016) |
| US$16.9M(Q1 2020) | |
| Total assets | US$12.78b(Q1 2020) |
| Total equity | US$1.3B(Q2 2016) |
Number of employees | Approximately 2,000 |
Banner Bank is aWashington-chartered commercialbank headquartered inWalla Walla, Washington, with roots that date back to 1890.[2] The bank provides services incommercial real estate, construction, residential, agricultural and consumer loans. It also provides community banking services through its branches and loan offices located inWashington,Oregon,Idaho andCalifornia.[3]
Banner Bank is a member of theFederal Home Loan Bank System and its deposits are insured by theFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation.[4]
Banner Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Banner Corporation. Banner Corporation common stock is publicly traded on theNASDAQ Global Market® under the symbol "BANR".
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Banner's roots date back to 1890, when the National Building Loan & Trust Association was founded in Walla Walla, Washington.[2][4] The bank grew over the following century and in October 2000 changed its name to Banner Corp and announced its 38 branches would all operate as Banner Bank. Previously, the Washington and Idaho branches had operated under separate brands such as First Savings Bank, Whatcom State Bank, Seaport Citizens Bank and Towne Bank.
In 2010, Mark J. Grescovich was named president of Banner Corporation and Banner Bank.[5] A few months later, Banner Corp unloaded 75 million of its shares to raise capital.[6]
Banner Bank acquired Islanders Bank ofSan Juan County in December 2006, F&M Bank ofSpokane Valley (14 branches) in May 2007,[7] NCW Community Bank ofWenatchee in October 2007, Siuslaw Bank ofFlorence, Oregon (10 branches) in March 2015, AmericanWest Bank ofSpokane (105 branches, including inUtah andCalifornia) in October 2015,[8] Skagit Bank ofBurlington in November 2018,[9] AltaPacific Bank inSanta Rosa in Q4 of 2019.[10]
In October 2017, Banner Bank sold all of its seven Utah branches to Bank of American Fork (nowAltabank).[11][12]
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Deposit products include checking, savings, money market accounts, IRAs andCertificates of Deposit. Related to lending, consumers can access personal loans and lines of credit, including auto, RV, home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) among others.
Home lending is a significant portion of Banner's overall lending, and the bank is a direct financing source (non-broker). Clients can access all types of home loans including, fixed-rate, adjustable rate,Veteran's Administration loans, first-time home buyer programs and more. Clients can apply online directly from the Banner Bank website.[citation needed][13]
The bank offers products for business and commercial banking clients of all asset sizes. This includes traditional commercial loans and lines, income property loans, merger and acquisition financing, and agricultural lending. Banner also has lending teams specializing incommercial real estate builder financing and large-scale multi-family lending. The bank offers a small-business loan program called QuickStep, which provides an expedited application process and typically delivers credit decisions within a few days of receiving a completed application.[14]
