American State Bank

Since it was chartered in 1987, American State Bank has always strived to fill the needs of our customers and communities with high-quality professional financial products and excellent customer service while maintaining the values established for the bank at its beginning. Our slogan, "What a Bank Should Be: is exemplified by these values.Honesty and Integrity: American State Bank performs its work with the highest sense of integrity. Integrity requires, among other attributes, honesty and fairness. It can accommodate a difference of opinion, but it cannot accommodate the compromise of principle. Integrity is measured in terms of what is right and just. Our many loyal, lifetime customers rely upon our bank's integrity. We appreciate their trust and loyalty, and we constantly work hard to deserve both.Importance of Our Customers: American State Bank strives to constantly provide the highest level of quality service and customer satisfaction. Our bank prides itself on the friendly, personal service our customers receive. At American State Bank we customize our bank products into a banking program that will meet the individual customer's financial needs. We want all our customers to succeed in obtaining their financial goals.Importance of Our Employees: American State Bank's goal is the development of a quality, motivated, professional bank staff. Each employee is encouraged to work to maximize his or her professional potential. Our bank staff is known for its friendly, personal service - "their eagerness to serve" the customer. We provide a challenging and pleasant work environment and competitive salaries and benefits. We know that our greatest asset is our employees.Importance of Sound Banking: The primary purpose in the operation of American State Bank is to manage and allocate the bank's capital through sound banking practices with the integrity and values of the bank being maintained. We take pride that our bank has grown from $8 million dollars to over $80 million dollars in assets in the past 15 years. We know our banking practices and values work and we know our customers to believe that "we take care of their money as though it was our own."Commitment to our Community: American State Bank strives to provide a meaningful contribution to the communities we serve by leadership and participation in community activities. We believe that our greatest contribution to our communities is having financially successful customers. When our customers succeed, our communities prosper.A bank should be about more than the bricks and mortar, the money, the products and services, and the people, it should be a banking business built upon solid values and integrity. This is what the American State Bank is - "What A Bank Should Be."