Top 50 Banks in Agricultural Lending

+++ For banks with 25% or more of their loans in agriculture ($ thousands) Set 1 of 2

Ag. Loans Percent Rank Name, City, State 12/30/94 Change 1 Union Bank & Trust Co., Lincoln, Neb. $130,878 11.50% 2 First National Bank, Holdrege, Neb. 112,259 11.9 3 Abbott Bank, Alliance, Neb. 90,997 -5.2 4 BankWest, Pierre, S.D. 75,811 39.6 5 Adams Bank & Trust Co., Ogallala, Neb. 73,038 14.3 6 First National Bank, York, Neb. 72,644 6.9 7 First American Bank NA, Crookston, Minn. 66,635 18.7 8 Heritage Bank NA, Holstein, Iowa 64,340 9.9 9 Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, Unionville 63,969 6.7 10 First Bank of Hennessey, Okla. 63,915 59.4 11 American State Bank, Sioux Center, Iowa 62,698 -2.4 12 First Victoria National Bank, Tex. 60,003 5.7 13 Ida County State Bank, Ida Grove, Iowa 54,558 17 14 Citizens Commercial Bank & Trust Co., Celina, Ohio 53,111 21.4 15 First National Bank, Goodland, Kan. 52,766 29.1 16 First Security Bank & Trust Co., Miles City, Mont. 52,734 12.4 17 Bank One, Greeley, NA, Colo. 51,845 11.8 18 County Bank, Merced, Calif. 51,537 12.4 19 First Southwest Bank, Frederick, Okla. 50,709 -1.9 20 Southwest State Bank, Windom, Minn. 50,303 -3.7 21 Feather River State Bank, Yuba City, Calif. 50,011 17.4 22 First National Bank, Panhandle, Tex. 50,008 16.9 23 American Bank Moorhead, Minn. 49,637 22 24 Farmers National Bank, Buhl, Idaho 49,432 6.3 25 Fidelity State Bank, Garden City, Kan. 49,067 -13.4 26 First Fidelity Bank, Burke, S.D. 48,692 3.1 27 Peoples National Bank, Kingfisher, Okla. 47,640 -7.2 28 First National Bank, Philip, S.D. 46,954 11.6 29 Alva State Bank & Trust Co., Okla. 46,805 -1.8 30 Lincoln Saving Bank, Reinbeck,Iowa 45,133 12.2 31 Farmers & Merchants B&T Co., Aberdeen, S.D. 44,631 1.9 32 First National Bank-Sioux Center, Iowa 44,511 -0.6 33 Shelby County State Bank, Harlan, Iowa 43,800 294.5 34 Bank of Commerce, Idaho Falls, Idaho 43,414 15.5 35 Security State Bank North Dakota, Hannaford 43,023 14.7 36 United Prairie Bank, Mountain Lake, Minn. 42,265 14.6 37 Citizens State Bank, Dalhart, Tex. 41,236 4.9 38 First Nebraska Bank, Valley 41,108 2.1 39 First Pioneer National Bank, Wray, Colo. 41,043 2.5 40 Lamesa National Bank, Tex. 40,666 5.6 41 First United Bank, Dimmitt, Tex. 40,372 13.5 42 First Security Bank, Fort Lupton, Colo. 39,221 5.5 43 State Bank, Hoxie, Kan. 39,083 5.5 44 Geneva State Bank, Neb. 37,894 24 45 First National Bank & Trust Co., Phillipsburg, Kan 37,789 18.7 46 Farmers National Bank, Prophetstown, Ill. 37,780 22.6 47 First United Bank-Neligh, Neb. 37,580 11.3 48 First National Bank, Schuyler, Neb. 37,525 8.8 49 Hardin County Saving Bank, Eldora, Iowa 37,438 8.7 50 Cresco Union Saving Bank, Cresco, Iowa 37,422 8.9

Totals for the Top 50 2,645,930 11.3

Totals for the 1,964 Agricultural Banks 20,520,570 7.9

Totals for 8,889 banks with ag. loans 61,483,037 7.2 Set 2 of 2

Ag Loans/

Name, City, State Assets

1 Union Bank & Trust Co., Lincoln, Neb. 32.90%

2 First National Bank, Holdrege, Neb. 60.5

3 Abbott Bank, Alliance, Neb. 30.5

4 BankWest, Pierre, S.D. 32.2

5 Adams Bank & Trust Co., Ogallala, Neb. 48.1

6 First National Bank, York, Neb. 33.9

7 First American Bank NA, Crookston, Minn. 30.4

8 Heritage Bank NA, Holstein, Iowa 59.2

9 Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, Unionville 41.5

10 First Bank of Hennessey, Okla. 38.8

11 American State Bank, Sioux Center, Iowa 43.3

12 First Victoria National Bank, Tex. 14.4

13 Ida County State Bank, Ida Grove, Iowa 34.7

14 Citizens Commercial Bank & Trust Co., Celina, Ohio 26.1

15 First National Bank, Goodland, Kan. 37.3

16 First Security Bank & Trust Co., Miles City, Mont. 40.5

17 Bank One, Greeley, NA, Colo. 21.5

18 County Bank, Merced, Calif. 29

19 First Southwest Bank, Frederick, Okla. 41.6

20 Southwest State Bank, Windom, Minn. 43.5

21 Feather River State Bank, Yuba City, Calif. 26

22 First National Bank, Panhandle, Tex. 53.1

23 American Bank Moorhead, Minn. 32.9

24 Farmers National Bank, Buhl, Idaho 38.9

25 Fidelity State Bank, Garden City, Kan. 37.2

26 First Fidelity Bank, Burke, S.D. 34

27 Peoples National Bank, Kingfisher, Okla. 31.9

28 First National Bank, Philip, S.D. 62

29 Alva State Bank & Trust Co., Okla. 32.9

30 Lincoln Saving Bank, Reinbeck,Iowa 44.8

31 Farmers & Merchants B&T Co., Aberdeen, S.D. 30.4

32 First National Bank-Sioux Center, Iowa 62.2

33 Shelby County State Bank, Harlan, Iowa 27.2

34 Bank of Commerce, Idaho Falls, Idaho 18.4

35 Security State Bank North Dakota, Hannaford 50.4

36 United Prairie Bank, Mountain Lake, Minn. 53.1

37 Citizens State Bank, Dalhart, Tex. 30

38 First Nebraska Bank, Valley 36.1

39 First Pioneer National Bank, Wray, Colo. 50.7

40 Lamesa National Bank, Tex. 23.5

41 First United Bank, Dimmitt, Tex. 25.1

42 First Security Bank, Fort Lupton, Colo. 23.5

43 State Bank, Hoxie, Kan. 73.7

44 Geneva State Bank, Neb. 50.9

45 First National Bank & Trust Co., Phillipsburg, Kan 35.8

46 Farmers National Bank, Prophetstown, Ill. 43.2

47 First United Bank-Neligh, Neb. 32.1

48 First National Bank, Schuyler, Neb. 44.1

49 Hardin County Saving Bank, Eldora, Iowa 37.3

50 Cresco Union Saving Bank, Cresco, Iowa 31.7

Totals for the Top 50 34.6

Totals for the 1,964 Agricultural Banks 28.3

Totals for 8,889 banks with ag. loans 1.8 === Data source: Data were provided by Sheshunoff Information Services Inc., Austin, Texas. American Banker defines an agricultural bank as a bank with 25% or more of its loans in agriculture. There were 1,964 banks meeting this definition at yearend. Agricultural loans are loans to finance agricultural production and loans secured by farmland. The percentage change is the change from yearend 1993 to yearend 1994. Ag loans/Assets is agricultural loans as a percentage of total assets on Dec. 31. Compiled by American Banker, 1995.

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