Retail & Commercial

Popular among employees: Favorite perks include a stock ownership program, clothing allowance, and tuition reimbursement for undergraduate classes.

Popular with employees: Employees look forward to wearing jeans on Fridays.

Popular with employees: Employees have the option to take their families to a minor league baseball game and sit in the BankPlus suite.

Community service initiative: Employee fundraisers last year helped create the HomeTown Community Fund, and going forward employees will be able to direct contributions from the fund to local charities of their choice.

Centier, No. 40 in the overall ranking, is No. 5 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Fitness/wellness program: A personal trainer teaches classes twice a week at one of the bank's branches and is available to all employees for consultations.

Fitness/wellness program: Allegiance provides a medical concierge service to all employees on site or in their homes.

City National, No. 43 in the overall ranking, is No. 6 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

First Busey, No. 44 in the overall ranking, is No. 7 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Employee recognition/appreciation program: First National often provides breakfast or lunch for employees.