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Farmers Trust and Savings Bank is pleased to announce that Kenzie Lode has joined our team of eServices Specialists. Lode has been in the banking industry for 3 years. Starting as a Client Services Representative at a local Iowa Bank before coming to Farmers Bank.

Lode, in the past 3 years has served in the Client Services department, helping support customers with electronic banking needs, such as mobile deposits, wires, debit cards, customer fraud and so much more.

“Kenzie...

Farmers Trust and Savings Bank Announces Ryan Davelaar to his new role, as Assistant Vice President Commercial Loan Officer.

Farmers Trust and Savings Bank is pleased to announce that Ryan Davelaar has accepted his new role as Assistant Vice President Commercial Loan Officer. Davelaar started his career at Farmers Bank in the Real Estate Lending Department in 2013 and transitioned to Commercial Lending in 2020. Ryan has just over 18 years in banking and finance experience. He will help...

Farmers Trust and Savings Bank Announces community tree project partnership with the City of Spencer.

Spencer, IA  - May 2023-  Farmers Bank and the City of Spencer are partnering to help improve the Spencer community, by planting 100 new trees! With the recent Ash Borer insect infestation, numerous area trees have been taken down. With this project the City will be able to regrow a new variety of trees in many of the affected areas.

The idea of planting trees in...

Farmers Trust and Savings Bank Announce Jared Gerlock, VP of IT, has earned his Bank Technology Management School Certificate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Spencer, IA  - May 2023-  Jared Gerlock, VP of IT, successfully completed the 2023 Bank Technology Management School presented by the Graduate School of Banking, held April 17-21 in Madison, WI.

The Bank Technology Management School provides the foundation for new or veteran IT professionals to tie...

Farmers Trust and Savings Bank is pleased to announce that Stacy Kindrick has been promoted to eServices Supervisor. Kindrick has served Farmers Bank in a few customer service roles over her 5 years at the bank, including the last 4 years in the eServices Department. 

Kindrick, in the past 2 years has achieved great things in the eServices Department, helping the bank support customers with electronic banking needs, customer fraud and so much more. Her rapport with customers and...

Farmers Trust and Savings Bank Announce Eric Schable, Commercial Loan Officer, has earned his Certificate from Iowa Bankers Association Commercial Lending School

Spencer, IA  - October 2022-  Eric Schable, Commercial Loan Officer, successfully completed the 2022 Iowa Bankers Association’s Commercial Lending School held October 3-7 in Ankeny.

The school is an intense one-week program sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association. The purpose of the IBA Commercial...

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Spencer, IA – August 2022 – Kent Gethmann, VP-Commercial Loan Officer, has graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at the Colorado (GSBC).  Gethmann was among 169 graduates of the class of 2022 honored during a ceremony on July 28, 2022, in Boulder, CO.

Students graduate from GSBC upon successfully completing three annual two-week sessions of classroom training and six immersive intersession research projects between sessions throughout the year. Courses covering...

Author: Jared Gerlock, VP of IT

Recently, Farmers Bank announced that we’re now part of the Zelle Network! We are really excited about this, but you might be wondering: what does this mean? What’s in it for me? What the heck is Zelle®, anyway?

Zelle® is a peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service, which is a way for people to send each other money electronically. Zelle® is similar to other P2P services; however, there are some advantages to using Zelle®,...

Below are some financial tips from the American Bankers Association ag experts for America's young and beginning farmers.