The First National Bank in Sioux Falls

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Michael and Jean Bender discuss Bender Companies, money story at our live podcast event

If Michael and Jean Bender were to sum up their money story, it would be that opposites attract. He was raised to be a spender, while she was raised to be so frugal that a fried shrimp basket felt like a splurge.

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FNB renovates Benson Road branch, adds new business banker

We recently renovated our Benson Road branch to make room for an additional business banker. Known as the “Transportation Branch,” the location is home to our team of Business Bankers — Team Lead Russ Robers, Derek Simonsen, and Justin Zandstra — that specializes in serving members of the transportation industry.

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Tea With Teammates

Phil DeGroot

Want to know our teammates’ deepest, darkest secrets? Well, we can’t share those; they’d probably report us to HR for telling you. So instead, we sat down with Ag Banking Team Lead Phil DeGroot over a can of Citrus Twist-flavored Sparkling Ice + Caffeine. (Yes, we realize this is Tea With Teammates, but you know how these farmboys are).

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Meet our 2024 scholarship winners

Since 2005, we’ve awarded $89,000 to local high school seniors through our scholarship program. We believe in the importance of lifting up our local communities by supporting the students who will one day lead them, which is why we’re excited to announce the winners of our 2024 scholarships!

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Female founder Stacy Havener shares journey from underdog to success story

Common Cents on the Prairie™

“In a world full of men who love numbers, there was a place for a girl who loved words.” Long before she was a successful entrepreneur, Stacy Havener came from humble beginnings: a latchkey kid, with divorced parents, in a blue-collar family from a working-class town.

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Becoming FIRST: The surprising history of The First National Bank in Sioux Falls

In 1976, a construction crew stood, hands on hips and squinting into the sun, wondering how on earth they were going to lower the 10,000-pound limestone eagle to the ground. The regal statue had been perched above Phillips Avenue in downtown Sioux Falls since before the street was paved.

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Becoming FIRST: The Reputation Chapter

Imagine it’s 1885 in Sioux Falls and you’re about to board a train for Chicago. The railway snakes hundreds of miles across the lonely prairie, and those miles set these cities worlds apart. How so? The money in your wallet is the key. First National Bank was founded in 1885 as Minnehaha National Bank.

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Becoming FIRST: The Dolly Chapter

We give back to our communities in three primary ways: time, talent, and treasure. At First National Bank, we offer our collective time to help those who need it, talents to serve those who will benefit most, and treasure to support the causes we’re passionate about.

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Becoming FIRST: The Business Chapter

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. One month later, on January 13, 1942, William Wiswall (W. W.) Baker formally stepped to the helm of First National Bank as the nation was thrust into war. For Americans, everything changed. The war had already raged for years, but try as we might, the U.S.

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Becoming FIRST: The Crisis Chapter

If 140 years of doing business have taught us anything, it’s that every generation is tested. And with every test, our FIRST Values have shone brightly through even our darkest hours. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly proved to be one of those tests. Financial First Responders Imagine this scene. It’s 11:00 p.m. in downtown Sioux Falls.

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