“Everywhere we go, everyone asked us, ‘How’d you win that award?’ The first year we won it, we grew more than we had in the previous 8 years combined.”
— P. Steele, Chief Executive Officer Builtwell Bank 2014 Extraordinary Bank of the Year™ Winner 2015 Institute for Extraordinary Banking™ Hall of Fame Inductee
“We use the Banky recognition as a tool with our employees to push a culture of excellence. It helps our clients see us as special, and it certainly helps close new business.”
— C. Floyd, President & CEO Dream First Bank 2019 Extraordinary Bank of the Year™ Award Winner 2022 Institute for Extraordinary Banking™ Hall of Fame Inductee
“Winning the Banky really showed our staff that we were different from our competitors. It gave us new confidence…then our calling programs really started to take off… and the results took off, too.”
— K. Knudsen, Chief Executive Officer Security Bank 2017 Extraordinary Bank of the Year™ Award Winner 2018 Institute for Extraordinary Banking™ Hall of Fame Inductee