Independence Bank named among top banks in the US to work for

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

Last week American Banker Magazine released a ranking of the top 28 banks in the United States to work for.

Independence Bank came in 18th on that list.

“This was part of a national survey that was sent out to all banks and completed by their employees,” said Wayne Hughes, the Webster County President of Independence Bank. “It asked employees what they think about their bank.”

Independence Bank, which has two locations in Webster County, opened in 1997 when Farmers & Merchants Bank in McLean County and Providence State Bank in Providence merged under the new name.

“We care about our employees, and this shows that they feel the same about us,” said Hughes. “We think we really have the best employees. They are community and community service oriented.”

Independence Bank  joined  Central Bank (24) based in Lexingon as the only other bank in the Commonwealth to be named to the list.