Our Story

About The FNB Community Bank

The mission of The FNB Community Bank is to remain independent by maximizing its sustainable earnings while being a responsible business that renders high quality service to customers through the efforts of its employees in a safe and sound manner.

 

Our Core Values

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Trust

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Commitment

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Excellent Customer Service

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Professionalism

 

 

 

Our Vision

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Commitment:
To provide friendly, knowledgeable service you can trust.

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Passion:
To earn our customers' trust every day.

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Niche:
Providing leadership and financial services for our communities.

 
 

History

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Original location of the National Bank on Third Street across from the Old State Capitol.

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The First National Bank lobby as it looked in the early 1900s.

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The first drive-up lane opened in 1956.

 

Timeline

  • 1865 - The National Bank of Vandalia founded.
  • 1883 - Renamed The Bank of Vandalia.
  • 1895 - Renamed The First National Bank of Vandalia.
  • 1910 - FNB purchases Dieckmann Hotel.
  • 1914 - FNB moves into first floor of Dieckmann Hotel.
  • 1941 - First night deposit installed.
  • 1954 - Dieckmann Hotel closes. FNB converts second floor into office space.
  • 1955 - First time and temperature sign installed.
  • 1956 - First drive-up facility built. (A second drive-up is added in 1967.)
  • 1973 - FNB "motor bank" opened two blocks east of main building.
  • 1974 - FNB enters the tech age as a computer department is added.
  • 1983 - First ATM machine installed.
  • 1992 - As part of major renovation and expansion, "motor bank" closes and new drive-up lanes are added at main building.
  • 1994 - Renamed The First National Bank with acquisition of Ramsey State Bank and First State Bank of Patoka.
  • 1997 - 24-hour telephone banking introduced.
  • 1999 - FNB launches website and on-line banking.
  • 2002 - Eighth Street facility in Vandalia obtained from the Fifth Third Bank.
  • 2008 - Greenville and Mulberry Grove branches acquired.
  • 2009 - FNB Financial Center opens.
  • 2015 - FNB celebrates 150th anniversary. Mobile deposit is offered for the first time.
  • 2019 - Becomes state chartered bank and changes name to The FNB Community Bank.

FNB Presidents

  • Dr. Nathaniel M. McCurdy
    1865-1876
  • Simeon Perkins
    1876-1883
  • William M. Fogler
    1883-1916
  • Franklin C. Eckard
    1916-1922
  • Dr. Frank L. Rice
    1922-1944
  • Harry E. Rogier
    1944-1966
  • Harold Hartwick
    1966 to 1987
  • L. Ray Radliff
    1988 to 1991
  • William "Ernie" Chappel
    1991 to 2015
  • Michael R. Radliff
    2015 to 2023
  • Steve C. Henna
    2023 to present​