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Hometown Community Bank

Bank History

Community Bank & Trust was founded by a group of individuals in Muscatine in 1980. These people reconized a need for an alternative banking organization founded on exceptional customer service. In 1983, an association was formed with Peoples National Bank in Columbus Junction. People's National Bank was formed on March 25, 1963 by like-minded individuals in the Colombus Junction area that saw a need to give their community another banking choice. The two banks operated under separate names for several years, then eventually merged to become one bank, Community Bank. Ownership of the bank was, and continues to be, part of a holding company organization known as C-B-G, Inc., which at the time, also owned a bank in Wilton, Iowa. Wilton Savings Bank was established in 1894 and is very proud to have served Wilton and its surrounding communities continuously through the Great Depression in the 1930s and now for over 120 years! It has been a place where banking is a family tradition passed down through generations and all of our locations strive to embody this ideal. We celebrate your successes and growing families and support you through loss and tough times. We want to be your family bank.



At the close of business on December 31, 2005, Community Bank and Wilton Savings Bank merged to become one under the Community Bank name. Then in 2008, Community Bank entered into an agreement to acquire another branch location in Wapello, Iowa. this location had previously operated as part of a big banking organization and had served the Wapello community for decades. The original building was relocated and a brand new bank was built in its place. In 2012, Community Bank officially changed its name to Community Bank & Trust Co. to promote the full line of trust products and services available. Most recently in 2015, Community Bank & Trust moved its main banking location in Muscatine from its original home at 615 Cedar Street, to a newly renovated building at 2609 2nd Avenue. Community Bank & Trust continues to operate today with five locations in these four small town communities. We pride ourselves on our long-standing commitment to great customer services and truly live our tag line: