Pub. 5 2017 Issue 2

10 The Community Banker www.mibonline.org F irst Security Bank is pleased to announce the promotions of Rick Radovich and Cory Hollern. Rick Radovich has been promoted to Vice President/Consumer Lender. Prior to joining First Security Bank in 2013, Rick owned Phillips Bookstore in downtown Bozeman. A graduate of Montana State University with a degree in Finance, he is a past coach and former board member for Little League Baseball, midget basket- ball, midget football, and soccer. Cory Hollern has been promoted to Assistant Vice President/Loan Officer, and has re- turned to the bank’s downtown Bozeman office. He has been in banking for eight years, starting as a credit analyst in 2013. A Gallatin Valley native, Cory graduated from the University of Montana. He is also an active volunteer in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. F irst Security Bank has been awarded an “Outstanding” Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an honor achieved by fewer than 10% of banks nationally. The honor is the latest in a long history of such ratings for the bank. During the review period, First Security provided loans totaling over $73 million to finance affordable housing, small businesses and farms, and revitalization/stabilization of economically distressed areas. In ad- dition, the bank maintained community investments totaling over $20 million, and directors and employees volunteered thousands of hours assisting in community development services. First Secu- rity Bank began in Bozeman in 1919. The bank has grown to serve southwest and central Montana and is also one of the leading supporters of local non-profit organizations through donations, volunteerism, and the First Security Bank Foundation. FIRST SECURITYBANKAWARDED “OUTSTANDING” CRARATING PIONEER FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN PLEDGES TOMSU COMMUNITYBANKINGPROGRAM MIB MEMBER NEWS RADOVICHANDHOLLERN PROMOTEDAT FIRST SECURITYBANK Rick Radovich Cory Hollern P ioneer Federal Savings and Loan Association, with offices located in Dillon and Deer Lodge, has pledged a three-year commitment to the MSU/MIB Community Banking Program. A portion of the sponsorship each year will be a $500 scholarship to support a student intern. The scholarship is in honor of retiring long time Board of Directors Tom Beck and Don Puyear. Mr. Beck has been on Pioneer Federal’s Board of Directors since 1974, and Mr. Puyear has been on Pioneer Federal’s Board of Directors since 1986. Pioneer Federal thanks both Beck and Puyear for their many years of dedicated service to the association and their respective communities. FTN FINANCIAL JOINSAS NEWMIB ASSOCIATEMEMBER F TN Financial is an industry leader in fixed income sales, trading, and strategies for institutional custom- ers in the US and abroad. We also provide invest- ment services and balance sheet management solutions. With an average daily trading volume of $5+ billion, FTN transacts business with approximately 40% of all domes- tic depositories with portfolios over $100 million and approximately 50% of all US banks with portfolios over $100 million. Learn more at www.ftnfinancial.com. MIB NEWS THE NATION'S f/RST BANKERS'BANK First For Your Success United Bankers' Bank is proud to be the nation's first and the upper Midwest's largest bankers' bank, covering 1 4 states and serving over 1,000 community banks from the Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes. We can't wait to share our passion for community banking with you! For more information, contact your Montana Calling Officer: CraigMcCandless SVP Correspondent Banking Regional Sales Manager 406.281.2625 craig.mccandless@ubb.com First for Your Success'" www.ubb.com • Member FDIC 800.752.8140