5-Star Valley State Bank
Recognized for Exceptional Performance
Belle Plaine, KS - April 2024: BauerFinancial, Inc., the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm, proudly acknowledges that Valley State Bank, Belle Plaine, KS, has earned its highest, 5-Star rating for 66 consecutive quarters. Having maintained its financial strength and stability for over a decade, Valley State Bank has also earned an “Exceptional Performance Bank” distinction. This designation is reserved solely for those banks that have earned and maintained Bauer’s 5-Star Rating for ten years (40 consecutive quarters), or longer. This latest rating was assigned in March 2024 based on December 31, 2023 financial data and signifies that Valley State Bank continues to be one of the strongest banks in the nation.
“It gives me great pleasure to announce that there are still banks, like Valley State Bank, that continue to provide a sense of security in this insecure world,” heralds Karen Dorway, president of BauerFinancial. “Friends and neighbors of Valley State Bank probably already know this. They have the privilege of having a true community bank that sticks to common-sense banking values, right in their community. It’s important to let those who might not be aware, know that they have the strength of a 5-Star bank right in their midst.”
Since its inception in 1897, Valley State Bank has been a dedicated anchor to this community. With a solid track record behind it, Valley State Bank has displayed the strength and fortitude to continue forward in the same heedful manner that it has for the past 127 years.
Valley State Bank: "Your 5-Star Community Bank."
BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, the nation's leading independent bank and credit union rating and research firm, has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution can pay for or opt out of a BauerFinancial rating. Star-ratings are all available for free at bauerfinancial.com.
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