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Iowa: Banks’ Economic Impact

Banks support Iowa’s economy with consumer, business and other loans, and by providing more than 35,000 people with a rewarding place to work.

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Jobs

Jobs

  • 35,708Employees

  • $3.5 BTotal Annual Compensation & Benefits

  • $98,969Average Total Compensation & Benefits

  • 249Banks Headquartered in State

A Veteran Helping Veterans

Lincoln Savings Bank in Grinnell, Iowa has a leader who is committed to veterans. Mike Olson, the bank’s vice president, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, helps veterans build small businesses.

Source: FDIC Call Report 2022Q4, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022, ABA analysis

Lending

Lending

  • $7.3 BNew Home Loans Booked in 2022

  • 32,796Number of New Home Loans in 2022

  • $195,000Median New Home Loan Size in 2022

  • $4.8 BSmall Business Loans

  • 170.5 KNumber of Small Business Loans

  • $28,393Average Small Business Loan

  • $491.9 MSmall Farm Loans

  • 5,350Number of Small Farm Loans

  • $91,935Average Small Farm Loan

People's Bank President Kevin Halterman

Bank Secures Funding to Save Businesses

People's Bank President Kevin Halterman

As soon as first and second rounds of PPP funding were approved, People’s Bank loan officers immediately reached out to their customers to guide them through the process. In total, People’s Bank helped 165 businesses secure $20 million to offset losses due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The average loan size was $115,137—spread across the small business, commercial, healthcare and agricultural sectors. “The program was a true blessing and lifeline for our small businesses and communities,” said People’s Bank President Kevin Halterman.

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Source: FFIEC HMDA 2022, FFIEC CRA 2021, FDIC Call Report 2022Q4, ABA analysis

Customers

Customers

  • $121 BDeposits

  • 284Banks Operating Branches

  • 1,453Branches & Offices

  • 304Branches Offering Low Fee Bank On-certified Accounts

Two people hold up a sign that got them $15 off a meal at a local restaurant

Supporting Local Restaurants

Two people hold up a sign that got them $15 off a meal at a local restaurant

Washington State Bank in Iowa hosted a virtual Cash Mob event to help support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank selected an area restaurant to “mob” by posting the announcement to social media, and members of the community were encouraged to call for carryout that evening. The first 15 customers at each restaurant were given “cash mob bucks” to put towards their order.

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Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits 2022Q2, CFE Fund, ABA analysis

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