Main Office
1000 South State Street
Jerseyville, IL 62052
Phone: (618) 498-6466
Wal-Mart Banking Office
1316 South State Street
Jerseyville, IL 62052
Phone: (618) 639-2265
Grafton Banking Office
14 East Main Street
Grafton, IL 62037
Phone: (618) 786-2311
News
Jersey State Bank welcomes new employee!
Mark Schaefer of Shipman, IL has recently accepted a position with Jersey State Bank in Jerseyville, IL. Mark’s primary responsibilities include real estate and commercial lending with a focus on ag-lending, farm management and overall business development. Prior to joining Jersey State Bank, Mark was a Vice President with Farm Credit Services, and has over 20 years of financial services experience. In addition, Mark, a life long resident of the area continues to operate a cash grain farm operation with his brother in the Piasa area. Recently Mark returned from a mission trip to Managua, Nicaragua, where he had the opportunity to help build a school for one of the local churches.
Jersey State Bank President and CEO, Larry Anderson, stated that, “we are delighted with Mark’s decision to join our staff. Generally speaking, he brings experience and a level of maturity that will give our current and future customers’ confidence in these difficult economic times. More specifically, he brings additional expertise to the agriculture related areas of the bank. While many banks nationwide continue to struggle with the economic downturn, Jersey State Bank has maintained a safe and secure environment for our customer’s experience. In the short time that Mark has been with the bank, he has already made an impact and we look forward to his contributions in the future. Mark can be reached by calling 618-498-6466.
Matthew Eschbach of Jerseyville, IL, has recently been promoted to Assistant Vice President with Jersey State Bank. Eschbach has been with Jersey State Bank as a Loan Officer since April of 2005. Matt has vast lending experience in fixed rate secondary market lending, commercial lending, and consumer lending. Eschbach is a life long resident of Jerseyville and has 10+ years of lending experience. Matt is a 1994 Graduate of JCHS and has an Associates of Science degree from LCCC and a Bachelors of Business degree from Greenville College. Matt and his wife Monica currently reside in Jerseyville, and have two children. (Ryan-8, Reese-4) Please contact Matt by calling 618-498-6466 for all of your lending needs.
Jersey State Bank awards scholarships!
Les Flautt, Chairman of the Board and Larry Anderson, President of Jersey State Bank presented certificates and checks to the winners of the 2010 Jersey State Bank Scholarship Award at the regular board meeting Thursday March 25, 2010. The winners were:
These contestants were the top three of nine entrants as determined by local independent judges. The first, second, and third place winners received $500.00, $400.00, and $300.00 cash awards respectively. The runners up received a fifty dollar savings bond. This year’s essays were written on the theme of "What I like most about my community bank".
The three top essays were forwarded to Community Bankers Association of Illinois Foundation for Community Banking to compete state wide for $16,500.00 in cash prizes. Amanda Rowling’s essay is a semi-finalists at state level. Jersey State Bank has awarded $18,800.00 in cash awards in the past eighteen years and three local winners have won $1000.00 each at state level.
Photo: (Left to Right)
Larry Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Caleb Pomeroy, First place winner, Amanda Rowling, Third place winner, Tiffany Phillips, Second place winner, Les Flautt, Chairman of the Board of Directors Jersey State Bank