Hilltop National Bank was founded July 22, 1964 by local business persons.
Hilltop National Bank was founded July 22, 1964 by local business persons; Hilltop National Bank was the first financial institution to serve the growing east end of Casper, Wyoming. Originally opened in a shopping center, the initial staff was fewer than a dozen persons.
In May, 1977 the bank was purchased by the H.A. True, Jr. family of Casper. Well known and respected as business people in Casper and Wyoming, the family has interests in oil production, exploration, pipelines, ranching and trucking.
With the True family’s acquisition, planning immediately began for a new, 90,000 square feet facility which the bank currently occupies as its main office on Country Club Road, sitting on the hill just above its original location. The building was first occupied December 3, 1979.
In the early 1980’s the holding company of Hilltop National Bank started a new bank charter to establish Mountain Plaza National Bank to serve customers on the west side of town. With a change in state banking laws later in the decade, that charter was merged into Hilltop National Bank. In 1984 trust powers were added. That department currently manages over $1 billion in assets.
The bank has continued to grow and purchased an existing charter in the town of Glenrock, Wyoming, 20 miles to the east in 1994. In 1996 expansion continued into downtown Casper with the opening of two additional offices. These included a stand-alone drive-up facility and a separate walk-up office a block away to serve the needs of the town’s central business district. A facility in the Ridley’s Grocery on the east end of Casper was opened in 2001.
Today, the ownership and management of the bank continues to be Casper and Wyoming managed with the board of directors drawing from successful business persons in the Casper area, along with members of the True family. A full complement of commercial banking services is offered. Currently bank assets exceed $700 million and the Trust and Financial Services Department manages in excess of $1 billion.
Over 35,000 customers choose to do their banking with the more than 160 employees at Hilltop National Bank. Hilltop has customers in all 50 states as well as on four continents.
