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South Side Trust & Savings Bank has been helping area businesses grow and prosper since January 4, 1922. Neighborhood businessmen and stockyard members, who made up our original Board of Directors, recognized the need to bring banking closer to the south side of Peoria. The capital to establish South Side Bank was provided by 203 local investors.
Today, South Side Bank remains one of the very few independent locally owned and operated financial institutions in the tri-county area.
We adopted the American Eagle as our symbol when the bank was founded in 1922. A traditional weather vane was later added. This weather vane shows the four points of the compass, denoting South Side Bank’s growth from a neighborhood institution to an area wide financial center, servicing customers in all parts of the community. We now serve the Peoria, Chillicothe, Bartonville, East Peoria, West Peoria, Washington, and Pekin communities with twelve convenient locations. We also have a Mobile ATM that travels to various events and festivals in our communities.
Despite the turbulent economic times, you can rest assured South Side Bank continues to be a strong and healthy financial resource, able to meet all your banking needs. Capital is a measurement of a bank's strength and South Side Bank has one of the strongest capital ratios among all banks in our area. Our core deposit base is very strong and local deposits fund local loans, which means we have money to lend! Our prudent lending practices have never changed. Our consistent standards continue to be applied today. Our sound, steadfast approach to banking has endured the test of time and allowed us to serve the needs of our customers. You can bank here with confidence!
We are proud to say South Side Bank is a strong, locally owned, community oriented financial institution that has been serving the Peoria area since 1922!
We would appreciate the opportunity to be your Bank of Choice.
