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- 0:05State Bank of Cherry, Parent Company completes purchase of First State Bank
- 0:09of Van Orin, Written by Michael Urbanek This article is being read
- 0:15by an automated voice brought to you by Everlet. CherryBank Corporation Inc,
- 0:21the parent company of State Bank of Cherry, has completed its acquisition
- 0:25of First State Bank of Van Orin effective November 1, 2026, according
- 0:30to a news release. First State Bank of Van Oren customers well
- 0:35see no immediate changes to their accounts or services, the release says.
- 0:39The should keep banking at First
- 0:41State Bank of Van Orin until a system conversion plan for summer
- 0:452027. After the conversion, Van Orin customers will have access to all
- 0:51State Bank of Cherry, branches and expanded services according to the release
- 0:55The bank says it will send customers details well before the conversion.
- 1:00Joanna Engels, president and CEO of State Bank of Cherry, said the
- 1:04combined bank can offer customers more resources, improved technology, and additional banking
- 1:09solutions. First State Bank of Van Oren was chartered in 1919 and
- 1:14serves Northern Bureau County and the surrounding area. It has 40 million
- 1:19in assets, four employees, and locations in Van Oren and Malden according
- 1:24to the release. State Bank of Cherry, founded in 1906, is headquartered
- 1:30in Cherry. It has 139.6 million in assets and fewer than 10
- 1:35employees, the release says. Customers with questions can call State Bank of
- 1:40Cherry at 815-894-2345.