Community

One of our flagship community programs, Peoples Helping People, encourages employees from our nine branches to volunteer and give back to their communities through a quarterly log and various recognition initiatives.

In 2019 alone (through May 20), Peoples Bank employees have logged 922.15 volunteer hours in total. The Scranton branch has collected the most hours, donating 215.80 hours of time to the community. Jefferson is a close second at 218.25 hours, and Ogden is third with 205.5...

After Tanner Lawton heard the local Greene County School District was giving its agriculture class and FFA organization ground to farm at the site of the new high school, he knew it was a perfect opportunity to help the next generation of farmers.

Lawton, assistant vice president and ag loan officer in Grand Junction, has a background in agronomy and wanted to provide valuable insight into what goes into a farming operation — from start to finish. Once per week during the past...

Throughout her two careers — first as a cosmetologist, then as a banker — Jill Hunziker has always enjoyed working with people. She made the switch to a career in banking in 2008, when a friend recommended she join her at a local bank in Boone.

Since then, Hunziker said her more than 10 years of banking has been wonderful.

“I think a lot of it is I’ve always worked with people,” she said. “I don’t know any other way. Cosmetology and...

Peoples Bank’s roots are grounded in farming.

Beginning in 1917 in Grand Junction, Iowa, Peoples Bank primarily served farmers in the area. It continued to serve in that role until January 1991, when Green Circle Investments Inc. purchased the bank and added another bank in Rippey.  

During the next four years, Peoples Bank experienced significant growth, increasing total assets by about 33%. In 1994, the bank added its third branch, purchasing a local bank in Guthrie...

Peoples Bank has recently announced a new solar energy initiative called Power Up @ Peoples, marking the full conversion of eight branches to solar energy and the implementation of nine level-two solar car charging stations at the bank’s Clive, Waukee and Adel locations.

The new solar panels and electric vehicle charging stations will be unveiled and demonstrated at special events on Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16 at the Clive, Waukee and Adel branches. Media and community...

Financial literacy is important to Peoples Bank. And every branch puts deep thought and effort into financial literacy programs and education throughout its communities. In Greene County, the Peoples Bank staff in Jefferson has been highly active in local schools.

Last fall, the Jefferson Peoples Bank branch introduced the Giant Piggy Bank program with Greene County schools. Giant Piggy Bank allows students to save money through Peoples Bank and become student bankers themselves, gaining...

Buying a home may be a common practice for the average American, but it is not a simple one. This is especially true if you are new to the game and have yet to learn the ins and outs of the process. No need to worry, we have plenty of experience from our years in the home buying business and are willing to share the best-kept secrets on the market!

If...

For bank customers who are at least 55 years of age, they’ve put in a lot of hard work during their lifetime. So isn’t it time they see some more rewards? The Peoples Bank Peoples Choice Club gives them the opportunity to reap the benefits of their work.

The club is exclusively for Peoples Bank customers who are at least 55 and offers some quality benefits, including travel opportunities with other club members, events, free newsletters, two free boxes of checks every year...

Peoples Bank has recently extended its Giant Piggy Bank program to Adair-Casey-Guthrie Center (AC/GC) schools, in addition to its service in the West Des Moines and Greene County school districts.

The Guthrie Center Peoples Bank branch has sponsored the EverFi Financial Literacy Program, a digital financial literacy course offered to schools around the nation, for a number of years. The Giant Piggy Bank program perfectly fits with EverFi and Peoples Bank’s goal to give back to...

Jodi Draisey is looking at her transition to the Adel Peoples Bank branch as a chance to reconnect with her community. Draisey, who previously served as Peoples Bank’s Administrative Assistant to the CEO in the Clive branch, recently started working in Adel as the Operations Support Administrator.

It’s an exciting move for Draisey, who actually lives about two blocks from the bank. She will also be more on the frontlines, working with customers, which was one of her original...