Farmers State Savings Bank (now known as BankIowa) was incorporated in Independence, Iowa, in February of 1921. The bank maintained steady growth in the years that followed and by 1991 had offices in Independence, Jesup, and Lamont. As a result of that growth, BankIowa became the largest financial institution in Buchanan County with total assets over $100,000,000.In June of 1998, Farmers State Savings Bank changed its name to BankIowa. The name change was a strategic decision to eliminate identity and marketing confusion with other "Farmers Banks" throughout Iowa.BankIowa currently has facilities in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Independence, Jesup, Lamont, Waterloo, and Norway, and at the end of 2008 had assets of over $425,000,000.For over 85 years, BankIowa has provided its customers quality financial products and services and has proudly remained an independent and locally owned institution.Contact us today for all your personal, business, mortgage, investment or trust services.