"Taking it to the Bank - Small size can be an advantage in service and responsiveness. McFarland State Bank seems an unlikely choice for one of the Madison area's fastest growing banks. The community bank..." Read more about McFarland State Bank as the Wisconsin State Journal identifies us as one of Dane County's fastest growing banks. Article in Wisconsin State Journal
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Congratulations to our own Jim Walker for a well deserved honor: "A Shining Star." The February '07 national publication, "Independent Banker", named Jim as one of community banking's Shining Stars! Click on the link below to read more about Jim and this honor. Jim represents the best in community banking! We're proud of Jim and proud that he represents us at McFarland State Bank. If you see Jim, tell him congratulations!

Article in Independent Banker

Click on the link below to Forbes Magazine and an article on bank CD's. McFarland State Bank was cited in the article for having one of the best rates on a 2 year CD in the country. The article is in PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, click here to download the free version.

Article in Forbes Magazine

“McFarland State Bank experienced fast but solid financial growth over two years,” said Burk Tower, Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at UW Oshkosh. “They’ve managed to strike a healthy balance between large companies and local customers – without sacrificing service and quality. Even today, the bank continues to be an integral part of the economic growth of the McFarland community.”

“We’ve worked hard to build our capacity to serve business and help entrepreneurs think outside the box as they borrow money for their projects,” said McFarland State Bank President David Locke. “Our best marketing comes from the word of mouth referrals of our current clients. Businesses know we’re an excellent partner and word gets around.”

The award is co-sponsored by the College of Business, Associated Bank and Corporate Report Wisconsin. It was awarded to businesses in nine categories statewide.

Locke said an example of his bank’s “partnership” with growing businesses is Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. which became a publicly traded company in December 2004. “We provided the original organizers of Great Wolf with their first hotel loan about twelve years ago and…we’ve been partners with them ever since.”