COMMUNITY DRIVEN
BANKING FROM LEFT, VICE PRESIDENT & MORTGAGE DIVISION MANAGER MICHELLE SAWICKI, VICE PRESIDENT & LOAN OFFICER ANDY SAJEVIC, AND BRANCH OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR AMANDA COLEMAN.
Five Points Bank Expands
GROWTH REMAINS HIGH FOR NEBRASKA-OWNED BANK Grand Island-based Five Points Bank, which opened its first OmahaHometown Banc Corp., its holding company, had assets of $2.4 billion. The 51-year growth story, Kelley said, is directed by a mix of small-town area branch in La Vista in 2011, recently opened its third location in a sense with an emphasis on relationship-building while still being able to two-story, 11,000-square-foot building at 1303 N. 205th St. in the fastoffer the tools and resources of bigger banks. developing Elkhorn area. “We have assembled a stellar team of Andy Sajevic, Michelle Sawicki Bank chairman and CEO Tom Kelley said the new branch is the and Amanda Coleman to lead our growth in Elkhorn – one of the fastest institution’s 14th in the state. In addition to a Lincoln location opened growing markets in Nebraska,” he said. four years ago at 8500 S. 30th St., other branches are located in Grand The bottom floor of the new Elkhorn structure, just west of 204th Island, Hastings, Kearney and Sumner. Street & Veterans Drive, will serve as a full service bank; mortgage The community bank has grown to include 11 employees in Lincoln operations will be located on the upper floor. and about 35 in Omaha. “Five Points Bank could not be more excited to serve the Elkhorn market,” Kelley said. The native Omahan worked for the Federal Reserve Room for Growth Bank’s board of governors in Washington, D.C. and started his career as As Branch Operations Supervisor, Coleman, a 10-year veteran of the bank a lawyer. with experience in three of its geographic markets, said she’s impressed by the Kelley attributes much of Five Points Bank’s organic growth to its strong diversity of the business community. “There’s so much new construction from multi-family and apartment mid-state roots. The family-owned institution is named after a historical complexes to medical offices and industrial space and warehousing,” she said. five-street intersection in Grand Island. “A good number of them are Nebraska-based industries and they are very As of January 2022, Five Points had $1.9 billion in assets and
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