First Westroads Bank

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First Westroads Bank
Industry Finance
Founded Omaha, Nebraska 1967
Headquarters Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Key people
Chris J. Murphy, Chairman
Mark Ellerbeck, President & CEO
Products Financial services
Parent Ameriwest
Website www.firstwestroads.bank

First Westroads Bank is a locally owned community bank in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, with two branches. First Westroads Bank provides personal and business banking services, as well as investment services through First Westroads Investment Centre, a division of the bank. [1] The bank has received a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial for the past 87 consecutive quarters. [2]

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History

First Westroads Bank was chartered in 1967 [3] as an independent, suburban, commercial bank with a state license. The new bank occupied space in the developing Westroads Shopping Center.

The original location was in a trailer located in the south mall parking lot, but was moved indoors to the home office of "270 Italia Mall" in the spring of 1968. In addition to the indoor location, there was also a drive-thru, television-controlled facility located in the south parking lot which was connected by a tunnel and tube carrier system, later converted to a manual drive-in, walk-in facility in 1973. [4]

A second three-lane, drive-up location was opened in the NBC Center area at 10855 West Dodge in January 1977, which has since been known as the "Old Mill" headquarters location.

In 1979 the bank was sold to United Bancshares of Nebraska, Inc., a one bank holding company, where it would remain until 1990 when it was purchased by Ameriwest, a holding company owned by current bank owners, Chris and Betsy Murphy. [5]

After a short period of temporary building, parking lot and trailer locations, the Westroads Mall Branch made its permanent home in the new building at 612 N. 98th Street in 2002. The corporate headquarters location remained in the Old Mill area until March 2005 when it re-located to its current home, 15750 West Dodge Road. [6]

First Westroads Bank is active in the Omaha community and is a Project PAYBAC partner for Aldrich Elementary School [7] and Kiewit Middle School [8] in Millard Public Schools.

Financial Performance

First Westroads Bank has been named a Top Performing Community Bank by the American Bankers Association Banking Journal, based on its earnings, asset quality, and capital. [9] The bank has also received a 5-star financial strength rating by independent bank rating institution Bauer Financial for the past 87 consecutive quarters, as of March 2016. [10]

Executive Board

As of 2023, the executive board includes: [11]

Bank Officers

As of 2023, the bank officers are the following: [12]

NamePosition
Chris J. MurphyChairman
Mark EllerbeckPresident and CEO
Margie HellerChief Financial Officer
Carl E. BartholomewSenior Vice President
Timothy J. RihaSenior Vice President
Daniel J. MurphyVice President Business Development
Cheri K. NovakVice President Loan Operations
Ken WrayVice President
Denise BondBSA Officer / Operations Manager
Kelley BaldwinHuman Resources Officer

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