Washington Savings Bank to Celebrate 140th Anniversary This Friday

Washington Savings Bank of Effingham will be celebrating 140 years of community banking this Friday.

Since 1883, the bank has remained a financial institution serving individuals, families, and businesses in the city of Effingham and surrounding areas.

(WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK STARTED ON WASHINGTON AVENUE THEN MOVED TO THE CORNER OF JEFFERSON AVENUE AND FIFTH STREET. THE BUILDING STILL STANDS AND IS NOW THE HOME OF THE THOMAS SHOP. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE BANK'S INSIGNIA ABOVE THE FIFTH STREET ENTRANCE)

The team at Washington Savings Bank invites customers and guests to their Customer Appreciation Day on Friday, September 22. The event will be held at their location at 200 South Banker Street in Effingham. A tent will be set up at their north side parking lot where guests can visit to enjoy a porkburger, a bag of chips, a cookie and a drink. Stop inside the lobby to enter their giveaway.

(A 2021 PHOTO OF WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK'S LOCATION AT 200 SOUTH BANKER IN EFFINGHAM)

Washington Savings Bank has been ranked a five-star financial institution every quarter by Bauer Financial since Bauer's inception in 1983. Fewer than 1% of the nation's banks claim this distinction. Bauer Financial is the leading independent bank and credit union rating firm and analyzes the performance of US banks.