Iowa banking operation among the best in the nation

24 Mar 2016
Banking, Financing
West Bancorporation Inc., Ames National Corp. and four other Iowa-based banking entities are among the top 100 performing banks in the nation with assets of $1 billion to $10 billion, according to a report by financial services research firm Standard & Poor's Global Market Intelligence. West Bancorporation ranked No. 33 and Ames National ranked No. 76. Banks were rated based on a variety of factors, including returns on assets, efficiency ratios, interest margins and loan growth. (full article...)
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