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10/04/2023
Robert Vossbrink III Named Outstanding Young Professional
Robert Vossbrink III, 28, of Washington, is a commercial lender with the Bank of Washington. Robert is a 2013 graduate of St. Francis Borgia High School. He went on to earn both a Bachelor of Science in accounting and Master of Accountancy from the University of Missouri-Columbia...
05/01/2023
Dear Future Generation of Washington
I write you this letter from 200 West Main Street right in the heart of downtown Washington. The Bank of Washington has been on Main Street in Washington since 1877 and our goal is that as you are reading this in 2123, you will still be able to walk right into our Bank off of Main Street 100 years from now...
05/02/2023
Bank of Washington Selected as Best Bank for the St. Louis Region
St. Louis—Bank of Washington has been selected by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly (SBM) readers as “Best Bank” for 2023. Each month SBM polls its readers for its annual “Best in Business” contest and asks them to nominate and select the very best companies in St. Louis. For the month of May 2023, readers were asked to select the “the very BEST Banks” in the region...
04/01/2023
Eckelkamp Reveals Bank's New Mission and Vision
Washington, MO – The Bank of Washington’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr., recently unveiled a new mission statement and vision statement that are deeply rooted in the history and community of the bank and strongly focused on the future...
04/02/2023
Chris Eckelkamp Named 2023 Top 100 St. Louisans to Know
St. Louis – Bank of Washington Vice President of Commercial Lending Chris Eckelkamp was chosen as one of the “Top 100 St. Louisans to Know To Succeed in Business.” Eckelkamp, along with 99 other St. Louisans, were recently featured in the April 2023 issue of The St. Louis Small Business Monthly and will be honored at a luncheon on May 10...
03/06/2023
Bank Installing First Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Downtown
Washington, MO – Bank of Washington recently announced that it will be installing the community’s first public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in downtown Washington...
02/01/2023
Kleekamp, Vossbrink, & Wideman Promoted
Washington, MO – Bank of Washington Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. announced the promotion of Phillip Kleekamp to vice president of retail lending, Robert L. “Robbie” Vossbrink, III to commercial lender/credit analyst, and Sherry Wideman to assistant vice president of loan operations at the Bank of Washington...
11/15/2022
Wahle & Brinker Promoted
Washington, MO – Bank of Washington Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. announced the promotion of Sherry Wahle to senior vice president of retail lending and Brenden Brinker to retail lender at the Bank of Washington...
10/05/2022
Sherry Wideman Named Outstanding Young Professional
Sherry Wideman, 38, of Washington is a loan documenting manager with the Bank of Washington, where she will commemorate her 19th year in banking next month. She began working as a teller at the Bank of Washington and joined the loan operations department in 2004...
09/30/2022
Holtmeier, Patke, & Tobben Promoted
Washington, MO – Bank of Washington Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. announced the promotion of Jamie Holtmeier to vice president of compliance and BSA officer, Eric Patke to vice president of finance and risk management, and Daniel Tobben to vice president of deposit operations at the Bank of Washington...
05/02/2022
Bank of Washington Selected as Best Best Bank For The St. Louis Region
St. Louis, MO—Bank of Washington has been selected by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly (SBM) readers as “Best Bank.” Each month SBM polls its readers for its annual “Best in Business” contest and asks them to nominate and select the very best companies in St. Louis. For the month of April 2022, readers were asked to select the “the very BEST” banks in the St. Louis region...
01/04/2023
Bank of Washington Selected as Best in Customer Service For the St. Louis Region
St. Louis, MO — Bank of Washington has been selected by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly (SBM) readers as “Best in Customer Service.” Each month SBM polls its readers for its annual “Best in Business” contest and asks them to nominate and select the very best companies in St. Louis...
01/11/2022
Voted Best in Customer Service
St. Louis, MO—Bank of Washington has been selected by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly (SBM) readers as “Best in Customer Service.” Each month SBM polls its readers for its annual “Best in Business” contest and asks them to nominate and select the very best companies in St. Louis. For the month of January 2022, readers were asked to select the “the very BEST” in customer service. Readers were asked to select the companies that provided the best customer service in the region...
12/17/2021
Kleekamp and Degenhardt Promoted
Washington, MO – Bank of Washington Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. recently announced the promotion of Phillip Kleekamp to assistant vice president of commercial lending and the promotion of Mark Degenhardt to credit officer at the Bank of Washington...
10/06/2021
Sam Unnerstall Graduates from GSBC, Named OYP
Washington, MO – Sam Unnerstall, Bank of Washington, recently graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado’s state-of-the-art graduate school of banking program...
08/02/2021
Gary Tod Joins Bank of Washington
Washington, MO – Bank of Washington Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. has recently announced the addition of Gary Tod as Vice President of Commercial Lending...
06/25/2021
Tobben, Eckelkamp, and Unnerstall Promoted
Washington, MO –Bank of Washington Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. recently announced the promotions of Tim Tobben, Chris Eckelkamp and Sam Unnerstall to the position of Vice President of Commercial Lending...
10/26/2024
Bank of Washington Leadership Team Grows
Washington, MO – Bank of Washington Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. has recently announced the addition of four new leadership team members: Jennifer Fischer-Turgeon, Shelly Conley, DeAnna Cassat, and Debra Dunkel.
10/19/2024
Bank of Washington Promotions
Washington, MO – Bank of Washington Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. has recently announced the new roles of three leadership team members: Gary Tod, Eric Patke and Robert Vossbrink, III.
10/7/2024
Danny Tobben Named Outstanding Young Professional
Daniel Tobben, vice president of deposit operations at the Bank of Washington, was named a 2024 outstanding Young Professional after being nominated by the bank's president, Buzz Eckelkamp.