Better Know Your Bank: Summit State Bank

History and Background

Service Specialties

Why Bank with Us?

1. Sonoma County’s Top Rated Bank – The highest Bauer Financial rating of all Sonoma County-based banks

2. Well Capitalized –Highest capitalized bank in Sonoma County with 19.4% in Total Risked-based Capital Ratio vs. 10% FDIC requirement

3. Community Bank – Strong community presence, support and involvement, including our Nonprofit Partnership Program

4. Local Sonoma County Bank – Your money stays in Sonoma County, supporting local businesses and nonprofits with approximately 89% of our loans - highest of all Sonoma County banks

5. Customer Service – Access to decision makers; 48 hour loan response and 72 hour doc turnaround; you always speak with a live person; same day call back or no greater than 24 hours; experienced and knowledgeable staff

Other Highlights

• Our Summit Way Service Standards outline the exceptional experience we commit to our customers.

• Our Featured Partner Program promotes our customers by featuring a creative and informative display about your mission, products, or services in each of our branches.

• Our Nonprofit Partnership Program is a special donation program for nonprofit customers in addition to the other ways to sponsor, promote, and support you.

• We are Sonoma County’s only IOLTA Leadership Bank, which means we donate a larger interest percentage to local Legal Aid organizations on Legal Trust Accounts.

• Voted North Bay’s Best Places to Work from North Bay Business Journal

• Voted Northbay Biz Magazine’s “Best of” Gold Medal for Best Business Bank

• Awarded Petaluma Chamber of Commerce’s Large Business of the Year Award

• Read what our customer’s say about their experience with Summit State Bank.