Pub. 4 2016 Issue 3

www.uba.org 22 kits and flip flops and other hygiene items distributed along with a vast array of gently used men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and shoes. A group of approximately 50 volunteers cooked, served food and water, restocked supplies, distributed used clothing and provided a kids craft station for the kids while an impromptu band played for the crowd. ENERBANK Bank Director Magazine has Ranked EnerBank USA 10th Among the Top 25 Consumer Lenders in its 3rd-Quarter Issue The ranking, generated by Bank Intelligence Solutions at Fiserv, was based on an institution’s return on assets for five trailing quarters until June 2015. Institutions included in the ranking had more than $1 billion in assets and consumer loans comprising at least 25 percent of their portfolio. “This ranking recognizes how our specialty niche of provid- ing home improvement loans through contractors produces specialized expertise, greater efficiency and better choices for customers,” said Charlie Knadler, EnerBank CEO. “Banks and financial services companies that focus on a specific market or line of business often attain a higher level of profitabil- ity because of the deeper level of understanding they bring to that endeavor, because of scale advantages that can drive down costs, or because of a higher level of efficiency that results from doing a large number of similar or identical transactions,” Bank Director editor Jack Milligan wrote in the issue. ENERBANK USA ANNOUNCES TWO WEEKS OF PARENTAL LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES EnerBank USA recently announced it is providing employees up to two weeks of parental and adoption leave as part of its comprehensive and competitive employee benefit pack- age. All full-time employees qualify for the leave, a benefit expanding nationwide to further promote employee engage- ment and morale. In addition to the competitive benefit package, EnerBank promotes serving within the community. In 2015, employ- ees donated more than 1,500 hours for various charities and programs, including the American Red Cross, Christmas Box House, First Step House, Junior Achievement, NeighborWorks Salt Lake, People Helping People, United Way and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). In addition, many of Ener- Bank’s executive team members serve on both community and banking industry boards at these and other organizations. “Community involvement and employee engagement are very important to EnerBank,” said Charlie Knadler, EnerBank President & CEO. “When employees serve the community through organizations and causes they are passionate about, we know they will be better trained, more productive and more satisfied in both their professional and personal lives.” FIRST NATIONAL BANK Among the many sponsorships and service opportunities that the First National Bank participates in, three accomplish- ments stand out for 2016. On the 4th of July, dozens of bank employees met at the Layton City Offices at 6:00 a.m. to help with the annual Layton City Fun Run. The employees did ev- erything from registering participants to guiding kids through a dinosaur themed river walk. The second highlight of the year included historic main branch tours with special needs youth groups, preschools, and scout troops. The groups were taken back into the early 1900’s as they learned about bank history and viewed bank artifacts. The tours concluded with presentations on the importance of saving and budgeting. The third highlight of 2016 was the launch of First National’s YouTube® channel, Banking 101: Financial Literacy for the Everyday Consumer. The channel features short video clips focused on basic financial topics like debits vs credits, elderly financial abuse, IRA’s, and much more. You can access First National’s YouTube channel by searching “First National Bank of Layton” on YouTube or by visiting the bank’s website @ www.fnbutah.com. GRAND VALLEY BANK Kevin Stocking with Grand Valley Bank fka Heber Valley Bank held its ribbon cutting for their new Midway Branch that opened on April 4, 2016. This new building replaces the prior Mid- way location. Grand Valley Bank is a community bank with 4 branches located in Heber City, Midway, Park City, and Vernal, UT along with 4 branches in the Grand Junction, Fruita, and Collbran, CO markets. Grand Valley Bank has been in the Utah market since 2000 when they opened their first Utah branch in Heber City.  Bank Kudos — continued from page 21