The Fort Jennings State Bank

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120 North Water St., Fort Jennings, OH, 45844  

Leo J Wildenhaus was a teacher at Fort Jennings High School in Fort Jennings, Ohio, when he decided to pursue a career as a banker. He began working at a Coldwater Bank to learn the trade. In 1915 he started a bank in Darke County, Ohio, which was named Osgood State Bank, which remains in existence today.


Leo J Wildenhaus was a teacher at Fort Jennings High School in Fort Jennings, Ohio, when he decided to pursue a career as a banker. He began working at a Coldwater Bank to learn the trade. In 1915 he started a bank in Darke County, Ohio, which was named Osgood State Bank, which remains in existence today. The merchants and farmers of the southwestern portion of Putnam County asked Leo to return to Fort Jennings. He did and in 1918 he helped to organize and open The Fort Jennings State Bank. Leo served as the bank’s first cashier, holding that position until 1958.

R.J. ‘Banker Bill’ Wildenhaus started at the bank in 1954 and served as cashier from 1958 to 1983. During that time the bank continued its success and by 1970 it became apparent that new facilities would be required to serve its growing customer base. The bank was originally located in what is now the U.S. Post Office in Fort Jennings. In 1970 a new building was constructed across the street and to the north of the previous bank and included one of the very first drive-up teller windows in the area. In 1988, an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) was installed, allowing customers access to their checking and savings accounts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


LENDING PROFILE

The Fort Jennings State Bank arranges the following loan types:
  • RESIDENTIAL: Hard Money
  • COMMERCIAL: Hard Money , Portfolio
  • LAND: Hard Money
Lending territories: OH

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