Bank of Gibson City - Home Mortgage

Bank of Gibson City
804 S Sangamon Avenue,
Gibson City, IL 60936
Phone:(217) 784-4233
Fax:(217) 784-8929

Welcome to the Bank of Gibson City online banking system. We have designed this website to give you, our valued customers, all the capabilities to conveniently manage your accounts from the comforts of your own home, while maintaining our goal of privacy and security you depend on.

The Bank of Gibson City has always been committed to customer satisfaction and our website reflects this goal. We have served the Gibson City Area for nearly 30 years and take pride in our customer service you deserve and require. Visit Bank of Gibson City and we promise you will be greeted as a valued customer. Thank you for your business.

After nearly three and a half years of effort, a core group of investors successfully organized 233 shareholders to raise $1.2 million in total capital required by the State of Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies to start the bank. This was a very unique situation, a "start-up" bank opening in a rural community that already was home to another bank, a savings and loan, and a credit union. The original organizers who would also serve as directors were Fred McCullough, Eldon Christensen, Walter Arends, David Gill, Robert Jones, Harry Tjardes, George Tjardes, Kermit Hustedt and Robert Royal.

The first meeting of Bank of Gibson City shareholders was called to order on January 22, 1979. The bank charter was issued on February 21, 1979 and Ford County's newest bank officially opened its doors for business April 1, 1979.

At that time, the bank was housed in a temporary modular building until a permanent facility could be constructed nearby. The bank moved into the new building in August of 1980. As the bank continued to grow, it became apparent that additional space was needed so in 1995 a 3000 square foot addition housing the bookkeeping department was completed. In 2006, a lobby renovation project was finished.

On April 11, 2000, shareholders approved the reorganization of the bank into a bank holding company structure. Shares of Bank of Gibson City stock were exchanged for shares in the bank holding company, BGC Bancorp, Inc. To date Bank of Gibson City remains the only bank within BGC Bancorp, Inc.