First National Bank was founded in 1865, shortly after the close of the Civil War. Sixteen stockholders signed the first Article of Association at a meeting held May 9, 1865 - less than a month after the death of President Lincoln. Capital stock totaled $50,000.
First National has provided continuous banking service to the Fairfield community for well over a century, closing only briefly in 1933, when Congress declared a banking holiday for all banks which had not failed. The bank did not liquidate, as many banks did, but reopened with no depositors suffering any loss.
In 1985, First National Bank in Fairfield was purchased by the Iowa First Bancshares Corporation, head quartered at Muscatine, Iowa. In the last 140 years, the bank has brought many new services to this area. The bank was the first to introduce 24-hour banking with an automatic teller machine, first to provide drive-through teller windows, and first to offer account transactions any time of day via telephone.
Main Bank
100 E. Burlington
Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone: 641-472-4121
Fax: 641-472-7223
Branch Bank
1900 W Burlington
Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone: 641-472-3155
Fax: 641-472-3805
