The Office of the Comptroller of Currency approved the merger of two existing banks: Security State Bank of Mankato and The First National Bank of St. Peter in July of 2005. Also as a part of this merger approval a new bank name was born. All of banking entities following the merger will do business under the name of First National Bank Minnesota. The surviving bank charter is original national banking charter issued in 1857 to The First National Bank of St. Peter.
The only item that has changed with this charter is the bank name. As a part of the merger process, Security State Bank of Mankato and Security Shares, Inc. names were eliminated. Upon consolidation the combined assets were $215,000,000 with a new lending limit of approximately $3.2 million. The banks strategy moving forward is to continue to maintain a well-diversified balance sheet with a focus on individuals, small and mid-size businesses, non-profit institutions, and government entities.