History
In 1972 a group of local Puyallup businessmen came together with the desire to create a community bank where decisions would be made locally. They felt strongly about re-investing in the community along with providing banking services with familiar faces. As a result, Puyallup Valley Bank opened its doors in October 1973.
In 1998 we formed our holding company, Valley Community Bancshares, Inc., so that we could provide additional services to our customers. In 1999 we formed a new bank under our holding company called Valley Bank in Auburn, later adding a branch in Kent.
In 2002 we acquired Puget Sound Mortgage Brokers in Puyallup, providing valuable mortgage services to our customers.
In 2003 our holding company merged operations between Puyallup Valley Bank and our two Valley Bank branches in Auburn and Kent. At that time it was decided to shorten our name from Puyallup Valley Bank to Valley Bank, which better represented the communities we now served.
Today, Valley Bank serves the South King and East Pierce County region of Washington State with 8 banking facilities, one drive-up facility, and a residential mortgage loan production office. We have over 85 employees to serve your financial needs and remain committed to the communities we serve with the same good solid banking values we began with in 1973.
VALLEY BANK MISSION STATEMENT
We at Valley Bank care deeply about the community we serve. Since this is our primary market, we are able to offer financial services that are more responsive to the needs of our customers than our competitors. Our goal is to remain a premier financial institution through service, profitability, integrity, and teamwork.
Valley Bank will endeavor to provide first-class products and services that meet the expectations of our customers, assure an understanding throughout the organization that quality is critical in all areas; and consistently provide our customers with high-quality products and services, and MAKE IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
Valley Bank conducts its business with the highest degree of integrity. Each employee will carry out his or her job with courtesy and professionalism.
To achieve these goals of exceptional service, superior profits and unquestioned integrity, we will draw on the combined talents and teamwork of the employees, management and directors.
It is imperative that we continue to maintain this vision of the goals that we have set for our Bank. Success in achieving our vision of excellence will give us pride in our Bank and ourselves, and we will attain full realization of becoming the best that we can be.
