Company Profile
Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Company Overview
We provide high-quality financial services to make credit available to promote the growth and prosperity of our community.
We are an independent bank locally owned and managed. Serving the needs of Sweet Grass County, and Wheatland County. Working with real people our decisions are not bound by computer programs or tradition, we strive to be flexible and will listen to your needs.
When tough times arise we fight for our customers and communities. We are with you in the valleys and on the mountains.
Company History
The history of our bank traces back to the first financial institution in Big Timber. In 1890 William Shanks and Thomas Lee placed some private funds in an office safe and for a while did a loan business. The following year Shanks helped organize and became Vice President of Big Timber National Bank. In 1913 Big Timber National was reorganized as Commercial Bank and Trust Company.
Citizens State Bank was incorporated in 1906. Its principal founder, an Irish immigrant named Charles McDonnell walked into Sweet Grass County behind a band of sheep in the 1870s and became a prosperous land owner, business man, and state Senator. His granddaughter is one of our current directors. In 1927, Citizen State Bank and Commercial Bank & Trust Company merged into Citizens Bank & Trust Company.