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Community Bank

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Former American commercial bank

Community Bank was a commercial bank that served customers in Oregon and Washington. The bank was headquartered in Joseph, Oregon, and was the subsidy of Community Bancshares. In 2025, Washington-based credit union Spokane Teachers Credit Union (STCU) acquired Community Bank and rebranded the branches as STCU.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 1955Founded1

Community Bank was a commercial bank that served customers in Oregon and Washington. The bank was headquartered in Joseph, Oregon, and was the subsidy of Community Bancshares.2

The story

Community Bank was founded in May 1955 by Joseph, Oregon business leaders. At that time, the bank was named Bank of Wallowa County. The bank's name was changed to Community Bank in 1991, when the bank expanded out of Wallowa County into Pendleton, Oregon. The bank had operated 10 full-service branches, 7 in north-eastern Oregon and 3 in south-eastern Washington.

Acquisition by STCU

On August 13, 2024, Washington-based credit union Spokane Teachers Credit Union (STCU) announced plans to acquire all assets and liabilities of Community Bank.

On May 9, 2025, Community Bank shutdown their branches and redirected their website to STCU, the following week the branches were rebranded as STCU.

From Wikipedia’s article on Community Bank (Oregon), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. May 9, 2025Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. May 1955Founded Founded1

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