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The history of the Chandler Family that owns Fidelity State Bank & Trust Company, and has run the bank since 1958, goes back to 1883. In that year Charles Q. Chandler II, who is the father of current Fidelity CEO, started in the banking business in Elk City, Kansas, a small town in southeast Kansas. The Chandler Family has been active in Kansas since then and operates independent community banks; Fidelity State Bank & Trust Company in Topeka, Kansas, First Bank of Newton, Kansas, First National Bank in Pratt, Kansas, and Intrust Bank, N.A., Wichita, the largest Kansas owned bank.
| 1922 |
Fidelity Bank opened for business at 600 Kansas Ave., Topeka. |
| 1933 |
Fidelity Bank became a charter member of Federal Deposit Insurance Co. |
| 1958 |
The founder of Fidelity Bank, J. H. Collingwood, sold the bank to Anderson Chandler and members of the Chandler Family. Anderson became CEO of the bank and remains CEO. |
| 1966 |
Fidelity Bank moved into their present bank building at 600 Kansas Avenue |
| 1973 |
Fidelity Bank opened branch banks at 1241 Gage & 2900 Gage, the first bank in Kansas to have four offices. |
| 1976 |
Fidelity Bank offered ATM Cards
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| 1989 |
Fidelity Bank opens Westridge Branch at 21st & Ashworth Place |
| 1993 |
Fidelity Bank offers VISA check cards for point of sale terminals |
| 1995 |
Fidelity offered Express Banking 24 hour information & transfer by touch tone phone |
| 2001 |
Fidelity offered PC Internet Banking |
| 2003 |
Fidelity opens Home Loan Mortgage Department at 21st and Ashworth Place. |
The bank's officers and branch managers are:
| Anderson Chandler |
Chairman & President |
| Allan Towle |
Executive Vice President |
| Mark Kossler |
Senior Vice President |
| Timothy O Royer |
Vice President |
| Debbie Orr |
Vice President |
| Kristen Narron |
Vice President |
| Jeremy Francis |
Vice President |
| David B Trask |
Cashier |
| Beverly Anderson |
Assistant Vice President |
| Lori Ingersoll |
Assistant Vice President |
| Cathy Shepard |
Branch Manager, Gage Ctr. Bank |
| Arlene Felch |
Branch Manager, 29th & Gage Bank |
| Lisa Geraghty |
Branch Manager, Westridge Bank |
| Lacy Burns |
Teller Supervisor |
Topeka is the capital of the State of Kansas and has a population of about 120,000. It is also the location of Washburn University of Topeka, a municipally owned university with about 5,000 students, granting under graduate degrees and Juris Doctorate degrees from a fine law school. Topeka is also the county seat of Shawnee County, which has a population of about 170,000. Our largest employer is the State of Kansas, with most of the state employees in the downtown area near the state capital. Two new state office buildings are located near the State Capitol Building, which will opened in 2001. Topeka is well served by the public schools, Unified School District #501, and several Catholic, Lutheran and private schools. Other large employers in Topeka are Western Resources, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Payless Shoe Source, which has their headquarters here, Hill Pet Products, Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center, and Security Benefit Group of Companies. AT&T has state headquarters in Topeka.
Fidelity Bank furnishes "Welcome Newcomer Kits" to those requesting them. These kits show where to register to vote, enroll children in school, get utilities turned on and much more helpful information.
We take very seriously your right to privacy on all parts of your business with The Fidelity Banks and do not share it with anyone else other than credit reporting agencies, which you would expect us to report to.
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