History
Our Story.
| 1923 | Sioux City Building, Loan and Savings Association was founded | |
| 1933 | Bank changed name to First Federal Savings and Loan |
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| 1934 | Headquarters moved to Fourth and Nebraska Street |
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| 1938 | W.L. Sloan elected First Federal Savings and Loan President |
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| 1946 | Headquarters moved to 511 Pierce Street |
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| 1956 | First Federal purchased new location on Sixth and Pierce Street |
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| 1958 | First Federal celebrated the Grand Opening of their location at Sixth and Pierce |
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| 1962 | Prouty Linn was elected First Federal Savings and Loan President | |
| 1964 | First Federal opened Morningside location | |
| 1966 |
First Federal added Drive-Up location |
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| 1971 | A location was opened in Onawa | |
| 1972 | L. Norman Sloan elected President | |
| 1974 | Le Mars Federal and First Federal merged |
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| 1978 | First Federal opened a Indian Hills location in Sioux City | |
| 1981 | A location was opened on Hamilton Blvd in Sioux City | |
| 1985 | First Federal purchased old Younkers building at Third and Pierce Street | |
| 1985 | First Federal merged with Home Federal Savings and Loan of Sioux City |
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| 1990 | Barry Backhaus elected First Federal President |
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| 1996 | Singing Hills location opened in Sioux City |
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| 1998 | First Federal Bank acquired Grinnell Federal Savings Bank | |
| 1998 | South Sioux City branch opened | |
| 1999 | First Federal's mutual holding company converted to a full-stock ownership corporation | |
| 1999 | First Federal acquired Mid-Iowa Financial Corporation resulting in four Central Iowa locations | |
| 2005 | A new location was opened in Johnston, Iowa |
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| 2006 | Michael W. Dosland elected First Federal President | |
| 2007 | First Federal Bank became Vantus Bank | |
| 2007 | Vantus Bank opens a location in the Jordan Creek area of West Des Moines, Iowa | |
| 2008 | A new location was opened in Ankeny, Iowa | |
| 2008 | Barry Backhaus was named President and CEO on an interim basis |
And the story continues...
