# Civista Bank

> Civista Bank is an Ohio-chartered community bank serving households, businesses and wealth clients through a regional office network, digital banking and specialist lending teams. A subsidiary of publicly traded Civista Bancshares, it combines deposit accounts, mortgages, commercial credit and treasury services with nationwide equipment leasing.

- **Founded:** 1884
- **Headquarters:** Sandusky, United States
- **Products:** Personal banking, Access Checking, Commercial and business lending, Treasury management, Community View Home Loan
- **Notable:** Founded in 1884 and adopted the Civista name in 2015., Expanded equipment leasing through its 2022 Vision Financial Group acquisition., Completed the Farmers Savings Bank acquisition on November 6, 2025.

## Products & services

- **Personal banking** — Checking, savings, CDs, consumer lending and online/mobile account management.
- **Access Checking** — Checkless entry-level account without an ongoing minimum balance requirement; digital banking and card controls included.
- **Commercial and business lending** — Credit for working capital, equipment, commercial property and business expansion.
- **Treasury management** — ACH payments, remote deposit capture, Positive Pay, liquidity sweeps and multi-account cash management.
- **Community View Home Loan** — Eligible buyers may receive up to 100% fixed-rate financing, no PMI and a $5,000 down-payment grant, subject to income, property and underwriting rules.
- **Civista Leasing and Finance** — Nationwide commercial equipment leasing; derived from the 2022 acquisition of Vision Financial Group.
- **Wealth and trust services** — Financial planning, portfolio management, trust administration and private banking.
- **Civista Investments** — Brokerage/advisory and insurance offerings through LPL Financial or affiliates, separate from insured bank deposits.

## Achievements

- Founded in 1884 and adopted the Civista name in 2015.
- Expanded equipment leasing through its 2022 Vision Financial Group acquisition.
- Completed the Farmers Savings Bank acquisition on November 6, 2025.
- Parent reported $4.294 billion in assets at June 30, 2026; this is consolidated holding-company scale.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Mark J. Sams appointed senior vice president and chief revenue officer, overseeing treasury, wealth, private banking, healthcare solutions and other growth initiatives.
- **2026-08** — Chuck Parcher assumed the president and CEO roles at the holding company and bank on August 31; Dennis Shaffer remained chairman.
- **2026-07** — Parent reported second-quarter net income of $14.3 million and $0.69 diluted EPS.
- **2026-02** — Farmers technology conversions were completed in mid-February, according to the subsequent quarterly filing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.civista.bank/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/civista-bank/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civista_bank/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CivistaBank/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16