Throughout the past year Salina had orange cones with construction and signs of growth almost everywhere. There also was something else growing for a banking business that calls Salina its home.
Sunflower Bank was honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration for having the highest total amount of SBA 7(a) loans by a bank lender in the Kansas District in fiscal year 2020.
Sunflower Bank was established in 1892 in Salina with the name of The Farmers National Bank of Salina. Throughout the 129 years of the institution the names changed and more locations were added throughout the state of Kansas, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Missouri. In 2017 the bank merged with First National 1870, Guardian Mortgage, and in four years the bank received notice of having a record-setting year in multiple markets. The bank is currently a $5 billion bank and growing with over 60 branches.