Ireland Bank is a community bank that’s big enough to serve you, small enough to care. We are proud to have contributed to the growth of Idaho communities since 1892.
We were originally founded in Malad, Idaho by the pioneer community’s leading citizens. Ireland Bank has survived depressions, stock market crashes, wars and agricultural disasters. Today, Ireland Bank is a financially solid institution and is the oldest state chartered bank in the state. We are proud to call Southern Idaho “home”.
In the nineteenth century it was customary to name a new bank after one of its founders. The new board of directors unanimously voted to name the new bank after J.N. Ireland, the most senior of the founders and hence came the name of Ireland Bank.
J.N. Ireland was born in 1839 in Calvert County, Maryland. After serving under Colonel Robert E. Lee as part of the militia that captured John Brown at Harper’s Ferry in 1859, Ireland left the Army in 1862. At the ripe old age of twenty-three, Ireland migrated west to the goldfields of Idaho and Montana, seeking and finding his fortune in the gold diggings there. His business interests eventually brought him to Malad, Idaho, where he became a highly successful livestock operator, investor and territorial politician. In 1892, he and other prominent businessmen in the community contributed the initial capital for a new bank, believing it was essential to the frontier town’s future growth.
Mission and Vision
It is Ireland Bank’s mission to practice our traditions and values of customer service and commitment to community.
We strive to provide excellent service to every customer with every transaction. We believe in maintaining friendly and knowledgeable employees, competitive products, and old fashioned integrity banking.
Ireland Bank knows our customers work hard for their money and have other options available to them. We stand a cut above the rest and strive to make your banking experiences positive ones.