The History of Our Bank


In 1838, the Federal Government forced the Nadarko tribe, along with the Caddos and Inneys from the area currently known as Louisiana to an area called the "Dominion of Mexico." In 1859 they were again forced to move to the home of the Wichita and Comanche tribes where, in 1875, a post office was christened in honor of the ancient tribe. However, the tribe's name was misspelled on its government charter, thus resulting in the current name of the town Anadarko.

In the middle of a corn field, on June 7, 1901, five men signed an organization certificate to charter a bank in "Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory." The charter was granted on July 30, 1901 by the U.S. Treasury Department and the doors of the wooden bank were opened for business, facing a muddy street which was later named Broadway.

The National Bank of Anadarko later became the First National Bank and Trust Company of Oklahoma City, following the purchase of the bank by Bert Dixon in 1910. In 1921, the name of the bank was changed to Anadarko National Bank. It became known by its current name, Anadarko Bank and Trust Company, on February 26, 1929.

After the bank changed hands a number of times, it was purchased in 1985 by Harlan Krumme and a group of investors. Harlan, founder of Krumme Oil Company and Falcon Oil Company of Bristow, OK, later formed Falcon BanCorp in 1993, which now owns branch banks in Anadarko, Binger and Carnegie.

Our bank president, Lyn Freeman, is guiding the bank back to its roots as the leading agriculture lender in the area while maintaining our strong ties to the consumer and business customers that always look to us for assistance and leadership.

The continuing success of our bank is found in the strength or our employees, loyalty of our customers and a rich heritage that we always honor.

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