Katherine M. Brandon
President & CEO

In January 2006, approximately 200 investors, customers and prospects attended the grand opening celebration for the new building.  Invited guests for the open house were encouraged to bring a food item to donate to the Yuma Community Food Bank.  With the abundance of space now available, YCB has increased its support of nonprofit agencies, such as hosting food and clothing drives for Crossroads Mission. For the holidays, the bank hosted a Salvation Army Angel Tree, with the staff and customers contributing food, clothing and gifts that were distributed to less fortunate people in our community.

During the Yuma County Fair, the bank purchased a 4-H animal at auction and then donated it back to the fair so that it could be auctioned again. The money received by YCB from the new buyer was donated to the Yuma Community Food Bank. 

YCB was also actively involved with local students on National Teach Children to Save Day.  YCB takes very seriously our responsibility to help teach young people about banking.  We had four officers visit local schools to talk about the value of saving for the future and establishing and maintaining good credit.  Additionally, YCB awarded $1,000 scholarships to two deserving high school seniors.  The students earned the scholarships by writing the best original essays about the importance of maintaining a good credit score.

Our primary focus is on our customers – and their banking needs. Building relationships is all about planning, preparing, listening and acting to best serve the customer. We embrace this philosophy.  We believe the best way to expand the size of our bank is to retain our customers and ask for referrals. Word of mouth from happy customers is a powerful advertising tool.

~ Katherine M. Brandon, President & CEO