AVB Bank and the Sweetest Celebration

120 Years of Banking. 120 Cakes of Gratitude.

As 2025 comes to a close and 2026 begins, AVB Bank isn’t just marking time – they are celebrating a legacy. One built on trust, relationships, and an unwavering commitment to the Broken Arrow community for 120 remarkable years.

Founded in February 1905, two years before Oklahoma achieved statehood, Arkansas Valley National Bank opened its doors in the town of Broken Arrow—then part of Indian Territory. From the very beginning, the bank was more than a place to conduct business; it was a cornerstone of a growing community.

Just four years later, in February 1909, two years after Oklahoma became a state, the institution transitioned to a state charter and became Arkansas Valley State Bank. Nearly a century later, in October 2008, the name evolved once more—this time to AVB Bank, reflecting both progress and continuity.

AVB Bank is going boldly forward.

What has never changed is the heart behind the name. From its inception in 1905 to the present day, AVB Bank has remained under the same family ownership and leadership, a rare distinction in modern banking. Today, Kelley Kimbrough Rash, fourth generation, serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors, while Cooper Rash, fifth generation, serves as Vice President of Marketing and a member of the Board. In total, ownership spans six generations, a testament to stewardship, stability, and vision.

#CakedbyAVB

Throughout 2025, AVB Bank reflected on its milestone anniversary by turning gratitude into action. Through its #CakedbyAVB initiative, the bank connected with 120 customers, partners, organizations, and nonprofits, surprising each with a celebratory cake.

“Each visit was a simple but powerful gesture—saying thank you for the trust, the partnerships, and the shared investment in the community AVB proudly calls home.” It wasn’t about cake alone. It was about connection.

AVB Bank honors relationships.

Each celebration honored a relationship. Each cake represented a story. Together, they illustrated the impact of a community bank that has grown alongside Broken Arrow for more than a century. 120 years of trust. 120 years of relationships. 120 years of growth.

According to Ted Cundiff, President & CEO of AVB Bank, the celebration over this past year was “not just about honoring history, but about thanking the community that has made 120 years possible.”

A Handshake Across Time

For over 120-years, generations of customers have called AVB Bank their bank. While the face of banking has changed through the years, one thing that has not changed at AVB is the respect for tradition, honesty and integrity.

AVB Bank has a vision.

As AVB Bank looks ahead to 2026 and beyond, its mission remains unchanged: to serve, connect and succeed together. AVB’s vision is to be the community bank most admired for their people, partnerships and performance…while serving with integrity and enjoyment, investing locally, working together to encourage personal growth and build lasting relationships and acknowledge and celebrate success and dreams achieved—one customer, one family, one community at a time.

Here’s to 2026… and to the next 120 years!

About AVB Bank

AVB offers a variety of competitive deposit and lending solutions for businesses and individuals, including checking and sweep accounts, mortgage lending, treasury management, private banking, commercial and small business loans and lines of credit, commercial real estate finance loans, mobile and digital banking services.

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