A Bank Long with Midwestern Values & A Trusted Track Record

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Picture this …

You’re in a Midwestern bar, you know the one: sticky tables, cracked booths, and a dartboard hanging crooked on the wall. The Bears are playing on a flickering TV in the corner, and the air smells like Budweiser and bar popcorn being pumped out of the machine in another corner.

You’re with friends, hashing out a bold idea: starting a bank (you must be a glutton for punishment). And not just any bank, but one that values relationships, makes smart moves, and stays true to its roots. The plan is clear, the vision sharp, but the name.

Nothing fits. And the beers aren’t helping remove the writer’s block.

Scraps of paper clutter the table. Every name feels wrong—too slick, too corporate, too far from what you’re building. Someone jokes, “Let’s just throw a dart and be done with it.” You laugh, then pause. Why not? You grab a book of English company names, flip it open, and throw.