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Our biggest reward is knowing that we played a role in a customer’s financial success. Maybe it’s a child opening their first savings account or, a small business that expanded operations. Whatever the victory, we’re always happy to hear your story.
Featured Stories
Ag Family Finds Personal Customer Service At Stearns Bank

Stearns Bank Tagline Hits Home With New Jersey Photographer

Military Veteran Finds Success With Small Business Ownership

How A Stearns Financing Relationship Turned Into a Friendship

Stearns Bank Customer Takes ‘Leap Of Faith’ Into Woodworking Industry

Mobile Veterinarian Teams Up With Stearns Bank For Equipment Financing

Texas Optometrist Relies On Stearns Bank For Quick Equipment Financing

Central Minnesota Dentists Form Strong Bond With Stearns Bank

Gorgon Capital, LLC
RE/MAX Excalibur
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts
Ag Family Finds Personal Customer Service At Stearns Bank
Revived Iron Auto Repair
Stearns Bank Tagline Hits Home With New Jersey Photographer
Entrepreneur Finds Comfort In Working With Stearns Bank
Garden Bar PHX
Cullum Homes
Military Veteran Finds Success With Small Business Ownership
Mount Lemmon General Store and Gift Shop
How A Stearns Financing Relationship Turned Into a Friendship
Reliable Premium Management
Stearns Bank Customer Takes ‘Leap Of Faith’ Into Woodworking Industry
Dairy Farmer Creating Her Own Path On Family Farm
Mobile Veterinarian Teams Up With Stearns Bank For Equipment Financing
Texas Optometrist Relies On Stearns Bank For Quick Equipment Financing
Central Minnesota Dentists Form Strong Bond With Stearns Bank

4 Points Management Agency
To help ease Bryan into his new purchase, he received a customized payment structure from Stearns Bank. His payments were cut in half for the first three months of ownership.
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The Fish Bowl LLC
Business banking has always been made easy for Andrejs Spalvins, the owner of The Fish Bowl, an aquarium cleaning business, thanks to Stearns Bank.
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Gorgon Capital, LLC
Gorgon Capital looked to Stearns Bank to bring out-of-the-box thinking for their commercial real estate development project.
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RE/MAX Excalibur
As the owner of RE/MAX Excalibur, Howard Lein has built his success on strong, genuine relationships like the one formed with Stearns Bank.
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Big Frog Custom T-Shirts
Tracey Carothers was impressed by Stearns Bank’s reliable personal service and commitment to answering on the first ring as she worked with them to open her Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More location.
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Eye Care Associates Limited
Dr. Haniel Roby, who owns Eye Care Associates Limited in Chicago, has found an equipment financing partner for life in Stearns Bank.
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Holdingford Mill
Holdingford Mill owners Jeff and Sue Burg are glad to have that benefit as longtime customers of Stearns Bank’s Holdingford (Minnesota) branch.
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Kruger Companies
Paul Kruger accomplished it all as a player in the National Football League. After he retired to Arizona with his wife, Paul’s next venture came into focus with the help of Stearns Bank Arizona Market Manager Tom Hosier.
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Got That Rental & Sales
Got That Rental & Sales owner Scott Guay felt like he was just a number when he worked on equipment financing with other lenders. Stearns Bank changed that.
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Ag Family Finds Personal Customer Service At Stearns Bank
Whether you’re a dairy farmer, or you run a farmer’s market, it’s a risky business that requires the right financial support and relationship.
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Revived Iron Auto Repair
Small-town life suited Dallas Nestvold when he decided to start Revived Iron Auto Repair in Stacy, Minnesota. A small-town approach to business loans from Stearns Bank also met his needs when he was looking for an SBA loan.
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Stearns Bank Tagline Hits Home With New Jersey Photographer
After doing some research online, Ryan came across Stearns Bank. He was immediately drawn in by the “We Get The Job Done” tagline and started to investigate.
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Entrepreneur Finds Comfort In Working With Stearns Bank
To complete the renovation, Shan would need some financial assistance. After first going to his local bank in Georgia, he was referred to Stearns Bank for the construction financing.
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Garden Bar PHX
Every small business begins with a plan. Find out how Garden Bar PHX is hoping to help revitalize the Roosevelt South Neighborhood in Phoenix (Arizona) with a self-sustaining, neighborhood bar concept that is backed by an SBA loan from Stearns Bank.
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Cullum Homes
A large commercial real estate project in Scottsdale (Arizona) - Ascent at the Phoenician - was able to get under way in 2021 thanks to the passion of Cullum Homes and the diligence of Stearns Bank. Learn about their relationship and the excitement around what the project will bring to the community when its completed.
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The Baby Connection Inc.
An equipment financing relationship with Stearns Bank has turned into much more for the owner of a business that provides state-of-the-art imaging for expectant parents.
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Military Veteran Finds Success With Small Business Ownership
David and his two partners found the business they wanted to purchase – Atlantic Auto & Tire in Sanford, North Carolina. David and his partners worked with a business broker, who introduced them to Stearns Bank.
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Mount Lemmon General Store and Gift Shop
To acquire the store, the Carpenters needed an SBA loan. After being referred from their broker to Stearns Bank, things really started to take shape.
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Hawthorne Optometry
Dr. John Maanum and his staff have helped Hawthorne Optometry get by during the COVID-19 pandemic by limiting patient visits and following CDC guidelines.
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How A Stearns Financing Relationship Turned Into a Friendship
The Hiltners were starting a Great Harvest Bread Co. store and were looking to purchase land to start the business in the St. Cloud (Minnesota) area. Initially, finding financing wasn’t easy for them.
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Steinhart’s Farm Services
Tony Steinhart found the right financial relationship for his business when he started working with Stearns Bank in 2000.
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GEM-Ash Processing
Jerry Goodwald began his relationship with Stearns Bank as an equipment financing customer. That quickly turned into a complete banking relationship because of how impressed he was with the employee-owners who continued to deliver timeliness and knowledge for his financing needs.
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Mid-America Vision Center
Dr. Steele-Baumann was looking for a new lane of equipment, refractor, visual field and fundus camera for her recent purchase of Mid-American Vision Centers in Hebron.
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Reliable Premium Management
Jim Urseth is the president of Reliable Premium Management Waite Park, Minnesota. In Jim's view, a small business needs to work with a small business bank. That's why his relationship with Stearns Bank works perfectly for him.
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Spartan Construction & Tree Service
Jason Miller needed to rework his finances. Luckily, he found Stearns Bank to help his business, Spartan Construction & Tree Service, into a better situation that suited his needs.
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Bella Asset Management
Stearns Bank is David Lagat’s secret weapon. At least that’s how he refers to it.
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Summerhill Apartments
With David delivering for them when it counted, Stewart and Gerald plan on looking for more commercial financing with Stearns Bank on future projects.
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Alliance Property Group
Danielle appreciated that Stearns Bank came up with ideas and solutions to issues. She valued the bank's responsiveness and “pro-closing” approach.
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Hendren Construction
Darren and Sarah Hendren, owners of a commercial construction business in Salem, Oregon, discuss challenges of operating during the COVID-19 lockdown. As the economy opens up and restrictions ease, they are optimistic about future prospects.
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Modus Development
"Stearns Bank was responsive to our request right away. They liked our location, in the heart of Scottsdale, and we had everything negotiated in a few days. The process was smooth. We definitely found the right bank for us."
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Stearns Bank Customer Takes ‘Leap Of Faith’ Into Woodworking Industry
Nicole was looking for a new CNC router table to streamline operations, when her sales representative at Machine Solutions introduced her to Stearns Bank.
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Dairy Farmer Creating Her Own Path On Family Farm
In the heart of dairy farm country, the Muensters own and operate Muenster’s Olde Homestead Farms and Registered Holsteins.
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AUM Wood Products
After one conversation with Stearns Bank, Sam could feel she was as excited as he was about the business and the new equipment they were looking for.
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Mobile Veterinarian Teams Up With Stearns Bank For Equipment Financing
When D.J. Baker and his wife, Dr. Kathy Baker, were starting Lucy’s Veterinary Care from the ground floor in 2017, the option of a three-month, no-payment window while they built up their client base was a no-brainer.
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Wise Water Works
Stephen Wise started Wise Water Works in 2015 and needed an SBA loan to complete his dream of being a small business owner.
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Texas Optometrist Relies On Stearns Bank For Quick Equipment Financing
Dr. Frazier recently financed his latest lane of equipment with Stearns Bank for his Jacksonville office.
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Visual Eyes
Dr. Evans has worked with Stearns Bank for his equipment financing needs since 2008 and needed several new pieces of equipment for his new location in Delray Beach, Florida.
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Central Minnesota Dentists Form Strong Bond With Stearns Bank
Dr. John Collier and his son, Dr. David Collier, have run K.O.A.L.A. Dental Care together since 2001. When they’ve needed SBA loans to help with their expansion plans, they have turned to Stearns Bank for assistance.
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Amada Senior Care
James and Laural wanted to lease space in an office building in Georgetown, Kentucky, for their Amada franchise. From the start of the SBA loan approval process, Mindy and the team at Stearns Bank walked James and Laural through each step.
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Bacci & Glinn Physical Therapy
“We’ve been back four times since the initial deal,” he said. “It’s such an easy financing process with Stearns Bank. They are extremely responsive and the paperwork process is a breeze. We’ve never had a glitch."
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Heinz Family Chiropractic
After working with Erchonia, she was referred to Stearns Bank for her financing needs. Right away, Dr. Heinz noticed how convenient working with Stearns was.
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Transworld Business Advisors
Karl Barham has been a Transworld business advisor since January 2019. He and his wife, Ann, got into the business to help small business owners succeed.
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Waters Excavation
When Waters Excavation needs a piece of equipment to get a job done, owner Matt Waters knows where to turn.
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Central Marine Service
Kim and Steve Kildahl, owners of Central Marine in Sarasota, Florida, value the personal service and attention they receive from Stearns Bank.
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Hansen & Company Woodworks
- A meeting at a woodworking trade show led to the beginning of an equipment financing relationship between Hansen & Company Woodworks and Stearns Bank.
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