About Us

Finding the Future in the Past

Welcome! 

The practice of personal relationship banking is alive and well at Premier Bank & Trust. 

Premier was formed by an elite team of seasoned banking professionals who believed that banking was about relationships. Larger regional and super-regional banks made the financial sector homogenized and lacked the personal touch that had defined community banking for so long. 

Premier has resurrected the old way of personal banking but with upgraded services. At Premier, you know who is serving you and making the decisions that impact your relationship, and you have access to all of today’s products and services. 

Much has changed in finance in recent years, and having a personal relationship with a local community financial institution is more important than ever. Your money stays here and helps our community grow. Loan decisions are made locally, by people right here in your town, and Premier offers a concierge level of banking services that are second to none. 

It’s the personal touch of days gone by melded with the power and access you expect from a modern financial institution. 

We invite you to experience banking that is Personal. Professional. Premier.

Our Success

Since 2010, the Bank has had many successes.

• Appointed a new executive and management team made up of experienced professionals from the markets we serve.
• Created a consultative lending culture that has generated new loan production to small busi­nesses and consumers in our local markets.
• Grew the Wealth Division to nearly $200 million in assets under management and an additional $95 million in client brokerage accounts.

Our History

Rick Hull, Premier Bank & Trust (PB&T) President and CEO, and Denise Penz, EVP, COO and Wealth Manager, decided they wanted to return to their community banking roots. They secured a group of investors and raised $15 million to purchase a controlling interest in the former Ohio Legacy Bank formed in 2000. In February, 2010 PB&T became a reality.

Headquartered in North Canton, Ohio, small businesses and consumers in Stark, Summit, Belmont and surrounding Ohio counties rely on us for commercial, retail, and wealth services. We’re not your typical community bank – our local decision-making and flexibility combined with our big-bank capabilities gives our clients access to a full range of services through people they know and trust. We offer all the products of a larger bank, including trust, private banking, retirement services, wealth management services and investment brokerage services, with the benefits of being local and accessible.

We continue to grow alongside our clients.

We are invested in our communities and continue to devote resources into making our communities stronger. You can rely on us to provide you the right combination of banking products and personal service.