Van Wert County, Ohio, a core county of the Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH market, holds $773M in deposits across 8 insured institutions and 8 branches. GreenWay Bank is the largest deposit holder at 21.5% share. The top three institutions hold 59.4% of deposits, which places the county in the moderately concentrated band. Deposits have grown 29.9% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 2. It produces $1.3B of output, ranking #1,101 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 10 in 2020 to 8 in 2025. Institutions: 8 to 8. Top-three share: 55.1% to 59.4%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreenWay Bank | $166M | 21.5% | +75% |
| First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Van Wert | $158M | 20.4% | +66% |
| The Citizens National Bank of Bluffton | $136M | 17.6% | +10% |
| First Financial Bank | $119M | 15.4% | +9% |
| U.S. Bank National Association | $70M | 9.1% | +4% |
| Flagstar Bank, National Association | $66M | 8.6% | +31% |
| First Bank of Berne | $55M | 7.1% | +8% |
| Woodforest National Bank | $3M | 0.4% | +17% |
The 8 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, as of June 30, 2025. Five-year change compares the same institution’s county deposits in 2020 and 2025. Institutions are tracked by FDIC certificate number, and where an institution acquired another bank, the acquired bank’s prior deposits are folded into the baseline so the change reflects the combined, continuing franchise rather than reading as new. Even so, a large gain can reflect acquisition rather than competitive growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Lima-Van Wert-Celina market
Van Wert County is one of 4 counties that make up the Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #150 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 8.1% of the market’s output and holds 12.1% of its deposits.
| Measure | Van Wert County | Share of Lima-Van Wert-Celina market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $1.3B | 8.1% |
| Deposits | $773M | 12.1% |
| Population | 29,013 | 13.3% |
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Recruiting in Van Wert County
Deposits are split among a moderate number of institutions. Who holds the deposits, and how contested the market is, shapes both the runway for growth and the competition you would be recruiting against. We recruit commercial relationship managers, banking teams, and market leaders for banks building in markets like Van Wert County, on a retained basis.
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