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Central Bank
Chartered in Montrose in 1956, and still firmly rooted in Houston, Central Bank is proud to be the Bayou City’s longest-serving independent bank. With a full range of custom business, personal and eBanking services, lending decisions made locally and a dedication to small-town service in the nation’s fourth-largest city, it’s next-level financial support you can trust. We offer banking centered around you at our four convenient branches, and at any time online. For more information, visit cbhou.com.
Purpose
Our official purpose statement is HERE, Your Dreams Matter. We support the dreams companies, customers, and our employees have in the communities in which we live and serve. Whether that means funding loans to build or support their dream business, funding the purchase of their dream home, or building wealth to live their dream life, we are here to support our customers’ dreams.
We are also here to support our team members in finding a fulfilling, long-term career that can help them achieve whatever dreams they have for themselves and their families. Here at Central Bank, our leaders recognize that we are not just responsible for 165 employees, but that we have 165 families who depend on us to make things happen!
We are also here to support our team members in finding a fulfilling, long-term career that can help them achieve whatever dreams they have for themselves and their families. Here at Central Bank, our leaders recognize that we are not just responsible for 165 employees, but that we have 165 families who depend on us to make things happen!
Vision
Our vision statement is: To be the Best Financial Partner to the Communities We Serve. We believe in partnering with our customers to provide them the best financial support we can. We live in the communities we serve and we want to see them thrive.
Additional Culture Details
In our culture we are always looking for ways our employees can grow in the company. We have a group called the Visionaries – that focus on developing leadership for up-and-coming leaders. We also have a full-time Training & Development Officer that provides coaching and offers employees with access to outside professional coaches for additional development.
Values
- The values we live by in support of our employees, customers, and shareholders are:
- • Respect – We value and protect the people we work with and serve
• Empathy – We listen and act with genuine care, grace, patience and kindness
• Integrity – We act decisively with the knowledge that reputations take time to build, but can be ruined in an instant
• Growth – We strive to be better as individuals and as a team
• Engagement – We commit, contribute, collaborate and have some fun along the way
We do not just say these words, we live them. We recognize and support our employees who demonstrate these values each and every day with each other and our customers. We provide them with development opportunities so each individual can work in a role for which they are passionate. We listen with open ears to what they have to say, and take action to advance our workplace. We ensure their safety and security, particularly during trying times like hurricanes, floods, and pandemics. We support the dreams of our employees. We are unlike others. Our leaders recognize that leadership is