About Us

Classic Bank is a bank that puts our relationships with customers and customer service above all else. We offer many solutions to all of your financial needs. Founded in 1889, we have been earning the trust of Texans by providing them with service that is unbeatable. We are a bank that puts you first. Drop by one of our seven locations today so we can show you what it means to have a bank that supports you as much as it does itself.
History

First National Bank of Cameron (now Classic Bank) was one of the first banks in the state to be granted a National Charter. John M Hefley invested the $50,000 needed for capital for the bank. After its first year of business, The First National Bank of Cameron conducted business in a two story brick building at the corner of First and Houston Streets where the present building now stands.

On March 3rd, 1921, the new $75,000 home of the First National Bank of Cameron was built. It was modern in every particular as well as fire proof. The inside of the bank held a vault purchased for $4,000 from the Mosler Safe Company in Hamilton, Ohio. The door weighed 22,000 pounds and was 11.5 inches thick. Its steel and cement walls were 22 inches thick and lined with half-inch sheets of manganese steel. This vault is still in use today.

In the late 1920's with the winds of Depression in the air, many small-town banks began to fold or be absorbed by banks in larger communities. On January 3, 1928, Ben Arnold State Bank had $154,387.51 total resources and was merged with First National Bank of Cameron. In 1918, there were 907 State Banks in Texas with total resources of $288,990,273.

In 1933, the bank officially re-chartered with the new name: The First National Bank in Cameron. After the new Banking Acts were passed in 1932 by the federal government, The First National Bank of Cameron recapitalized and applied for a new bank charter. The Bank Board of Directors, officers, and staff all remained the same. Bank operations continued in the same building, for the same customers. Effectively when the Bank Holiday declared by President Roosevelt to access the health of the country's bank was over, First National Bank in Cameron remained open for business.

It wasn't until 1985 when First National Bank added its first ATM machine and issued ATM cards to all of its customers. After a few branch acquisitions in 2007, First National Bank in Cameron became Classic Bank, N.A. This was a name change, not a sale or merger. The same shareholders, Directors, Officers, staff, facilities, products and services are on board to serve our customers as when we were First National Bank in Cameron.

While our name has been changed, Classic Bank's values and commitment to serve our communities have not. With locations in Cameron, Rosebud, Giddings, Rockdale, Bastrop, Liberty Hill, and Thorndale, we've been banking Texans for over a century by building lifelong relationships and exceeding expectations!