History
Local First, Local Forever
The current drive-through area of our downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan branch was originally a Greyhound Bus station during the 1950s.
Prior to becoming First National Bank of Michigan, our downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan branch was the home of First Federal Savings and Loan Building.
Larry D. Lueth (left) and John M. Schreuder (right) open the doors to their first location in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan on April 12, 2006.
We expanded to our next location, Portage, Michigan in 2008.
Kalamazoo West in Oshtemo, Michigan was welcomed into the FNBM family in 2010.
Dan Bitzer, President and CEO of FNBM, led our expansion into the Grand Rapids, Michigan market in 2011.
In 2016 and 2017, we continued our expansion with the opening of our Holland and Lansing, Michigan loan production offices.
In March of 2018, the Holland loan production office moved into the downtown area and opened as a full-service bank.
In October of 2020, the Lansing loan production office moved into the downtown area and opened as a full-service bank.
Most recently, we’ve welcomed a new loan production office in Traverse City, Michigan as of January 2021.
First National Bank of Michigan offers the full complement of private banking services, retail banking services, home mortgages, and personal loans, with a special emphasis on commercial banking. Supporting and advancing local businesses remains a top priority.
For more on our people, history, and performance, please download our annual report (PDF – 2MB).