About Us

Philo Exchange Bank's history spans six generations of customers across East Central Illinois. Started in 1883 by Dr. Calvin Ebeneezer Parker, the bank was purchased by Elisha Hazen, a local grain and implement dealer in 1899. The bank took over Philo State Bank in 1933. Nathan Rice succeeded the Hazen family leadership in 1952. The Rice family retained ownership until January 2001 when they sold the bank to Yankee Ridge, Inc., a holding company which also owns the State Bank of Allerton, located 19 miles southeast of Philo. The Allerton bank was first organized as the S.W. Allerton Banking Company in 1892.

In 2004, the two banks received FDIC approval to merge. When the merger was completed in 2005, the Allerton bank and its facility in Broadlands became facilities of Philo Exchange Bank.

Today, Philo Exchange Bank's personnel, facilities, and range of services continue the tradition of friendly, caring community banking while demonstrating its viability for the future.  We currently have four locations: Click Here for address information and hours.

Contact Us

You can contact us by sending general questions by email to questions@philobank.com and loan related questions to loanquestions@philobank.com.  Please note that email is not a secure form of communication - do not send account numbers, account information, personal information, user names, or passwords through email.