Proudly Serving the Community...

In 1918, Edward M. Oetting came to Kinderhook with the vision of establishing a successful and thriving bank to serve the farmers and business men of Kinderhook and the surrounding community.

Mr. Oetting's challenge was to raise capital, organize and charter a new state bank. With enthusiastic community participation, this was accomplished and the Kinderhook State Bank opened for business on January 2, 1919.

For the first 30 years, E.M. Oetting and his wife, Fern L. Oetting operated the bank daily as its only employees. Mr. Oetting continued working daily until his death on August 31, 1979.

Today, as you enter through the original doorway, you will find many of the same features that have been so much a part of the bank since the early part of the century. These features combined with the new ones provide a state of the art facility for customer and employee banking efficiency.

We at the Kinderhook State Bank are proud of our new facility. Our pledge is to provide the finest of modern banking convenience tied to the old fashioned warmth and friendly service that has been our tradition since 1919. And our commitment is to provide the financial needs of Kinderhook and the surrounding community with reliability, safety and soundness through the next century