Umpqua Bank opened in 1953 so Southern Oregon millworkers in Canyonville and Riddle could cash their paychecks at a bank rather than a bar or grocery store or have to drive several miles north to Myrtle Creek.
Sixty-one years after that modest beginning, the Roseburg-based bank came to Boise with the purchase of Sterling Bank.
Umpqua is the community bank leader. They go out of their way to make you feel welcome and invest in their local areas by making loan money readily available.
After having spent 20 years in their Roseburg hometown, I'd glad to see this bank come to Boise. read more