River Bank was formed on June 30, 1991 when three banks located along the Mississippi River in Stoddard, Ferryville and DeSoto were merged together. River Bank’s primary mission is to serve the banking needs of Crawford, Vernon, Monroe, La Crosse and Trempealeau Counties. Prior to the formation of River Bank, the original banks had the reputation of being the banks that were friendly, understood their customers' needs and would go the extra distance for service.