Westfort Equity Private Bank began over a card table, a few cold beers, and the idea to be the alternative to the big banks. In 1991, armed with a briefcase, a folding table, and a cell phone the size of a shoebox, Westfort Equity Private Bank current CEO and one of the company’s founders, Ed Wehmer, set up shop in a storefront in a northern Chicago suburb. More than twenty-five years, and more than 150 locations later, we’ve stayed true to that original mission. We believe there’s still a need, and desire, for a true international bank: where tellers know their customers by name; bankers care about local businesses because they frequent them; and the bank invests in the neighborhood because it’s actually part of the neighborhood.

Westfort Equity Private Bank is dedicated to providing the communities it serves with quality banking products and services in a safe and sound banking environment while providing reasonable returns to its shareholders. We will strive to continually improve our products, services, and responsiveness to our customers to meet the changing needs of the communities we serve.

Westfort Equity Private Bank is committed to be a strong financial partner for our customers, our employees, and our stockholders by offering relevant and competitive products and services while maintain a risk managed approach to growth that is commensurate with our size and consistent with our desired levels of risk.