# Bank of Utah

Bank of Utah is a federally-insured community bank, with corporate headquarters in Ogden, Utah. It is a member of the Utah Bankers Association (UBA), the American Bankers Association (ABA), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Branden P. Hansen is president of Bank of Utah, as of January 2023.
With just over $3 billion in assets, Bank of Utah places in the top 9 percent of banks in the nation for total assets and the top 8% for net income.
Bank of Utah has just over 400 employees at 18 full-service branches throughout Utah, additional trust offices in Ogden and Salt Lake City, and additional mortgage offices in Logan, Price, Vernal and St. George.

## History

Ogden businessman Frank M. Browning founded Bank of Utah on Dec. 1, 1952, with 16 employees and less than $1 million in assets. Today, the bank remains locally owned and operated, and the Browning family remains involved in the bank with Frank W. Browning as chairman of the board, Benjamin F. Browning as vice chairman of the board and CEO, and Jonathan W. Browning as secretary to the board.
Historically, Bank of Utah became the first bank in the state to issue a credit card, called the "Cred-O-Matic Shopping Plan." It was also the first Utah bank to become a "motor bank" by adding a drive-up teller window to its building.
Since its creation, Bank of Utah has acquired the following banks: Bank of Ben Lomond (1974), Bank of Brigham City (1978), Bank of Northern Utah (1978), First Commerce Bank (1999) and American Bank of Commerce (AmBank) (2018).

## Business
### Awards and Recognition

Bank of Utah has received numerous awards across various areas of excellence, reflecting its commitment to employees, clients, and the communities it serves. Most recently, in 2025, the bank was named Best Utah Bank by GoBankingRates.
* Davis Chamber of Commerce Employer of the Year
* Best of Southern Utah Silver – Best Bank
* Best of Northern Utah Gold – Best Bank
* Recognition among The Monitor’s Top 101+ Companies in Equipment Finance
* Community Connections’ Readers’ Poll winner for North Ogden, Weber County West, Roy, and Syracuse
* Utah Business Sales and Marketer of the Year Award

### Community Impact

Bank of Utah is deeply committed to strengthening Utah communities through community development, charitable giving, and financial education. More than 70 team members actively serve on local boards and committees, supporting initiatives that drive economic growth, improve financial literacy, and enhance quality of life. The bank also invests in its communities through regular charitable donations and programs designed to empower individuals and businesses with financial knowledge.

### Personal Banking

Offering checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposits (CDs), individual retirement accounts (IRA) and personal health savings accounts (HSA).

### Business Banking

Offering checking and savings accounts, debit and credit cards, treasury management services and merchant services.

### Home Loans

Offering a variety of financing for homebuyers and homeowners, including loans to buy a home, build a home or purchase a lot; options to refinance an existing home loan; home equity lines of credit; and reverse mortgages.

### Consumer and Personal Lending

Offering financing to make special purchases, cover expenses or consolidate debt, including auto loans, RV loans, CD- and savings-secured loans, and unsecured loans.

### Commercial Lending

Offering commercial real estate loans, business lines of credit and equipment loans to businesses.

### Personal Trust and Investments

Services offered include: fiduciary services, investment management and self-directed IRAs

### Corporate Trust

Offering a broad spectrum of services, including escrows, owner trusts, security trusts, indenture trusts, life settlements, paying agent and collateral agent roles. The bank is one of the largest providers of aircraft owner trusts in the world, a commonly used, Federal Aviation Administration-compliant method of registering aircraft in the U.S.