Bank of Clarke is headquartered in BERRYVILLE and is the 17th largest bank in the state of Virginia. It is also the 631st largest bank in the nation. It was established in 1881 and as of June of 2023, it had grown to 275 employees at 14 locations. Bank of Clarke's money market rates are 7X the national average, and it has an A health rating.
Best Bank
Bank of Clarke provides outstanding customer service. Their rates are very competitive currently and they go above and beyond to help their customers.
Worst Bank In The Area
Worst bank in the area and seem to be out of touch with the industry. They will block your access to your money when visiting a foreign country, especially when you need to pay for a medical visit and even after you say you approve the charge. The CEO seems out of touch from employees based on other reviews.
Not Standing Behind There Products And Services They Offer
Have been there 20+ years over 200k a year in deposits. Now they cannot stand behind their products and services they offer. Gone down hill!!!!!!!!
They claim they offer Overdraft Protection up to $500 for the type of account I opened.
My account had positive balance at the time a check came through that was under the $500 overdraft Protection Thursday. The bank sent the check back Friday and charge me $35 dollar return check fee. A deposit came in Monday for 3k. I called Monday and asked why the bank sent the check back based on it was under the $500 overdraft protection on the account. Branch Manger stated" the overdraft protection is up to the discretion of Branch Manager and overdraft protection is not guaranteed ". That is not what is stated on the banks web site or on the paper work I signed to open the account.
Point here is a bank should not be offering a Overdraft Protection up to $500 if they are not going to stand behind what they advertise.
Horrible At Pleasant Valley Branch
My wife (black) and I (white) went in this bank with a check that was initiated for error corrections (It was a legal and legit check). Before even getting to Christy's (bank employee) teller both you could sense she had an attitude. She vigoursly scanned over all the checks (appeared to be trying to find a problem) and then went to the one check with the error corrections and initials and said she can't take the check and accused my wife of writing a bad check as if she was some kind of criminal. We then spoke to the bank branch manager Harry in Berryville and he said to have them put a hold on it, but they have to take it. We went back in and Christy still refused to take the check. We spoke to the manager there and told her we spoke with Harry, she said no still. Harry called and finally they took it and put a hold for a week on a perfectly good check (the check cleared in the other bank fast). The bank of clarke county refused to remove the hold even though the check had cleared in the other bank. I am writing to all those out there who are miniorities, if you have a problem with Christy or other's at the pleasant valley branch please complain and we can get her removed. You don't need to be discriminated and treated like criminals by this horrible teller.
Data as of Q2 2023
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| Overall | |
|---|---|
| FDIC Certificate # | 6123 |
| Year Established | 1881 |
| Employees | 275 |
| Primary Regulator | FED |
| Profit Margin | |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets - YTD | 0.63% |
| Return on Equity - YTD | 8.45% |
| Annual Interest Income | $38.9MM |
| Assets and Liabilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Assets | Q2 2023vs Q2 2022 | $1.78B$1.40B |
| Loans | Q2 2023vs Q2 2022 | $1.46B$1.11B |
| Deposits | Q2 2023vs Q2 2022 | $1.46B$1.24B |
| Equity Capital | Q2 2023vs Q2 2022 | $130.8MM$118.5MM |
| Loan Loss Allowance | Q2 2023vs Q2 2022 | $14.5MM$9.8MM |
| Unbacked Noncurrent Loans | Q2 2023vs Q2 2022 | $3.3MM$2.1MM |
| Real Estate Owned | Q2 2023vs Q2 2022 | $0$0 |
