AEvidence-led provider article
Bank of the Valley: evidence, responsibilities and open questions
Bank of the Valley is assessed from dated identity, permission and outcome evidence. This article separates verified facts from findings that the current record cannot support.
What the record establishes
The legal name currently recorded is Bank of the Valley. Bank of the Valley is catalogued for Banking, Business lending, Consumer lending, Mortgages, Payments, and Retirement & pensions and the current record places its market scope in United States.
ServeAssess accepted 84 claim level facts and linked 13 sources as of 2026-07-25. Verification strength is 92/100, while research completeness is 67/100 against the fields expected for this category and role.
Responsibility and permission
Bank of the Valley is recorded as legal entity, Bank of the Valley is recorded as marketing brand, and BELLWOOD COMMUNITY HOLDING CO is recorded as parent company. The role map controls which party receives a licence, financial metric or complaint finding.
6 product and jurisdiction permission records are active or exempt in the current map. No restricted, suspended, withdrawn or unverified permission appears in that map.
What the outcome evidence can support
The current assessment can score 2 of six substantive outcome dimensions. RegulatoryStanding is 88/100 within the eligible peer group. Current permissions and restrictions are assessed separately from enforcement history. Registration confirms status, not service quality. TransparencyAndGovernance is 71/100 within the eligible peer group. Measures material disclosure and governance evidence. Advertising and social presence are excluded.
The comparable metrics ledger contains 3 latest observations. Each value enters a dimension only when its direction, period, denominator and peer group support a fair comparison.
Price, access and intended customers
Pricing disclosure is recorded as published. Recorded customer types include consumers, businesses, and small businesses. Access is documented through online, branch, phone, and mobile app.
For banking, the decision is which legal institution holds the account, what protection applies and whether the product remains competitive after fees and access limits. The current record should be used with the written offer or contract rather than as a substitute for it.
Limits that affect the decision
The following limits are part of the assessment and should remain visible beside any favourable finding.
- CustomerOutcomes lacks enough comparable evidence for a score.
- FinancialResilience lacks enough comparable evidence for a score.
- OperationalReliability lacks enough comparable evidence for a score.
- PriceAndContractQuality lacks enough comparable evidence for a score.
- Verification strength describes the research record. It is not a provider quality rating.
- Research completeness measures category relevant coverage. It does not reward a broad product catalogue.
- Customer outcomes remain unscored until a valid exposure denominator and comparable handling data are available.
- Financial resilience remains unscored until at least two comparable directional measures are available.
A focused verification path
A banking app may be a technology company while a separately named bank holds deposits, issues cards or makes loans. Bank charters and primary regulators may be federal or state, while branch access and product availability can still vary locally.
- Find the institution in FDIC BankFind or the NCUA locator.
- Match the legal name and certificate or charter number.
- Read the deposit insurance explanation for the exact account structure.
- Save the legal name, source URL and observation date used for the decision.
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01Offering map
Services and access
United States scopeUnited States
Customer typesconsumers, businesses, small businesses
Accessonline, branch, phone, mobile app
Pricing disclosurepublished
02Structured assessment
Scores, factors and research limits
Verification strength92/100Identity, permissions, source quality and claim-level freshness.
Research completeness67/100Coverage against the fields relevant to this category and role.
Freshness100/100Average freshness of the accepted claims, not merely the page date.
Quality evidence: partial outcome data2 of 6 substantive dimensions currently scoreable. ServeAssess does not combine them into one universal quality score.
Regulatory standing12 supporting fields
88/100Current permissions and restrictions are assessed separately from enforcement history. Registration confirms status, not service quality.
Financial resilience or backing2 supporting fields · peer group banking|role-unknown|100m-1b|US
Insufficient dataDirectionally comparable resilience measures within the provider's role, category, size and jurisdiction peer group. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 2 eligible measures are present.
Price and contract quality0 supporting fields · peer group banking|role-unknown|100m-1b|US
Insufficient dataComparable price and contract measures. Published terms alone do not establish good value. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present.
Customer outcomes0 supporting fields · peer group banking|role-unknown|100m-1b|US
Insufficient dataComplaint volume is normalized by an exposure denominator and combined with handling measures. Complaints remain allegations, not findings. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present.
Operational reliability0 supporting fields · peer group banking|role-unknown|100m-1b|US
Insufficient dataComparable delivery, uptime, incident or processing measures within the same peer group. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present.
Transparency and governance5 supporting fields
71/100Measures material disclosure and governance evidence. Advertising and social presence are excluded.
Evidence confidence102 supporting fields
95/100Identity resolution, source trust, claim support and claim level freshness.
Comparable observations
These dated values feed a dimension only when the method, denominator and peer group permit a fair comparison.
equity to assets percent9.19%2026-07-22 · officialreturn on assets percent0.78%2026-07-22 · officialreturn on equity percent8.47%2026-07-22 · official
Verification and coverage factors
Identity9 supporting fields
81/100Legal identity, official domain, contact evidence and verified entity roles.
Regulation12 supporting fields
88/100Current permissions and restrictions are assessed separately from enforcement history. Registration confirms status, not service quality.
Evidence quality102 supporting fields
100/100Supported claims, high trust evidence and independent source coverage.
Service evidence9 supporting fields
65/100Whether the provider's claimed service is supported. Breadth is not rewarded.
Transparency5 supporting fields
71/100Measures material disclosure and governance evidence. Advertising and social presence are excluded.
How to read this- Verification strength describes the research record. It is not a provider quality rating.
- Research completeness measures category relevant coverage. It does not reward a broad product catalogue.
- Customer outcomes remain unscored until a valid exposure denominator and comparable handling data are available.
- Financial resilience remains unscored until at least two comparable directional measures are available.
- Price and contract quality remains unscored until comparable cost and term measures are available.
- Operational reliability remains unscored until comparable delivery or incident data are available.
- An active registration confirms identity or permission in its stated scope. It is not a recommendation or service quality endorsement.
- ServeAssess does not publish a universal composite quality score across unlike provider roles.
Calculated 2026-07-25 from 5 independent sources.
Observed strengths
- Regulatory standing: 88/100 from 12 eligible evidence fields. Current permissions and restrictions are assessed separately from enforcement history. Registration confirms status, not service quality.
- Transparency and governance: 71/100 from 5 eligible evidence fields. Measures material disclosure and governance evidence. Advertising and social presence are excluded.
Limits and open questions
- Financial resilience or backing: insufficient comparable data. Directionally comparable resilience measures within the provider's role, category, size and jurisdiction peer group. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 2 eligible measures are present.
- Price and contract quality: insufficient comparable data. Comparable price and contract measures. Published terms alone do not establish good value. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present.
- Customer outcomes: insufficient comparable data. Complaint volume is normalized by an exposure denominator and combined with handling measures. Complaints remain allegations, not findings. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present.
- Operational reliability: insufficient comparable data. Comparable delivery, uptime, incident or processing measures within the same peer group. Comparable peer data is required for at least 2 measures; 0 eligible measures are present.
- Verification strength describes the research record. It is not a provider quality rating.
- Research completeness measures category relevant coverage. It does not reward a broad product catalogue.
- Customer outcomes remain unscored until a valid exposure denominator and comparable handling data are available.
- Financial resilience remains unscored until at least two comparable directional measures are available.
Potential fit signals
consumers customersbusinesses customerssmall businesses customersonline accessbranch accessphone accessmobile app access
Based on recorded customer and access fields. This is not a suitability recommendation.
03Entity and role graph
Who markets, contracts, administers and carries the obligation
A brand can represent several legal parties. Complaints, financial facts and permissions must be attached to the party responsible for that function.
Bank of the Valleylegal entity
verifiedBank of the Valleymarketing brand
reportedBELLWOOD COMMUNITY HOLDING COparent company · US
verified
04Permission map
Products, roles and jurisdictions
bankingUS · legal entity · FDIC certificate 25291
activeconsumer lendingUS · legal entity · FDIC certificate 25291
activebusiness lendingUS · legal entity · FDIC certificate 25291
activemortgagesUS · legal entity · FDIC certificate 25291
activepaymentsUS · legal entity · FDIC certificate 25291
activeretirementUS · legal entity · FDIC certificate 25291
activeUnderlying licence records
Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationUS · FDIC certificate 25291
active
05Source ledger
Evidence behind this profile
ClaimConfidenceStatus
legal name: Bank of the Valley98%accepted
regulatory status: active98%accepted
regulatory reference: FDIC certificate 25291; active insured institution; 2026 Q1 assets 55742900098%accepted
fdic certificate number: 2529198%accepted
fdic active status: active98%accepted
main office address: 404 State St98%accepted
main office city: Bellwood98%accepted
main office state: NE98%accepted
main office postal code: 6862498%accepted
primary federal regulator: FDIC98%accepted
institution established date: 05/11/198498%accepted
reported office count: 798%accepted
reported return on assets percent: 0.78306272408763198%accepted
reported return on equity percent: 8.4798%accepted
reported website: https://www.bankofthevalley.com/98%accepted
reporting period: 2026033198%accepted
reported total assets usd: 55742900098%accepted
reported total deposits usd: 47513700098%accepted
reported net loans and leases usd: 43967000098%accepted
reported consumer loans usd: 503800098%accepted
Referenced sources
FDIC BankFind active institution 25291regulator · observed 2026-07-21Trust A ↗FDIC BankFind active institution record 25291regulator · observed 2026-07-21Trust A ↗FDIC BankFind financial data 2026 Q1 for certificate 25291regulator · observed 2026-07-21Trust A ↗FDIC BankFind Suite active institution 25291regulator · observed 2026-07-21Trust A ↗FDIC BankFind active institution and 2026 Q1 financial data for certificate 25291regulator · observed 2026-07-22Trust A ↗Bank of the Valley - Bellwood, David City, Platte Center, Columbus, Humphrey, Schuylerprovider page · observed 2026-07-25Trust D ↗Business Banking | Bank of the Valley - Bellwood, David City, Platte Center, Columbus, Humphrey, Schuylerprovider page · observed 2026-07-25Trust D ↗Agricultural Banking | Bank of the Valley - Bellwood, David City, Platte Center, Columbus, Humphrey, Schuylerprovider page · observed 2026-07-25Trust D ↗Personal Banking | Bank of the Valley - Bellwood, David City, Platte Center, Columbus, Humphrey, Schuylerprovider page · observed 2026-07-25Trust D ↗Online Banking | Bank of the Valley - Bellwood, David City, Platte Center, Columbus, Humphrey, Schuylerprovider page · observed 2026-07-25Trust D ↗Who We Are | Bank of the Valley - Bellwood, David City, Platte Center, Columbus, Humphrey, Schuylerprovider page · observed 2026-07-25Trust D ↗Rates | Bank of the Valley - Bellwood, David City, Platte Center, Columbus, Humphrey, Schuylerprovider page · observed 2026-07-25Trust D ↗