About Us

Serving The Community Since 1943

Arising from a need for healthy competition in our area and a desire for growth and strength in Putnam County, The Peoples Bank was conceived by local leaders in 1943. After receiving our official charter in 1944 with $25,000 in capital, The Peoples Bank has grown to a strong $230,000,000 in assets and continues to change and grow with the needs of our community.

The People Bank has always prided itself on changing with new technologies to continue to give the best in banking products and services. Despite our commitment to technology, you will never be forced to bank with a machine. The most important part of banking with The Peoples Bank is personal service, and that is a promise that we will never forget. The directors, officers and staff of The Peoples Bank are a mixed group of local people and banking executives from Georgia and several other states. All are dedicated to serving their neighbors and the entire community in the most courteous and professional manner possible.

With the population increases that occurred on Lake Oconee in the early 90’s, The Peoples Bank responded with a new branch on Lake Oconee. We opened the doors of the Lake Oconee Branch in 1991, and it has been a thriving center of financial activity in the Lake Oconee area since its inception. A lending office was established in downtown Gainesville, Ga. in 2020 and has served as a source of strength for the bank since that time.

We provide services beyond what is expected. We are staffed with a team of professionals who take a lot of pride in their one-on-one attention and our management places top priority on each and every customer’s account relationship. Our core values and beliefs are built around the satisfaction of the people we serve, and we never take for granted the opportunity that we have been given to serve our community.