Who is North Shore Bank?
North Shore Bank is a federally chartered mutual savings bank headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Founded in 1923, the bank proudly serves its customers and small business clients through 44 offices in Wisconsin and northern Illinois. With over $1.7 billion in assets and almost $216 million in total capital, we have continued to be among the best capitalized banks with an industry-leading capital position — tangible equity ratio at 10.54% of assets and 15.83% of total risk-based assets. North Shore Bank’s conservative approach to lending — we never did sub-prime lending nor did we lend to speculative real estate projects in the Sunbelt — reflects the values of the organizations and customers we serve. What’s more, North Shore Bank is proud to report that they did not take taxpayer-funded TARP funds. And through all this, we stayed committed to our communities. In 2009 we supported hundreds of community activities, including financial seminars, neighborhood celebrations and philanth