Valley Bank Celebrates 60 years in downtown Kalispell

Sixty years ago Somers State Bank moved to downtown Kalispell and became Valley Bank. Today, the full service bank provides small business, real estate, farming, and ranching loans, and promises to invest money back into the local community. 

The bank’s current president and one of its owners, Mark Hensley, took over as president in 2021. His father, Jack Hensley, retired in 2009 at 84 years old. The generational legacy of Valley Bank lives on as Mark’s son and niece, Logan and Chloe Hensley, who work alongside him. Though Mark Hensley graduated from University of Montana with a degree in business and an emphasis in finance, he says that he is really “in the people business.”

“Customer service and protecting our customers’ money is the highest priority,” said Hensley. “You can develop close and personal relationships here. This is a true community bank.”