Our History

     The Community Bank of Northern Wisconsin is a truly family-owned and operated bank.  With the exception of President and CEO Dwight Marquardt, the entire upper management and board of directors consists of Gerber family members.  They have been in the financial services industry since 1968.

     The Community Bank of Northern Wisconsin was originally chartered as the Brill State Bank in the village of Brill in 1919. The leader of the founding group was B C Leonard and he served the community well for 46 years. Upon his retirement in 1965, his son Roger became the President. In 1994, the Gerber family purchased the bank and they opened a branch in the City of Rice Lake the following year. The charter was moved to Rice Lake in 1999.  Since that time the bank has grown to include offices in Ridgeland, Ladysmith and Spooner. The name was changed to the Community Bank of Northern Wisconsin in 2008 to reflect the full range of its expanding service area.

     CBNW offers a full range of deposit and loan products.  It has kept pace with banking technology in the form of internet functions.  Inclusive in its consumer, mortgage and commercial portfolio, the Bank prides itself in being the area leader in Agriculture related loans.