Kirkpatrick Bank

Kirkpatrick Bank is headquartered in Edmond, Oklahoma serving both Oklahoma and Colorado with branches in Edmond, Oklahoma City and Colorado Springs. Originally chartered as American Bank and Trust in 1970, the Bank was acquired by the Kirkpatrick family in 1988, a troubled year for many Oklahoma banks. In the same year, the Kirkpatrick family proposed and backed, with the support of other Oklahoma financial leaders, a plan to re-capitalize Liberty National Bank. Christian Kirkpatrick Keesee, a third generation banker and energy industry executive, was named Chairman of American Bank and Trust in 1988. In 1990, American Bank and Trust acquired Heritage Bank and Trust in Edmond and, in 2001 would open additional branches in both Edmond and Oklahoma City. Additionally, in 1998, Keesee acquired the highly regarded Intermountain Mortgage Company in Colorado Springs. In 2002, the Bank branched into Colorado with two locations. In 2004, American Bank and Trust became officially known as Kirkpatrick Bank. In February of 2007, the Bank launched its first exclusively web-based depository product, Savings Square, which has attracted customers in all 50 states. The Kirkpatrick family, one of Oklahoma's leading families in banking and energy, is also noted for their philanthropic leadership supporting communities and the arts. Kirkpatrick Bank is noted for its extensive art collection on display at the various branches. The family has resided in both Oklahoma and Colorado for five generations, actively and personally involved in their communities of residence.