In the late 1880's and early 1900's several associations were organized
to make loans on homes and business property and to accept people's savings. Some of
the names of these associations were Home Building and Loan Association, Johnson County
Building and Loan Association and Buffalo Building and Loan Association. None of these
associations were insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and many
were short lived.
On May 18, 1936, the Buffalo Federal Savings and Loan Association
received its charter and received insurance on its savings accounts. The purpose of the
Savings and Loan was to make available long term loans to home buyers and builders, and
for business loans.
The office on Fort Street was completed in 1969. The outdoor
sculptures of a buffalo and mountain man have become a major attraction in the community.
The Savings and Loan became a publicly traded Savings Bank on March 29, 1996. The
newly created holding company was named Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp. In this new
configuration, the bank has changed its emphasis from residential real estate lending to a
commercial bank format. This includes the traditional residential real estate loans, but
also includes consumer, commercial and agricultural loans.
The bank added a second location on December 27th, 2000 when it purchased a branch in
Gillette, Wyoming. In September 2007, a second location was added in
Gillette. Both are operated as The Bank of Gillette. A third branch was
added on April 8, 2002 in Sheridan, Wyoming. This is operated as The Bank of
Sheridan. In January, 2004 a fourth branch was opened in Evansville. This was
operated as First Bank. In October 2006, we changed the name of the Buffalo and
Evansville branches to “The Bank of Buffalo” and “The Bank of Casper”,
to tie all of our offices together with a commonality. All offices are operated as a
branch of Buffalo Federal Savings Bank.
Our Bank Officers are:
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