Bank 1st Equity Bank
1st Equity Bank is a federally insured bank based in Skokie, Illinois.
- Type
- Bank
- Charter
- State-chartered commercial bank, not a Federal Reserve member
- Primary regulator
- FDIC
- Established
- June 9, 1997
- Headquarters
- Skokie, IL
- FDIC certificate #
- 34393
- Fed RSSD ID
- 2531562
- Holding company
- First Equity Corp
- Website
- www.1stequitybank.net
Source: U.S. FDIC BankFind & NCUA 5300 Call Report (public data). Data sources · Data as of Q1 2026
Branches by state
1st Equity Bank operates 1 branch location in Illinois. Select a state to drill down to its towns and individual branches.
Ownership
1st Equity Bank is owned by First Equity Corp. See the full ownership & merger history.
1st Equity Bank financial summary
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