Customer Testimonials

“At Bank of Marin, they’re all about customer service,
and we’re all about customer service. They’re all about
the community and we’re all about the community.

That’s why I feel it’s been a great, great fit.”

Pini Ace Hardware

Tom Young, Co-Owner

“Having a banker with wine expertise is very important. It helps us to do our thing without having to explain to someone how and why we need something.”

Halsey Bottling

Dan Halsey, President

“Bank of Marin has a whole range of services that a growing business like ours can tap into.”

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Claire Knoles, Chief Operating Officer

“Bank of Marin offers us a small town feel and small bank intimacy with the resources and depth of a large bank.”

3 Badge Beverage Corp.

August Sebastiani, President

“The Bank understands our business model and how we are part of the fabric of a successful community.”
Susan Gilmore, Executive Director, North Bay Children’s Center

“Homeward Bound is a community-based nonprofit… Bank of Marin really feels like a community-based bank.”
Paul Fordham, Deputy Executive Director, Homeward Bound of Marin

Building a Community

North Bay Children’s Center and Homeward Bound of Marin

“As Zac moves to a more controlling position in the company, he has to have that resource … that has more knowledge than I do.”
Steve Rempe, President, Rempe Construction

“Bank of Marin is my greatest tool as succession planning happens.”
Zac Rempe, Vice President, Operations Manager, Rempe Construction

“There’s no doubt in my mind that Bank of Marin will play
a big role as we look for new projects to finance.”
Matt Duke, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operations Officer,
Redwood Day School

Generations

Rempe Construction and Redwood Day School

“For a small family business like us, we needed to have somebody who was responsive to our needs…. Bank of Marin looked at how they could help us solve problems. That was something we didn’t always find, especially with the larger banks.”

Cyril Chappellet

Chairman of the Board,
Chappellet Winery

“We’re in a unique growth position and with that, we wanted to find a bank that would give us personal service. That’s what we found with Bank of Marin.”

Allan Palecek

Founder and Chairman,
Palecek

“I received an email from the Bank asking if we could use a van….It’s that kind of thing that makes it special to us and why we value the relationship so much. They go above and beyond what you’d normally expect a Bank to do.”

Mike Johnson

Chief Executive Officer,
Committee on the Shelterless (COTS)

“Our transition to Bank of Marin was seamless. They’ve taken the time to truly understand every aspect of our business and they have helped guide us through consecutive years of double digit growth.”

Linda Parks

President & CEO,
LIXIT Corporation

“I’ve worked closely over the years with the bank to develop a relationship that has become integral to the growth and success of our company.”

Carol LeValley

President,
Rustic Bakery

“Our bank is just like us – local, healthy, and nothing artificial.”

Brigitte Moran

CEO and Executive Director, 
Agricultural Institute of Marin

“The bank took the time to understand my business and put in place a creative loan structure that provided additional cash flow, helping to grow our electrical business.”

Greg Womble

President,
D & F Liquidators