Financial professional chooses to build career at OCB in order to make a community difference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 1, 2024

 

Contact: Jill Meengs

Oregon Coast Bank

541-265-9000

 

Newport, OR — This year, Oregon Coast Bank promoted Janet Cunningham to Assistant Vice President Credit Analyst Officer, where she is using her expertise to make a difference for local businesses.

Cunningham’s career in financial services began in 1992, when she worked as a teller for National Security Bank. Later she was promoted to customer service manager, then administrative assistant to the regional manager. At West Coast Bank, Cunningham became a loan assistant, and was then promoted to assistant relationship manager.

In 2020, Cunningham moved to Oregon Coast Bank because she wanted to work for a community-minded company. “The reason I went to OCB was to make more of a difference for the community,” Cunningham said. In her role as AVP Credit Analyst Officer, Cunningham puts her 30+ years of professional experience in service to the coastal business community.

“It’s important to me to make sure that the local customers are able to get the funding that they need,” Cunningham said. “I think the best part is being able to educate the customer on where their finances are now, and what they can do to improve that: to buy that building they’re renting, or expand their business.”

Cunningham was born and raised in Newport. She has two grown children who live in Lincoln County, and four grandchildren. Cunningham’s hobbies include arts, crafts, and horsemanship.

About Oregon Coast Bank, Cunningham said, “The bank is very involved in the community. Everybody knows everybody: friends, relatives. Everybody works together to help the customer. It’s just a really great community bank.”

Oregon Coast Bank is the only bank built by and for people on the coast. It was founded when 115 coastal families pooled their resources to build a locally owned and operated bank; now its assets exceed $400M. For decades, OCB has been serving coastal communities, keeping dollars local, and helping businesses succeed.