Bank of Bird-in-Hand Named One of the Best Banks to Work For

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 12, 2025

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BANK OF BIRD-IN-HAND NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BANKS TO WORK FOR  

Bird-in-Hand, Pa. (November 12, 2025) – Bank of Bird-in-Hand has been named one of the 2025 Best Banks to Work For by American Banker, which has partnered with Best Companies Group to identify banks that excel at creating positive and supportive workplaces for employees.

This year, 90 banks earned a spot in the ranking of Best Banks to Work For, based on an anonymous employee survey and a thorough review of the benefits and perks offered. The full list of the 2025 Best Banks to Work For will be featured at www.americanbanker.com on Nov. 12.

“The banks recognized as Best Banks to Work For are institutions employees want to join and stay,” said Chana Schoenberger, editor-in-chief of American Banker. “They understand how to give workers reasons to find purpose in their jobs.”

On the 2025 list, Bank of Bird-in-Hand was ranked No. 79. The survey and awards program is designed to identify and honor banks with the best cultures for helping employees thrive.

Determining the Best Banks to Work For involves a two-step process. The first consisted of evaluating each participating bank’s workplace policies, practices, and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second consisted of employee surveys aimed at assessing the experiences and attitudes of individual employees with respect to their workplace. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the final ranking.

To be considered for participation, banks had to have at least 50 employees working in the U.S. and been in business for a minimum of one year. Best Companies Group managed the registration and survey process and also analyzed the data to determine the final ranking. 

For more information on the Best Banks to Work For program, visit www.BestBankstoWorkfor.com.

About Bank of Bird-in-Hand

Bank of Bird-in-Hand, a subsidiary of GELT Bancorp, Inc., is a community-owned bank with a strong focus on agricultural, small business, and consumer lending. The Bank’s main office is located at 309 North Ronks Road, Bird-in-Hand, PA, 17505, and it operates six additional brick-and-mortar branches, as well as four mobile bank branches known as Gelt Buses with a scheduled series of stops at nineteen locations. For more information, including a full list of branch locations and Gelt Bus stops, visit www.bihbank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

For more information on the company’s investment story or regarding stock ownership, please contact the Investor Relations team at [email protected] or 717-929-2389.

About American Banker

American Banker empowers banking professionals with unique analysis and insight into the ideas transforming their business and industry. Across its journalism, events, research and benchmarking, it helps drive the way forward through the complexity of business innovation, retail and commercial disruption, technology, regulation and reform. With a banking community 850k strong, American Banker’s content connects leaders online, in person and in print every day.

About Best Companies Group

Since 2004, Best Companies Group has specialized in identifying and recognizing great employers to work for. We are an independent research firm that ranks companies based on our established research methodology. Our surveys provide actionable, hard-to-obtain data that companies use to improve employee recruitment and retention.

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