First National Bank of Mount Dora (FNBMD) was established in 1925 to serve the financial needs of businesses and residents in Mount Dora. Over the years, we've helped the community grow and prosper and have supported numerous community focused and charitable causes.
Our current executive team grew up in the bank, learning how to support local businesses while adopting new ideas and technologies. Today, FNBMD is a community bank with unlimited reach, offering all the services our customers need and expect, with a market-tested leadership team.
We are committed to integrating the business tools that local business owners need -- such as online account management, wire services, and debit and credit card management -- while maintaining personal relationships with our customers. We take the time to understand their individual needs and create customized business loans and lines of credit to help them reach their goals. And because our decision-makers are local, we can move fast and make big decisions quickly.
FNBMD is equally dedicated to personal finances, offering online and mobile services so consumers can easily manage all accounts at a single institution. And our Trust & Wealth Management professionals can help with wealth management, retirement planning and trust services, helping clients plan for the future and create a family legacy.
Our community, and banking in general, has changed a great deal since 1925. However, our bank remains committed to the same goals, providing full-service community banking for businesses and residents in Lake County.
Our History
1925 – The Bank of Mount Dora and Trust Company receives charter as a state bank
1926 – Built the “old bank building” on Fifth and Donnelly
1927 – Received charter as national bank and changed name to The First National Bank of Mount Dora
1933 – Doors remained open during Depression
1965 – Received Federal approval to open a Trust department and moved to current headquarters on Donnelly Street
1985 – Opened Sorrento office
1988 – Opened Tri-City office
1990 – Opened new three-story addition to serve more Trust & Investment customers
1992 – Added a bookkeeping and accounting facility
2017 – Formed FNBMD Bancshares, Inc., a bank holding company, to remain a locally owned, independent bank.
2020 – Navigated the COVID 19 pandemic and two rounds of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
2025 – Celebrated 100 years
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