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2025 Best of N'West


Peoples Employees Voted as Best of N'West

June 10, 2025

Best of N'West 2025: Maria Flores, Jeff Elgersma, & Jeffrey Granstra

Maria Flores, Jeff Elgersma, and Jeffrey Granstra were recently voted as the Best of N'West(Opens in a new Window). The annual People's Choice Awards are presented by the Northwest Iowa Review(Opens in a new Window)
 
Flores, a Retail Banker with Peoples Bank in Rock Valley, won for Best Customer Service Representative. Elgersma, a Mortgage Loan Officer at Peoples Bank in Rock Valley, won for Best Mortgage Lender, and Granstra, Insurance Agent with Peoples Insurance in Sheldon, won for Best Crop Insurance Agent.
 
Peoples was voted as a finalist in the following categories:
Peoples Bank¹
  • Best Bank
  • Best Place to Work
  • Best Agricultural Lender
  • Best Business Lender - Wes Kamerman & Brian Richter
  • Best Mortgage Lender - Kolin Kroeze
Peoples Bank Wealth Management Group²
  • Best Financial Planning Company
  • Best Financial Planner - David McAlpine
Peoples Insurance²
  • Best Crop Insurance Company
  • Best Car Insurance Company
  • Best Home Insurance Company
  • Best Insurance Agent - Blake Kruger & Dyson Kooima

Thank you to all who nominated us and voted for us! 

1. Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender
2. Investment & insurance products are not FDIC insured, not a bank deposit, not guaranteed by the bank or any US Government Agency and principal may lose value.