The BIGG (Bankers Involved with Grassroots and Government) Award is the Association’s highest level of recognition for advocacy by our member banks. In order to receive this award, banks must complete five out of seven criteria.
BIGG Award Checklist
To achieve BIGG status, institutions must meet at least five (5) of these seven criteria:
- Have named an Advocacy Officer
- Obtain Gold Triangle award
- Contribute to WBA’s issue advocacy fund
- Have at least one bank employee attend WBA Capitol Day
- Have a member of the bank participate in a Federal delegation meeting or go on a D.C. regulatory trip
- Have the bank hold a Take Your Legislator to Work Day
- Other (e.g. testify on a bill, host a fundraiser, analyze legislation, etc.)
Thank you, 2025 BIGG recipients!
59 institutions received the BIGG Award for their total involvement in advocacy efforts in 2025.
- American National Bank – Fox Cities
- Associated Bank, Green Bay
- Bank CMG, Madison
- Bank Five Nine, Oconomowoc
- Bank of America
- Bank of Deerfield
- Bank of Sun Prairie
- Bank of Wisconsin Dells
- Bankers’ Bank, Madison
- Bluff View Bank, Galesville
- BMO Bank
- Bristol Morgan Bank, Oakfield
- Capitol Bank, Madison
- CBI Bank and Trust, Beloit
- Citizens First Bank, Viroqua
- Cumberland Federal Bank
- First Business Bank, Madison
- First Citizens State Bank, Whitewater
- First National Community Bank, New Richmond
- Fortifi Bank, Berlin
- Forward Bank, Marshfield
- Horicon Bank
- IncredibleBank, Wausau
- Johnson Financial Group, Racine
- JP Morgan Chase Bank
- Ladysmith Federal Savings and Loan Association
- Lake Ridge Bank, Middleton
- Marathon Bank, Wausau
- Mound City Bank, Platteville
- National Exchange Bank and Trust, Fond du Lac
- Nicolet National Bank, Green Bay
- North Shore Bank, Brookfield
- Northwestern Bank, Chippewa Falls
- One Community Bank, Oregon
- Oostburg State Bank
- Peoples State Bank, Prairie du Chien
- PNC Bank
- Premier Community Bank, Marion
- Royal Bank, Elroy
- Security Financial Bank, Durand
- Security State Bank, Iron River
- State Bank of Chilton
- State Bank Financial, La Crosse
- The Bank of Brodhead
- The Bank of New Glarus
- The Equitable Bank S.S.B., Wauwatosa
- The Huntington National Bank
- The Park Bank, Madison
- The Peoples Community Bank, Mazomanie
- The Peshtigo National Bank
- The Pineries Bank, Stevens Point
- The Port Washington State Bank
- The Stephenson National Bank and Trust, Marinette
- Town Bank, N.A., Hartland
- Tri City National Bank, Oak Creek
- U.S. Bank
- Waldo State Bank
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Wolf River Community Bank, Hortonville
