Buena Vista National Bank earns prestigious 5-star superior rating

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Buena Vista National Bank has earned the 5-Star Bank Rating from BauerFinancial, Inc. They reported that Buena Vista National Bank has earned the 5-Star rating for 85 consecutive quarters and has "Demonstrated the epitome of safety and soundness". This prestigious Sustained Superiority Status is earned by fewer than 10% of the nation's banks.

To achieve this honor, the bank has exhibited the best in such areas as capital adequacy, asset quality and stability (to name a few) and has done so every quarter for over 21 years.

Buena Vista National Bank is a community bank with its home office in Chester, Illinois. It has full service banking offices in Evansville, Decatur, and Warrensburg, Illinois. They recently celebrated 105 years of banking service.

BauerFinancial, Inc. is an independent bank rating company located in Coral Gables, Florida. Their web site is "http://www.bauerfinancial.com" www.bauerfinancial.com.