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Get to know us
A long history of meeting the financial needs of our neighbors combined with our ongoing commitment to serving local families, businesses, and nonprofits make us the community credit union of Kent County, Queen Anne’s County and Talbot County.
We’ve consistently grown over the years to provide better service and emerging technology — all to make managing your finances both personal and convenient.
We can’t wait to get to know you!
Our mission
Our Mission
To be the trusted advisor that people turn to for unbiased financial guidance.
Core Values
- Members First - Our members are our top priority. We make business decisions with our members at the top of mind.
- Integrity - We’re honest and committed to doing what’s best for our members and our organization. What is right isn’t the same as what is easy.
- Teamwork - We are in this together and we all benefit from our success.
- Innovation - We identify new ideas for processes or products that will lead to positive changes and take the initiative to implement the changes.
- Empathy - We understand that communication starts by listening, understanding diverse perspectives, and caring about others’ sustained success.
Our history
- 1910 — The Peoples Bank of Chestertown, Maryland was incorporated.
- 1911 — The Rock Hall branch opened.
- 1924 — The Peoples Bank was the first bank in Kent County to offer Christmas Clubs.
- 1944 — The Peoples Bank handled the major portion of G.I. mortgage applications for Kent County veterans of World War II.
- 1975 — The Peoples Bank of Chestertown, Maryland changed its name to The Peoples Bank of Kent County, Maryland (PBKC).
- 1979 — The Washington Avenue branch in Chestertown opened.
- 1983 — PBKC was the first bank in the state to offer a discount brokerage service.
- 1985 — The charter was amended to allow PBKC to establish branches beyond Kent County.
- 1987 — The Galena branch opened.
- 1990 — PBKC offers the first drive-through ATM in the county.
- 1996 — The Board of Directors, with the approval of stockholders, formed PEOPLES BANCORP, INC, and Peoples Bank became a wholly owned subsidiary of PEOPLES BANCORP.
- 1997 — Telephone banking and a Visa debit card were added to PBKC’s offerings.
- 1998 — The Millington branch opened.
- 2006 — The bank changed its name to The Peoples Bank.
- 2007 — The Peoples Bank purchased FAM&M, a local independent insurance agency.
- 2008 — The Sudlersville branch opened.
- 2015 — Mobile banking and mobile deposit services were added to the bank’s offerings.
- 2016 — The Easton branch opened.
- 2024 - Announced agreement to be acquired by Hanscom Federal Credit Union (HFCU).
- 2025 – From local bank to community credit union. Name changed to Peoples Powered by Hanscom Federal Credit Union after HFCU acquisition on Dec. 31, 2025.
We have had seven presidents in our long history.
Dr. H. Benge Simmons, who was the first president, served until his death in 1945; Charles F. Wheatley, Sr., served from 1946 until his death in 1956; A. Parks Rasin, Jr., served from 1957 to 1975; E. Roy Owens, served from 1975 to 2002; Thomas G. Stevenson served from 2002 to 2012; and Ralph W. Dowling served from 2012 to 2021.
J. Scott Sturgill became the president May 2021 and remained until his departure in April 2024. Under the present guidance of Maryland Regional President Randall M. Robey, the credit union continues to grow and prosper. Its family of employees continues to respond to the challenges of modern financial services with dedication and friendly service.
All of this past history has culminated into the excellent, sound, credit union we are today. We want to continue to grow and progress with the community. We expect to have the pleasure of accomplishing this with the continued dedication of our employees and continued friendship, confidence and goodwill of our present members, and we look forward to serving many more.