Banks in Independence, LA

Bank branch map: Independence

Banks sit at the coordinates in their FDIC record; credit union offices at their NCUA address, located with the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder. Point at a marker for today's hours, tap it for the address, directions and the bank's site.

Short answer: 1 institution operates 1 location in Independence, according to the FDIC. 1 of them has coordinates on record and is on the map. ATMs and opening hours are not in the sources this page uses yet; each marker links to directions.

Positions are the regulators' own coordinates, or the Census Geocoder's point for the address, and can sit a few hundred feet from the door. Streets, buildings and parks come from OpenStreetMap through OpenFreeMap, with every street named as you zoom in; if that map cannot load, a simpler map drawn from the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files takes its place. ATMs will follow with the Overture Maps import.

All banks in Independence

Sorted by number of local branches. Each branch shows where its hours and phone number come from.

Short answer: First Guaranty Bank is the only bank with an office in Independence. Open any bank to see each address, today's hours where the bank publishes them and the phone number.

First Guaranty Bank 1 branch · main office Hammond, LA Bank · 1

First Guaranty Bank has 1 branch in Independence, 23 across Louisiana and 30 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Hammond, LA and show it operating since 1934. With $3.89 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 342 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. The Independence Branch at 455 W Railroad Ave dates to 1976 in FDIC branch records. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Independence Branch

  455 W Railroad Ave, 70443

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

First Guaranty Bank: profile, branches and contacts

Banking in Independence: the local picture

Short answer: 1 bank runs 1 branch in Independence according to the FDIC. A population estimate for this place is not available from the Census Bureau, so branches per resident are not shown.

First Guaranty Bank has its main office in Hammond, LA, according to the FDIC.

The bank with the longest record here is First Guaranty Bank, operating since 1934 according to the FDIC.

The one location here does not publish hours in the sources this page uses. Each branch links to the bank's own site.

Chase, Bank of America and other national banks

Which big national banks have branches in Independence, and where the nearest one is if they do not.

Short answer: No branches in Independence: Chase (nearest in Hammond, 11 mi), Wells Fargo, Bank of America, PNC Bank, U.S. Bank, Truist, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington (nearest in Denham Springs, 28 mi), Regions Bank (nearest in Amite, 7 mi), TD Bank, BMO.

Branch counts from FDIC BankFind as of September 5, 2026. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Independence to the nearest branch in Louisiana.

What your savings could earn

National benchmarks and the best published offers, from the Banrox Bank Rates tracker. Enter your own balance and rate to compare.

Short answer: At the national average savings rate of 0.38%, $10,000 kept in savings for a year earns about $38. The best published savings rate in the tracker, 3.75% at CIT Bank, earns about $375. The national average 12-month CD pays 1.71%.

Rates are the banks' published APYs as tracked on the Banrox Bank Rates page, with the date next to each benchmark; they are not offers from Banrox and can change daily. Interest is before tax. The best offers are mostly online banks and are open to Independence residents like anyone else.

Banks near Independence

Nearby cities with at least two banks, by straight-line distance. Counts from FDIC BankFind.

Short answer: The closest towns with more choice are Amite (7 miles) and Hammond (10 miles). Covington, 26 miles away, has the most banks nearby: 22.

Bank branch openings and closings in Independence

FDIC branch records, between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026.

Short answer: FDIC branch records show no bank branch openings in Independence between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026. Closings and relocations are not tracked by the sources this page uses yet.

Largest banks in Independence by total assets

Ranked by each bank's total assets on its FDIC balance sheet, which covers the whole bank, not only its Independence offices.

Short answer: First Guaranty Bank is the largest bank with offices in Independence, with $3.89 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, No. 342 among U.S. banks by total assets. Local deposit shares will follow once the FDIC Summary of Deposits is imported.

Total assets and ranks from FDIC BankFind as of June 30, 2026. Rank is among active banks that report total assets to the FDIC.

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