ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – For the 11th straight year, Alaska Business magazine readers voted First National Bank Alaska as Best Place to Work in the 2026 Best of Alaska Business Awards. The bank also took home the titles of Best Bank/Credit Union, Best Customer Service, Best Wealth Management Firm, and Editor’s Choice for Best Corporate Citizen.
“Thank you, Alaska, for voting First National Bank Alaska the Best Place to Work for a remarkable 11 years in a row!” said Betsy Lawer, First National Board Chair and CEO/President. “When our employees are supported by a strong culture and the resources to thrive, they’re better equipped to help our customers succeed. I’m especially proud that First National, a community bank with regional reach, continues to help Alaskans shape a brighter tomorrow.”
Alaska’s community bank since 1922, First National Bank Alaska proudly meets the financial needs of Alaskans with ATMs and 28 locations in 19 communities throughout the state, and by providing banking services to meet their needs across the nation and around the world.
For more than a century, the bank has been committed to supporting the communities it serves. In 2024, for the eighth consecutive reporting period, over a span of twenty-four years, First National received an Outstanding Community Reinvestment Act performance rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
In 2026, for the second year in a row, Forbes selected First National as one of America’s Best Banks, ranking the bank as the second-top in the nation. Newsweek recognized the bank as one of the nation’s 2026 Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions for the second year in a row. In 2025, American Banker recognized First National as a “Best Bank to Work For” for the eighth year in a row. The bank was also voted “Best of Alaska” in the Anchorage Daily News awards, ranking as one of the top three in the Bank/Financial category for the seventh consecutive year.
First National Bank Alaska is a Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, and is recognized as a Minority Depository Institution by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as it is majority-owned by women.