Draft:Gateway First Bank

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Gateway First Bank

Type	Private
Industry	Banking, Financial services
Founded	1935 (as Farmers Exchange Bank)
Headquarters	Jenks, Oklahoma, U.S.
Key people	Kyle Hubbard (CEO).[1]
Products	Retail banking, Mortgages, Commercial banking
Total assets	$US$ 2.01 billion (2025)[2]
Website	www.gatewayfirst.com

Gateway First Bank is a financial institution headquartered in Jenks, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma^[2][3]. It operates as a full-service bank offering mortgage lending, personal banking, and commercial banking products^[4]. In 2022, it was recognized as the largest Native American-owned bank in the United States in terms of total assets^[5]. The bank serves customers across Oklahoma through nine in-state banking centers and nationwide through its mortgage division^[6].

Gateway First Bank traces its origins to Gateway Mortgage Group, founded in 2000 by Kevin Stitt in Tulsa^[7]. In May 2019, Gateway Mortgage Group merged with Farmers Exchange Bank, a chartered bank founded in 1935, to create Gateway First Bank^[8]. The merger combined Gateway's national mortgage operations with a full-service banking charter, resulting in an entity with over 1,200 employees at the time of its formation^[9][8].

This transition allowed the organization to expand beyond mortgage lending to offer a suite of financial products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, commercial lending, and private banking services^[10][11].

At the time of the merger, the entity emerged as one of the ten largest banks in Oklahoma by asset size^[2]. In 2023, American Banker ranked Gateway First Bank as the top-performing bank in the United States among institutions with assets between $2 billion and $10 billion^[12]. The bank has also been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies ten times^[13][10][14].

The bank operates the "Gateway Gives Back" program, which provides financing for low- to moderate-income communities and supports nonprofit organizations such as Folds of Honor^[15]. Since 2017, Gateway First Bank has donated a portion of every closed home loan to Folds of Honor resulting in $793,000 in total donations^[16].

In 2024, Gateway First Bank became the title sponsor of the Turnpike Classic, an annual college football series between Oklahoma State University and the University of Tulsa^[17]. The eight-year agreement extends through 2031^[17]. Additionally, the bank's personal checking products maintain the National Bank On Account Certification for meeting national standards for safety and accessibility^[18]

• Official website