Retirement Celebration Set for Fosston Banker Mary Schow

Customers and the public are invited to the Open House set for 10 am – 3 pm on Thursday, February 27, at the Fosston Sales Office of American Federal Bank.  Cake and refreshments will be served.

Schow is retiring after nearly 24 years at American Federal. 

Schow joined the Fosston Sales Office a year after American Federal acquired TCF’s branch office in Fosston.  She began her career at American Federal as a Personal Banking Representative, became securities licensed and a Financial Advisor, was promoted to Personal Banker and named Assistant Vice President.

Schow has earned a number of sales performance and recognition awards during her tenure at American Federal.  She achieved American Federal “Ace Sales Star” status and was named to the American Federal “Sales Star Hall of Fame.”  She earned her way to seven Sales Star Retreats, the bank’s premier recognition event, and was named a Top Retail Sales Star.  Schow also has earned 11 Brand Recognition awards.

Before joining American Federal, Schow worked for Honeywell in Minneapolis, and then joined the Farm Service Agency in McIntosh, where she was employed for 15 years.  She is a native of McIntosh, and a graduate of McIntosh-Winger High School.

Schow and her spouse, Dan, raise small grains and row crops on a farm near McIntosh.  The Schows have four children, Tyler, Ryan, Kristi and Matthew, and seven grandchildren.  

American Federal is a financially-strong, employee-owned community bank with full-service banking locations in Fosston, Crookston, Warren, Hallock, East Grand Forks, Ada, Fergus Falls and Moorhead in Minnesota and Grand Forks, Northwood, Fargo and Wahpeton in North Dakota.  American Federal is a Top 100 Ag Lender in the United States.