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Preston Braathen

Business Banking Officer

West Fargo

Contact Info

Office

701-499-6124

Preston joined Western State Bank in 2026. He focuses on commercial business development, working with business customers to provide financial solutions.

Preston joins our team with more than 10 years of banking experience and is a University of North Dakota graduate.

"This is the type of banking relationship a business hopes to achieve with its banker. We look forward to a long-term relationship with Western State Bank."

Clinton O. Shreeve, LC Jacobson & Company

"Western State Bank treats me like a customer and not like a number. You get the feeling that they actually appreciate your business."

Roddy Riggs, Arizona

"Chezy has had tremendous growth over the past couple of years and Western has been there every step of the way! We pride ourselves on providing quality video marketing content while being budget conscious. We chose Western to be our bank because of their great service, their ability to scale with Chezy as we’ve grown, and their ability to save us money on our banking services!"

Joe Tjosvold, Founder of Chezy