AUBN | Market Cap: $94.3M (07/13/26)
Industry:
Banking

DESCRIPTION

Auburn National Bancorporation is the holding company for AuburnBank, a community bank founded in 1907 and headquartered in Auburn, Alabama. AuburnBank operates a main office and 7 branches serving Lee County and surrounding East Alabama communities, with customers spanning individuals, families, small businesses, and commercial real estate borrowers in the Auburn-Opelika metro area. The bank offers standard retail and commercial banking products, including checking and savings deposits, certificates of deposit, residential mortgages, commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, construction, agricultural, and consumer loans. Commercial real estate is the dominant loan category, representing roughly 58% of total loans. AuburnBank earns money primarily through net interest income — the spread between what it earns on loans and investments and what it pays on deposits. Fee income comes from mortgage banking (originating and selling loans to Fannie Mae while retaining servicing rights), debit card interchange, and service charges. The bank employs roughly 145 full-time equivalent employees, and its cost structure consists primarily of personnel, occupancy, and compliance costs. AuburnBank's business is tightly concentrated in Lee County, where Auburn University anchors a relatively stable local economy supported by education, healthcare, and nearby auto manufacturing. The holding company funds shareholder dividends primarily through dividends paid up from AuburnBank, and the bank does not engage in meaningful M&A or share repurchase activity beyond its core lending and deposit-gathering operations.

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