HEPPNER — American Banker magazine has ranked five Oregon and 11 Washington banks among the top 200 community banks in the country.

The magazine, a trade publication based in New York City, named five Oregon banks — Oregon Bancorp of Salem, Summit Bank of Eugene, Bank of Eastern Oregon of Heppner, Citizens Bancorp of Corvallis, and People’s Bank of Commerce in Medford — to the list based on average return of shareholder equity between 2017 and 2019. Banks with less than $2 billion in assets were eligible.

The Bank of Eastern Oregon was ranked 84th among the top 200 banks nationally.

“It is exciting to be recognized in American Banker magazine among some of the most admired and well run banks in the country,” said Jeff Bailey, president and chief executive officer of Bank of Eastern Oregon. “We have an extremely dedicated team of bankers that embody the core values that have guided our bank for over 75 years. We are proud to serve Eastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington communities, and are delighted to be the one of only 16 banks located in Oregon and Washington that can make the claim of being one of the top 200 community banks in the country.”