Business Spotlight: Four Corners Community Bank
By Sara Lynn Valentine
March 23, 2026
Four Corners Community Bank was approved for its charter in 1999 and opened its first location in 2000 in Farmington, NM. Prior to that, Durango native Greg Anesi and his friend and colleague Frank Macaluso served on the advisory board of a community bank in Farmington.
Regional banks were buying up smaller banks in those years. When that happened to “their” bank, the two men decided to start their own community bank in Farmington.
They tapped Sheila Mathews to be the President/CEO, Frank became Chairman of the Board, and Greg the Vice Chairman. Frank passed in 2020, and Greg is now the Chairman, while Sheila continues to lead the bank. The Durango branch opened in 2016 and last year, Four Corners Community Bank celebrated its 25th anniversary.
“We started with very few assets,” says Shawn Candelaria, Market President of the Durango Branch.
“We’ve grown to an asset size of over 600 million, with 85 employees. We offer all types of business loans. Although we don’t offer consumer loans, we do have consumer checking and savings accounts and cds. We’ve grown the Durango branch significantly in the eleven years I’ve been here.”
Four Corners Community Bank now operates six locations across the Four Corners, with three in Farmington, one in Aztec, one in Cortez, and one in Durango.
“Who built Durango? The train or the first bank? That is an old argument,” Shawn says.
“Community banking is how communities were built back in the day. You had to have a bank to deploy money into the community, so people could borrow to build houses and businesses. Community banks would hold and secure deposits and then loan the money back into their communities. Even now, as Durango continues to grow, Four Corners Community Bank is part of making that possible.”
Beyond banking services, FCCB is deeply invested in the communities it serves. The bank sponsors events, programs, and sports teams throughout the Four Corners region and is the presenting sponsor of the Young Professionals program of the Durango Chamber.
“Our team lives in Durango. Truly local decision-making, personal relationships, and genuine community investment come naturally to us. We serve on local nonprofit boards, are a strong contributor to local organizations, and have decades of experience in the Southwest Colorado market. When you call us, you’ll talk with a person, not an AI call center.”
After 25 years of growth, FCCB continues to focus on the same principle it was founded on: keeping decisions local and reinvesting in the communities it calls home.
Stop by the Durango branch at 2685 Main Avenue
or learn more at thebankforme.bank.