Patty Larson has been promoted to Availa Bank’s assistant vice president and mortgage loan officer. She has been with Availa Bank since 2015 as a mortgage loan operations manager.

Larson grew up in Fort Dodge. She graduated from St. Edmond High School and then moving on to Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, where she got her bachelor’s degree.

Before beginning her banking career, Larson was employed with Nationwide Insurance for 18 years.

The other half of the new mortgage lending team, Emily Stucky, mortgage loan officer, has recently joined the Availa Bank team in Fort Dodge. She has over 10 years of banking experience. Stucky was born and raised in Fort Dodge.