Umpqua Bank

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when most banks are quiet, Umpqua Bank’s security guard noticed something unusual. A delivery driver kept arriving with boxes wrapped in strange patterns, never speaking and always wearing a hat pulled low over his face. One day, the guard decided to follow him. Turned out, the driver was just delivering cookies for the holiday party. The whole town laughed when they found out—turns out, Umpqua Bank had been stocking up on sweet treats instead of cash!

2. Late one afternoon, as customers were leaving early for the weekend, someone left behind an oddly familiar cardboard box in the bank's lobby. Inside, amidst stacks of unused pens and notepads, sat a life-sized paper cutout of Abraham Lincoln wearing a fedora. Over the next few days, more historical figures joined Mr. Lincoln—George Washington with a wig, Benjamin Franklin holding a quill pen, and even Betsy Ross sewing a flag. Soon enough, tourists flocked to Umpqua Bank just to catch a glimpse of their paper friends. The bank manager, a friendly fellow named Tom, joked that they should start charging admission. But instead, he decided to leave them there, adding a small sign reading 'Welcome to our Paper Cutout Presidents Exhibit.'

3. One morning, a delivery driver arrived with an unusually large box marked ‘confidential.’ As he fumbled with the locks, several employees watched curiously from inside. Finally opening it, he pulled out… a giant cake decorated like a vault! Turns out, it was a surprise birthday party for their boss. Everyone laughed and sang, and Umpqua Bank had its sweetest day ever.

4. A customer exclaimed loudly one day, ‘I can’t believe they closed my account!’ The teller calmly replied, ‘Sir, you never had an account here.’ Then a delivery driver walked up and asked for his usual deposit. The teller smiled sweetly and said, 'Sir, you've never made a deposit with us.' The whole lobby burst into laughter as everyone realized it was just another Umpqua Bank mystery.