What we do
One team for the whole bank website.
A bank website does more than market accounts. It carries the FDIC sign and your disclosures, hands customers off to online banking and account opening, and has to change the same afternoon a rate does. We've built and run bank websites in the Rio Grande Valley since 2004, and we handle all of it as one job instead of splitting it between a design agency, a host, and a compliance consultant.
How it works
Five phases, from inventory to same-day updates.
We meet with marketing, compliance, and IT, then list every page, disclosure, rate, and vendor handoff the site touches.
- Marketing, compliance, and IT in the room
- Inventory of disclosures, rates, and vendor links
- Search and analytics baseline
We organize the site around how customers bank: personal, business, and the lines of business beyond them.
- Separate personal and business paths
- Rates, branches, and hours stored as data
- A redirect map for every old URL
Design and engineering with the FDIC sign in the header and accessibility checked at every milestone.
- FDIC sign built into the site header
- WCAG 2.1 AA as a design requirement
- Mobile-first, sized for thumbs
Your compliance team reviews every page on a staging site. Launch day covers redirects, search, and every vendor link.
- Compliance sign-off on staging
- Login and application handoffs tested
- Redirects and Search Console on launch day
After launch we run the platform: hosting, patches, monitoring, and content updates the same day you send them.
- Managed hosting behind a firewall
- Patching and uptime monitoring
- Same-day rate, hours, and alert updates
FDIC signage
The FDIC official digital sign and non-deposit notices.
FDIC-insured banks have to show the FDIC official digital sign on their websites and mobile apps by April 1, 2027. It goes on three pages: the homepage, the login page, and the first page of the account-opening process. The wording is fixed, in navy or black, or in white on a dark background.
We build the sign into the site header as live text, so it sits beside your logo on every page that uses the header and screen readers read it aloud. Pages devoted to investments, annuities, or insurance get the separate non-deposit notice (not FDIC insured, not a deposit, may lose value), set apart from the fine print. When a logged-in customer follows a link to a third party's investment or insurance platform, the bank shows a one-time notice first.
Login and account-opening screens often run on a vendor's platform. We list every one of them with you and help you get each vendor's date in writing before their year-end code freeze.
- 240 of 291
- Texas bank homepages already showing the sign
- 65
- of those signs were images a screen reader couldn't read in full
- April 1, 2027
- Compliance date under the FDIC's January 2026 amendments
MPC Studios survey of every FDIC-insured, Texas-headquartered bank homepage that loaded in an automated browser on September 28, 2026. Homepages only, and not a compliance finding.
Read our FDIC digital sign guide →Accessibility
Account applications every customer can finish.
The account application is the page that turns a visitor into a customer, and it's usually the hardest page on a bank website to use with a keyboard or a screen reader. We design and test applications against WCAG 2.1 AA, the most widely used benchmark for ADA website accessibility, from the first wireframe instead of in a fix-it pass after launch.
When the application runs on a vendor's platform, we test those screens with the same checklist and give your team written findings to take to the vendor.
What we check on every application
- Every field has a visible label that screen readers announce, not placeholder text that disappears.
- Errors say what's wrong and how to fix it, next to the field, without clearing what the applicant typed.
- The whole form works with a keyboard, including dropdowns, date fields, and document uploads.
- Sessions warn before they time out and let the applicant ask for more time.
- A step indicator shows where the applicant is and what's left.
- Text contrast and tap targets hold up on a phone.
- The FDIC sign on step one is live text, or an image with the full wording in its alt text.
.bank domains
Moving to .bank without losing search traffic.
.bank is a web address ending that only verified, regulated banks can register. fTLD Registry Services, the company behind it, verifies every registrant and requires DNSSEC, current TLS encryption, and email authentication, so a criminal can register a lookalike of yourbank.com but not yourbank.bank. Texas Regional Bank's 2026 redesign launched on trb.bank.
A domain move touches more than the website. We plan it as part of the redesign, so the new address, the new site, and the redirects go live together.
What a .bank move includes
- A 301 redirect from every old URL to its new page, so rankings and bookmarks carry over.
- DNSSEC, TLS 1.2 or newer, and HTTPS on every page. .bank is on browsers' HSTS preload list, so there's no plain-HTTP fallback.
- DMARC set to reject and SPF records in place before launch, including for vendors that email customers for you.
- New links for online banking, account opening, disclosures, and app store listings.
- A Search Console change of address, and the old domain kept renewed and redirecting.
- A homepage notice and a customer email about the new address, sent before customers see it in a link.
Hosting & security
Hosting and security for a regulated website.
Managed hosting behind a firewall
Bank sites we build run on managed hosting behind a web application firewall, with TLS on every page and regular backups.
Patching and monitoring
CMS, plugin, and dependency updates go out as they're released, and uptime monitoring alerts our team when something goes down.
Locked-down publishing
Multi-factor authentication and role-based permissions for everyone who edits the site, so only the people you choose can publish.
Disclosures that keep their link
Disclosures and fee schedules stay at the same URL when a new version goes up, and every earlier version is kept. We built this for Texas National Bank.
Same-day updates
Rate changes, branch hours, closure banners, and fraud alerts go live the same day you send them. No tickets, no queue.
Fraud notices where customers look
Security notices get real space on the page, not a footer link. On trb.bank, one sits directly under the homepage hero.
Banks we work with
Three Texas banks, 10 to 20-plus years each.
Texas Regional Bank
- 36
- Texas locations
- 5
- Public sites, one platform
- 10+
- Years partnered
The main bank at trb.bank, four division sites (Insurance, Trust & Wealth, International Private Banking, and Capital Markets), and a custom employee intranet, rebuilt in 2026 on shared infrastructure.
Read the case studyTexas National Bank
- 17+
- Years partnered
- $1B+
- Assets managed
- 1920
- Chartered
The sixth-largest Hispanic-owned bank in the U.S. and a CDFI. We run its main banking site, its charitable foundation site, and its microsites from one shared design system.
Read the case studyFirst Community Bank
- 20+
- Years partnered
- $760M+
- Assets managed
- 9
- Branches
Cameron County's oldest independently owned bank. Brand identity, three website generations, hosting, and same-day updates, with no other digital agency in more than 20 years.
Read the case study“MPC Studios exceeded expectations and delivered a visually appealing, highly functional website that was better than I could have imagined.”
Credit unions
Credit union website design, too.
Credit unions get the same team and the same process, with three differences we plan for from the first meeting.
- NCUA, not the FDIC. The FDIC's digital sign rule doesn't apply to credit unions. NCUA rules call for the official advertising statement, such as “Federally insured by NCUA,” on the homepage, and the NCUA official sign on pages where members open accounts or make deposits online.
- Membership comes first. Eligibility is the first question in the application, and the copy talks about members, share accounts, and share certificates.
- No .bank. Credit unions aren't eligible for .bank. The credit union counterpart is .creditunion, with its own verification.
Reading for bank and credit union marketing teams
FAQ
Questions bank marketing teams ask us.
What does MPC Studios do for community banks?
We design, build, and run community bank websites: strategy, design, development, the FDIC sign and disclosures, accessibility, hosting, security, and same-day content updates. Texas Regional Bank, Texas National Bank, and First Community Bank have worked with us for 10, 17, and more than 20 years.
Where does the FDIC official digital sign go on a bank website?
On three pages: the homepage, the login page, and the first page of the account-opening process, on your website and your mobile app. Compliance is required by April 1, 2027. We build the sign into the site header as live text, so it appears beside your logo on every page that uses the header.
Do credit unions need the FDIC digital sign?
No. The FDIC's rule covers FDIC-insured banks. Federally insured credit unions follow NCUA rules instead: the official advertising statement on the homepage, and the NCUA official sign on pages where members open accounts or make deposits online.
Should our bank move to a .bank domain?
If phishing worries you, it's worth planning. Only verified banks can register .bank, and the registry requires DNSSEC, current TLS encryption, and email authentication. The safest time to move is during a redesign, with a 301 redirect from every old URL so you keep your search rankings.
How do you make an online account application accessible?
We design and test it against WCAG 2.1 AA: visible labels that screen readers announce, clear error messages next to each field, full keyboard support, time-out warnings, and a step indicator. If a vendor hosts the application, we test those screens too and give you written findings.
Can you work with our online banking and account-opening vendors?
Yes. Most community bank websites hand customers off to a digital banking provider and an account-opening platform. We map every handoff, check the login and application screens for the FDIC sign and accessibility, and help you get each vendor's changes and dates in writing.
Do you host and maintain the website after launch?
Yes. We run the platform after launch: managed hosting behind a web application firewall, security patches, uptime monitoring, and content updates. Rate changes, branch hours, and fraud alerts go live the same day you send them.
Do you work with banks outside Texas?
Yes. Our bank clients so far are in Texas, and MPC Studios, based in McAllen and Harlingen, has built websites for clients across the country, from New York to California. We meet by video or in person, whatever the project needs.
Let's talk
Let's build a bank website your customers can trust.
A redesign, a .bank move, FDIC sign work before April 1, 2027, or a site that needs a new home: tell us where you are and we'll map out next steps together.