Maye and Faye's Building & Loan Book

With the financial smarts of the Beardstown Ladies and the intimacy and clarity of the Delany sisters, twin sisters Maye Smith and Faye Hudson tell the inspiring story of their remarkable success - from bank tellers to bank president and vice president...to millionaires. Maye and Faye's Building & Loan is a true story, an American story, a story that combines the twin values of family and community. Born into the harsh reality of Depression-era West Virginia, Maye and Faye took jobs in their hometown savings and loan on the eve of World War II. For years they worked as the right hand - and the left hand - of the bank president, learning the mechanics of thrift inside and out. They broke through the glass ceiling, moving up the ladder only after the bank directors repeatedly passed them over. Along the way they rode the crest of an entire banking revolution while still investing cautiously, watching every penny, and treating customers as close friends instead of account numbers. Maye and Faye shared in each other's sorrows and joys, made immeasurable sacrifices, and reaped tremendous rewards. While savings and loans across the country were plunging into bankruptcy, Maye and Faye's building and loan was thriving. As the twins neared retirement age, they decided to try one more thing: to take their savings bank public. They offered penny stocks to depositors and local businesspeople. Soon enough, the largest bank in the region made an offer for the savings and loan that Maye and Faye couldn't refuse: $17.5 million.