Let’s not sugarcoat it. WordPress is everywhere. For small blogs and brochure sites? It works fine. But for mid-market financial institutions juggling security, compliance, and actual customer trust, it’s starting to feel more like a liability than a solution.
The Risks Are Real
WordPress powers over 40% of the web. That also makes it a prime target for hackers. Mid-market banks, especially those without a large internal IT team, are increasingly finding that even a small plugin vulnerability can mean big trouble.
Do you want to explain to your board why your site got taken down by a plugin you didn’t even install?
Compliance Is Not a Plugin
In heavily regulated industries, compliance isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a mandate. And here’s the truth: WordPress was never built for that world. Sure, you can bolt on plugins for audit trails, permissions, and access control. But now you’re duct taping a compliance framework to a blogging platform.
Concrete CMS, in contrast, was built with military-grade compliance in mind. It powers large parts of the U.S. Army’s public web presence. It handles workflows, permissions, and publishing rights without third-party patches.
Control Without Chaos
Most mid-market banks don’t want their marketing teams to call IT every time they need to update a rate sheet or post a policy update. But they also don’t want the intern accidentally unpublishing the homepage.
Concrete CMS gives Finance Websites fine-grained permissions, workflows, and approval chains out of the box. That means non-technical staff can work independently within guardrails that keep your compliance team sleeping well at night.
Speed, Security, and Sanity
With Concrete CMS, updates are easy. Hosting is secure. And support? You’re talking to professionals who understand financial services, not a freelance developer juggling twenty side projects.
It’s Not Just About What You Can Do. It’s About What You Can Prove.
More and more banks are being asked to prove their digital platforms are secure, accessible, and up to date. That’s nearly impossible with a cobbled-together WordPress stack.
Concrete CMS provides the documentation, support, and real-world experience to check all the boxes. No bloat. No mystery.
Download Your Free Bank Website Security Checklist
To help you assess your security risks, we’ve put together a comprehensive Bank Website Security Checklist. This easy-to-use resource will help you:
- ✔ Identify potential vulnerabilities
- ✔ Strengthen access controls
- ✔ Ensure compliance with security best practices
Bank and Credit Union Websites Made with Concrete
You’re Not Alone
It’s not just banks. Plenty of companies across industries are reaching the same conclusion. For example, this team shared exactly why they ditched WordPress for something faster, more secure, and easier to maintain.
The Verdict
If your bank’s website still runs on WordPress and you're starting to get that queasy feeling every time a new vulnerability hits the news... it’s probably time. You’ve outgrown it.
Make the switch to something built for serious business.