INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Bankers Association has issued a warning to protect consumers from identity theft. The IBA said more than 10 million people in the country fall victim to identity theft by unintentionally revealing their Social Security numbers or credit card information. “It is astounding how easy it is to obtain the needed information …
HAMMOND – The Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce will hold its seventh annual Business Expo and Luncheon starting at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Dynasty Banquet Center, 4125 Calumet Ave. Speakers include Kevin Brinegar, president of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce; Morton Marcus, Indiana University economist; David Mika, regional president of BMO …
MERRILLVILLE – Nancy Naville-Strong has joined Centier Bank as assistant manager/consumer lending officer at the bank’s Lafayette branch. Naville-Strong has 25 years of banking experience in Lafayette. She is a member of the American Institute of Banking and Indiana Banker’s Association. Centier has 45 retail banking locations in Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Marshall and Tippecanoe counties. …
LAPORTE – LaPorte Savings Bank has been recognized as a superior 5-Star rated bank by BauerFinancial Inc. of Coral Gables, Fla., the nation’s leading bank rating and research firm. LaPorte Savings Bank has earned the 5-Star Superior rating for 87 consecutive quarters, putting it among the top 5 percent in the nation to earn that …
MUNSTER – David Bochnowski, chairman and CEO of NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent for Peoples Bank, has been named to the small business advisory committee for the Securities and Exchange Commission. The 20-member committee has been set up to advise the SEC on raising capital for public and private firms, trading securities for small publicly …
MUNSTER – CFS Bancorp Inc., the parent company for Citizens Financial Bank, has declared a quarterly dividend of 1 cent per share of common stock. The dividend will paid on Oct. 28 to shareholders of record on Oct. 7. The dividend is unchanged from the second quarter. Citizens Financial Bank has assets of more than …
MERRILLVILLE – Daniel R. Yamtich has been named vice president, team leader for Fifth Third Bank’s business banking line. He will be responsible leadership of business banking in the Merrillville region. Yamtich, who has 25 years of banking experience, previously was regional manager for commercial real estate for Fifth Third Bank. Yamtich is a graduate …
WASHINGTON – Two Indiana community banks have received $41.4 million in funding from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Small Business Lending Fund. One of those banks is Horizon Bancorp in Michigan City, which received $12.5 million. “These funds will provide a powerful incentive for community banks to expand their lending to small businesses, spurring new investment …
MUNSTER – NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, has declared a third quarter dividend of 15 cents a share. It will be paid Oct. 7 to shareholders of record on Sept. 30. The company’s over-the-counter stock is trades under the symbol NWIN.OB. Peoples has 11 banking offices in Lake and Porter counties. …
MICHIGAN CITY – Horizon Bancorp, the parent of Horizon Bank, has announced it will increase the money it makes available for small business loans over the next two years. Horizon has received $12.5 million as its share of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program. Horizon had purchased preferred shares in the program that …
