INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has recognized Centier Bank of Munster as its Third Party Lender of the Year. Centier contributed to 12 SBA loans in 2001, accounting for $16.2 million in projects. It contributed 8 percent of all SBA loans in the state. One project was worth

MICHIGAN CITY – Horizon Bancorp, the parent company of Horizon Bank, has announced a stock split that will be distributed Friday, Dec. 9. Each shareholder will receive an additional half share of their common stock. The price paid for fractional shares will be based on the five-day average closing price. The split will increase Horizon’s

MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank has announced earnings of $10.5 million for the first nine months of the year with assets reaching $2.1 billion. The bank announced that it anticipates lending to grow in the coming months after the opening of a loan production office in Carmel. “We continue to make loans in our communities and

CARMEL – Centier Bank has announced the opening of a loan production office at 11611 Meridian St. in Carmel. The office is in the Meridian Mark 1 Plaza. Michael Schrage, president and CEO, said the loan production office is the first presence for Centier in Hamilton County. Since 2010, Centier has served the Carmel and

SOUTH BEND – 1st Source Insurance has been named one of the top 100 banks in insurance by the Who’s Who in Bank Insurance, published by the Bank Insurance Market Research Group. Selection was based on revenue for fiscal 2010. 1st Source ranked 75th, 11 places from the previous year. “It has been a tough

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