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How soon is too soon to talk to your kids or grandkids about money? If they are old enough to ask for a toy or a bike, they are old enough to start learning financial lessons that will last a lifetime. The best financial lessons are part of everyday...

Michael E. Schrage, CEO and Chairman of Centier Bank, is pleased to announce Lauren Staten has been appointed as branch manager of the bank’s Hobart Strack and Van Til in-store branch. Staten came to Centier Bank in 2015, and has worked in various...

Centier Bank has rolled out a free personal savings e-course through its free online Financial Educational series, Centier To You, available on the bank’s website. The e-Course includes worksheets and Top 5 Tips on establishing savings goals...

Last year, First Trust Credit Union celebrated its 60th birthday. First Trust began in La Porte with a group of teachers and later opened their branches in Michigan City, Valparaiso, and Wheatfield. While First Trust has been providing...

Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts, and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank. And in this time of expanded use of online banking, the problem is only growing worse. Because this is so important, Horizon...

The numbers are astounding. Victims of phishing scams can lose hundreds, even thousands of dollars. The FTC estimates that consumers lost $1.9 billion to phishing schemes in 2019 and the pandemic has only increased the threat. It’s time to put...

Because October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we are encouraging our customers to remember four important words when it comes to inquiries on their financial accounts: Banks Never Ask That. Every day, thousands of people fall for...

These days, everybody is looking for extra value for their dollar. Purdue Federal Credit Union saw that desire, and wanted to help their members get more for their money. So, they created the My Member Perks program, which rewards their members for...

Paid Endorsement Protecting individuals and organizations for more than a century is an impressive legacy in itself, but when you add to that a dedicated, multi-generational staff, that legacy is magnified. Meyers Glaros Group claims such a legacy,...

Community banking sounds like a simple idea on the surface, but when put into practice, it means that institutions such as 1st Source Bank work from an entirely different, people-first philosophy, building a vast network of deep roots in the...