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State Bank promotes several employees 

Brownsburg, Ind.-based State Bank recently promoted six employees in its Brownsburg, Zionsville and Pittsboro branches. State Bank made three promotions in Brownsburg, including:  Kyle Endres to vice president, director of payments. Endres has been with the bank for 13 years, most recently overseeing training and special projects.  Sally Newman to senior automated clearing house specialist … Read more

First State Bank names Yockey senior VP 

Saginaw, Mich.-based First State Bank has named Laura B. Yockey as senior vice president, business lending manager. Yockey was most recently a group manager with Chemical Bank and then served as market manager and Great Lakes Bay Region community president for Huntington Bank. Yockey began her banking career at Michigan Bank. She graduated from Michigan … Read more

Iowa Trust and Savings promotes Scott

Iowa Trust and Savings Bank has promoted Xaviera Scott to assistant vice president of lending. Scott began her banking career with Iowa Trust in October 2014 and was most recently a loan officer.  A graduate of the American Institute of Business with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, Scott successfully completed Iowa Bankers … Read more

Park Bank promotes 2 to executive VP

Madison, Wis.-based Park Bank promoted Ken Lammersfeld to executive vice president, chief operations officer; and Josh Marron to executive VP, chief banking officer.  Lammersfeld joined Park Bank in 2016 as senior VP of retail banking “and has consistently taken on additional responsibilities throughout the organization,” according to the bank. Since 2018, Lammersfeld has facilitated strategic … Read more

Indiana Bankers Association promotes 4 to leadership roles

The Indiana Bankers Association recently promoted four team members, including  Rod Lasley to chief operating officer; Josh Myers to vice president-member engagement; Dax Denton to chief policy officer; and Elizabeth DeHaven to education manager. Lasley joined the IBA in 2009 as a member services representative. He was promoted to VP-products and services in 2012 and advanced … Read more

Luedtke named Prevail Bank branch manager

Greg Luedtke has been named the Eau Claire branch manager for Prevail Bank. “I chose Prevail Bank because it is a local, community-based financial institution,” Luedtke said. “I also know that Prevail appreciates its employees; they do what’s right for them and their customers. At Prevail Bank I have the ability to change customers’ lives … Read more

Former OCC head dies at 88

Former Comptroller of the Currency John D. Hawke, Jr., a longtime banking leader and educator, died earlier this month at the age of 88.

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Community Bank Owatonna announces 3 promotions

Community Bank Owatonna recently made several staff promotions.  The locally owned and operated bank announced Libby Hafstad’s appointment as senior loan administrator; Jeremy Wildeman to vice president, cashier and compliance officer; and Jeffrey Goergen’s advancement to senior VP/chief credit officer.  Hafstad has been with Community Bank Owatonna for eight years. Wildeman has more than 20 … Read more

Longtime Indiana banking leader retires after 55 years at First Federal

Rochester, Ind.-based First Federal Founding Chair and President/CEO Dick Belcher has stepped down after 55 years of leading the organization.  Belcher oversaw the now-$515.4 million bank’s expansion to six branches in northern Indiana and its status as one of the leading mortgage lenders in the state.   The board of directors recently promoted the bank’s current … Read more