Carroll, Iowa-based Availa Bank hired Aaron Lawson as director of retail banking at its Omaha LPO. A senior vice president, Lawson has been a branch manager, hub manager and SVP at other financial institutions. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in organizational leadership. “With the addition of Lawson, he … Read more
Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank promoted Clay Koehler to vice president of business banking. Koehler, who is based in Lafayette, Ind., was hired in 2020 as assistant vice president of small business. He has more than a decade of experience in small business/private banking. Koehler has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., … Read more
Mattoon, Ill.-based First Mid Insurance Group recently acquired a Macomb, Ill.-based insurance agency. [Continue]
Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank is opening a 1,500-square-foot branch in the northwest Indianapolis suburb of Whitestown. [Continue]
A recently unveiled bill is intended to make it easier for community banks to raise capital by raising a key asset threshold. [Continue]
Bill Borchers was elected to a three-year term on the Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association Board of Directors, Madison chapter. Borchers, senior vice president of loan servicing at Oregon, Wis.-based One Community Bank, has been involved with the WMBA Madison chapter for two decades. He was a board member from 2015-17. “I can’t think of anyone … Read more
Nels Nyblad retired from the boards of directors of Sparta, Mich.-based ChoiceOne Financial Services and ChoiceOne Bank, effective June 28. A farmer, Nyblad owns a family farm and is a director of Nyblad Orchards, Inc., Nyblad Farms, LLC, and Ross-Roy Enterprises, Inc. Nyblad had served as a director of both the holding company and subsidiary … Read more
Bob Herdoiza was named to the board of directors for Fenton, Mich.-based holding company Fentura Financial, Inc., and subsidiary The State Bank. A partner at Stonebridge Financial Group, Herdoiza is a serial entrepreneur. He began his career as a CPA auditing companies in southeast Michigan. “I am excited about the expertise that Mr. Herdoiza will … Read more
Evansville, Ind.-based Old National Bank recently marked the opening of its first metro Detroit-area commercial banking office with a launch event. [Continue]
Michigan-based de novo Community Bank opened on June 26, according to the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. [Continue]