
Melissa Fisher
Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer – Home Bank, Martinsville

Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer – Home Bank, Martinsville

Director of Wellbeing & Total Rewards – First Financial Bank, Cincinnati

Assistant Vice President, CRE Draw Disbursement and Administration Officer – First Internet Bank, Fishers

For only the second time in IBA history, an Indiana banker is chairing a national trade association.

Senior Vice President, Treasurer – First Farmers Bank & Trust Co., Converse

Senior Vice President-Commercial Banking, North Salem State Bank

Benjamin J. Bochnowski of Peoples Bank, Munster, will serve as chairman of the Indiana Bankers Association in 2024.

The all-cash deal is valued at $40 million.

Reading Time: 4 minutesCommunity banks are the backbone of local economies, and the regulatory environment that governs them is undergoing significant change.

North Salem State Bank appointed Jeff Joyce, its chief financial officer, to its board of directors effective January 1, 2026.

Reading Time: 4 minutesMarket adjustments, counteroffers and off-cycle raises, while well-intentioned and driven by legitimate business needs, pose a common, source of employment litigation risk.