
Banking Center Manager – Citizens State Bank, New Castle

James “Jim” Harold Cousins, president and CEO of the Indiana Bankers Association from 2000-06, passed away on March 2 in Kettering, Ohio. He was 82 years old.

Indiana will soon have its first de novo bank in nearly 20 years.

With just a few months left in 2025, it is a good time to reflect on your financial institution’s goals. Are you where you expected to be?

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe handling of on-us checks presents unique challenges for banks, particularly regarding wrongful dishonor and funds availability.

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 10-year rule requires a total distribution of inherited assets by Dec. 31 of the year containing the 10th anniversary of the account owner’s death.

An AI strategy that focuses on making staff more effective can create competitive advantages to allow community banks to punch above their weight.

There has been a lot of change in market sentiment in the first half of 2025.

By-the-numbers look back at the benefits your Association provided in 2024.

Assistant Vice President, Retail Loan Operations Manager – Lake City Bank, Warsaw

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe IBA is the gold standard that other states try to reach.

Vice President, Community Development Officer – Peoples Bank, Munster

The bank received its charter as the Logansport Building and Loan Association on March 31, 1925.

The new 15,000-square-foot operations center in downtown Huntington brings the bank’s regional staff together under one roof.