
First Financial donates $4.6M in 2025
First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, donated $4.6 million and 16,300 volunteer hours in 2025.

First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, donated $4.6 million and 16,300 volunteer hours in 2025.

Dennis Dye & Rodney Betzner joined the board of GBC Bank, Greenfield, on Feb. 1.

The contest inspired submissions from across northeast Indiana, showcasing interpretations of connection, generosity and holiday joy.

K-9 officer Kilo helps fight the drug epidemic in addition to daily patrol responsibilities.

Jim Miller and Steve Smith served more than 50 years combined on the bank’s board.

F&M Bank, Archbold, Ohio, raised $48,500 between its Indiana and Ohio charity golf tournaments last Fall.

The gift went toward the Hendricks County Community Foundation’s $4.5 million Stronger Together: Building a Better Community campaign.

Rob Henderson joined the board of directors of the bank and its holding company effective Jan. 1. 2026.

Farmers State Bank, LaGrange, donated $10,000 on Dec. 9, 2025, to the LaGrange Communities Youth Centers Inc. to support its Curtis Park project.

Old National Bank, Evansville, hit a new organizational record for volunteer hours served during its 4th annual Better Together Days, a two-day volunteer blitz held Sept. 17-18.

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe exhaustion of FMLA leave is not the end of the analysis, but a turning point where ADA obligations take center stage.

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile the IFPA is an Illinois state law, it applies to electronic payment transactions that occur in Illinois, regardless of whether the card issuer is an Illinois financial institution.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe foundational strength and relevancy of the commercial banking industry have never been more resilient.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe have so much to celebrate about our past and anticipate with our future, it’s difficult to choose where to start.