Hoosier Banker 53 ALLIANCE BANK / Francesville Katie Myers has completed a summer internship with the bank. She is a sophomore at Purdue University, studying accounting. Matthew Poortenga has completed a summer internship with the bank. He is a junior at Olivet Nazarene University, studying business. CENTIER BANK / Merrillville Brian Thurman has been appointed financial intelligence unit manager. He is a 27-year veteran of the Valparaiso Police Department, most recently serving as a detective for nine years. A past member of the Northwest Indiana Major Crimes Task Force, Thurman is certified in the Reid technique of interviewing. He is a graduate of Governors State University and the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Joaquim Nally has joined the bank as Carmel branch manager. He has nearly 10 years of banking and retail management experience. THE FARMERS BANK / Frankfort Russ Odle has joined the bank as trust client services representative. He has more than 10 years of experience in financial services in areas including financial planning, investment management and most recently in branch management. Odle is a graduate of Indiana University. Jamie White has joined the bank as assistant branch manager, Fishers office. She has six years of banking and lending experience working as a customer service representative, service associate and, most recently, personal banker. FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK / Huntington Peter L. Confer has joined the bank as assistant vice president/ assistant controller. He has been a certified public accountant for 25 years and a community banker for 40 years. Confer has been active with boards including the Community Foundation, United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development and School Board of Trustees. He is a graduate of Huntington College and earned a post-graduate accounting certificate at Indiana University, Fort Wayne. Elizabeth Cary has been assigned to the head teller/new accounts representative position for the South Bend Drive office. She joined the bank in 2017, prior to which she had more than 20 years of customer service, cash handling and supervisory experience. A new law—the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act—makes most reciprocal deposits no longer brokered. This is a huge growth opportunity for banks across the nation. Now your bank can grow even more deposits that increase franchise value; attract even more high-value, local customers; and increase funds available for local lending. To learn more, contact your Regional Director, Erich Buckenmaier, at (866) 776-6426, ext 3354 or ebuckenmaier@promnetwork.com. MOST RECIPROCAL DEPOSITS NO LONGER BROKERED FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF THE MIDWEST / Fort Wayne Humair Chowdhry has joined the bank as vice president, commercial lending. He has 13 years of financial services experience and is a graduate of Indiana University-Fort Wayne.
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