Hoosier Banker 47 HONORABLE MENTIONS Julie Sharp, senior vice president of tax credit equity with Merchants Capital, an affiliate of Merchants Bank of Indiana, Carmel, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. AHTCC is an industry trade organization and advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., focused on advocating on behalf of the Housing Credit to finance affordable housing in the United States. Sharp joined Merchants Capital in 2020. Two members of the boards of directors of Republic Bank & Trust Company, Louisville, and its parent company, Republic Bancorp, have been recognized among Savoy Magazine’s 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors: Ernest W. Marshall Jr. has more than 24 years of global HR experience, currently serving as the executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Eaton. He previously served as vice president, human resources leader for GE Aviation. Marshall also currently serves on the boards of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Kindway Organization, and is a member of Bellarmine University’s board of trustees. George Nichols III was appointed to Republic Bank’s board in 2020 and to the Republic Bancorp board in 2021. He has spent nearly three decades in the financial services industry and currently is president and CEO of the American College of Financial Services in Pennsylvania. Nichols additionally served in various senior leadership roles with New York Life Insurance Company during a 17-year tenure. In Kentucky, he was the state’s first African American insurance commissioner. WesBanco Inc., Wheeling, West Virginia, was recognized by the American Bankers Association Foundation in October for its New Markets Loan Program. Using an innovative financing model, WesBanco Bank leverages New Markets Tax Credits to fund a variety of small businesses that provide social and commercial services to low-income residents in Appalachia and rural communities. The following member banks of the Indiana Bankers Association were named among the nation’s top 90 “Best Banks to Work For” in American Banker magazine: No. 2 – Centier Bank, Merrillville No. 24 – First Internet Bank of Indiana, Fishers No. 64 – Stock Yards Bank & Trust, Louisville No. 77 – First Busey Corporation, Champaign, Illinois No. 86 – Civista Bank, Sandusky, Ohio No. 90 – Horizon Bank, Michigan City Additionally, TIB – The Independent Bankers Bank, NA, an IBA associate member, was ranked No. 6. Several banks of the Indiana Bankers Association were named in Newsweek magazine’s 2022 ranking of America’s Best Banks, published in October. The magazine partnered with LendingTree to rank financial institutions based on more than 50 factors including maintenance fees, overdraft policies and online banking capabilities. IBA members recognized in the listing include the following, with state rankings shown reflecting Indiana and contiguous states. Best banks nationwide (by category): - U.S. Bank, NA, Minneapolis – Best Regional Bank Best banks by state - over $10 billion in assets: - First Merchants Bank, Muncie – Indiana - PNC Bank, NA, Wilmington, DE – Michigan, among other states - U.S. Bank, NA, Minneapolis –Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio, among other states Best banks by state - under $10 billion in assets: - German American Bank, Jasper – Indiana - Republic Bank & Trust Company, Louisville – Kentucky Also on the list are the following IBA members, over $10 billion in assets, recognized as Best Banks beyond Indiana and contiguous states: Bank of America, Chicago; Wells Fargo, San Francisco; and WesBanco Bank, Wheeling, WV. Additionally, three IBA-member banks were listed for being Best Banks by Major Metro Areas: Bank of America, Chicago; Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH; and U.S. Bank, NA, Minneapolis. HB DEPARTMENTS A communications toolkit created by the Indiana Bankers Association helps member banks share good-news stories with media outlets. Additionally, the toolkit provides an optional quick-link webform for submitting updates to Hoosier Banker, such as bank hires/promotions, branch openings, community service and more. • View the toolkit at: indiana.bank/communications-toolkit • Access the webform at: indiana.bank/submit-news For more information, contact Laura Wilson at lwilson@indiana.bank, 317-333-7146. HB Toolkit Helps ‘Tell the Story’ of Banking Tell the Story
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