Indiana Banks Receive ABA Honors

Member banks of the Indiana Bankers Association provided such outstanding financial literacy outreach during the 2004-05 school year that they received two national awards from the American Bankers Association Education Foundation. Indiana banks received the 2004 Get Smart About Credit Day State Participation

The honors were bestowed in July at an ABA Staff Workshop in Chicago. Winners were judged by criteria in several categories, including the number of presentations made to consumers, the percentage of the state's student population bankers reached, and the number of banks and bankers participating.

On Get Smart About Credit Day, held last October, bankers across the country taught students how to budget their money, use credit cards responsibly and build a positive payment history. On National Teach Children to Save Day, held in April, bankers gave classroom presentations about saving and developing money management skills to students in kindergarten through grade 12. Elementary schoolchildren learned the concept of saving money, while junior high and high school students tackled compounding interest, budgeting, setting goals and money management. Both financial literacy initiatives were sponsored by the ABA Education Foundation.

The following IBA-member banks participated in Get Smart About Credit Day and/or Teach Children to Save Day during the last academic year:

Ameriana Bank and Trust, New Castle

American Trust & Savings Bank, Whiting

Bank Calumet, NA

Bank One, a JPMorgan Chase company

Bank of Wolcott

Bath State Bank

Bloomfield State Bank

The Campbell & Fetter Bank, Kendallville

Centier Bank, Northern Indiana

Citizens Bank, Mooresville

City Savings Bank, Michigan City

Community First Bank & Trust

Community State Bank, Avilla

Community State Bank, Royal Center

The Farmers Bank, Frankfort

Farmers State Bank, Lagrange

FCN Bank, NA, Brookville

First American Bank, Vincennes

First Bank of Berne

First Bank, Richmond, NA

First Farmers Bank and Trust

First Federal Savings Bank, Wabash

First Financial Bank, NA, Terre Haute

First Indiana Bank, NA, Indianapolis

First Internet Bank of Indiana, Indianapolis

The First National Bank of Monterey

The First National Bank of Odon

Fowler State Bank

Garrett State Bank

The German American Bank, Jasper

Grabill Bank

Heartland Community Bank, Franklin

Home Bank, SB, Martinsville

Horizon Bank, NA, Michigan City

Huntington National Bank, Indianapolis

Indiana Business Bank, Indianapolis

Irwin Union Bank & Trust Company, Columbus

Kentland Bank

Lafayette Bank and Trust Company, NA

Lake City Bank, Warsaw

The LaPorte Savings Bank

Logansport Savings Bank

MainSource Bank, Greensburg

MarkleBank

Monroe Bank, Monroe and Hendricks counties

Mutual Federal Savings Bank, Muncie

The National Bank of Indianapolis

New Washington State Bank

Ossian State Bank

Owen Community Bank, sb, Spencer

Owen County State Bank, Spencer

Peoples Bank, SB, Munster

Peoples Federal Savings Bank of DeKalb County, Auburn

The Riddell National Bank, Brazil

River Valley Financial Bank, Madison

Salin Bank & Trust Company

Sand Ridge Bank, Highland

Shelby County Bank, Shelbyville

Spencer County Bank, Santa Claus

Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company, French Lick

STAR Financial Bank, Fort Wayne

State Bank of Lizton

Terre Haute Savings Bank

Tower Bank & Trust Company, Fort Wayne

United Community Bank, Lawrenceburg

United Bank, Evansville

Wayne Bank and Trust Co., Cambridge City

The next Get Smart About Credit Day is scheduled for Oct. 20. IBA-member banks that provide credit education to 15- to 25-year-olds during the month of October qualify as participants. Banks that make credit presentations to residents of shelters for victims of domestic violence next month likewise qualify, since October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

For more information, contact Laura Wilson at the IBA at 317-921-3135, e-mail: lwilson@indianabankers.org.