August 31, 2009
Salin Bank Announces New Community President
Fort Wayne’s Tim Miller to Focus on Supporting Business Growth in Northeast Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana ……………….Salin Bank is proud to announce the addition of Tim Miller, who has been named Community President for the Fort Wayne market. Miller’s strong experience in commercial lending and business banking will lead Salin Bank as it focuses on developing long term banking relationships by helping business clients meet their needs now and in the future. Miller has proven expertise in working with clients to form optimal capital structures, make working capital improvements and guide them through mergers, acquisitions and management succession plans.
Miller has more than a dozen years of commercial banking experience—most recently at National City Bank, where he was a senior vice president, middle-market relationship manager. He served as group leader in Fort Wayne and was responsible for supporting more than 40 middle market clients with more than $100 million in loans.
“Tim is the perfect choice for Salin Bank to serve the Fort Wayne business market,” said Salin Bank CEO, Bill Salin II. “He has the commercial banking experience needed to help local businesses thrive in the years ahead.”
Miller received his undergraduate degree in finance at Wittenberg University (Springfield, Ohio) and received a Masters of Business Administration from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan) where he graduated Cum Laude.
His community involvement includes work with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana and the Autumn Ridge Homeowners Association.
Miller, his wife Michele and their two children live in Fort Wayne.
August 24, 2009
Salin Bank Announces $20,000 Donation to Columbus Commons Bank will Support the Heritage Fund Drive to Improve Downtown Columbus
Columbus, Indiana……………………Salin Bank is proud to announce a $20,000 contribution to the Columbus, Indiana-based Heritage Fund for “A Cause in Common.” The multi-million dollar Commons project will be the flagship of the downtown area and is designed to include retail, dining and conference space. The Salin Bank donation will be paid over a two year period. The first installment was presented this week to the Heritage Fund—the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County.
“We are excited to help support this important project,” said Salin Bank CEO, Bill Salin, II. “The Columbus downtown area features a wonderful mix of architecture with unique design elements, and we are pleased to continue in this tradition through the financial support of the Commons.”
The Commons investment in downtown Columbus is expected to be in excess of $18 million, with funds coming from the public and private sectors.
“We are committed to downtown Columbus,” said Linda Behrman, Community President for Salin Bank & Trust. “Support of the Commons project is a perfect way to show this commitment and to grow our community,” said Behrman.
Sherry Stark, President and CEO of Heritage Fund, added, “We are deeply grateful to our friends at Salin Bank for demonstrating once again their strong commitment to Columbus. This leadership gift is another example of Salin Bank’s role as a strong ally in our public-private partnership.”
Donors to “A Cause in Common” can send their gifts to Heritage Fund at 538 Franklin St., Columbus, IN 47201 or donate online at www.heritagefundbc.org.
July 27, 2009
Personal Internet Banking Improvement Now Available
Salin Bank is pleased to announce that it is improving your personal online banking experience.
Your future online banking balance page will include a new section called “Today’s Transactions.”
The account summary page will also be improved to bring you additional account details, such as a recent transactions section with column sorting, and give you the ability to perform your most common transactions, such as Express Transfers and Scheduled Transfers / Payments. If you have any questions, please call the Salin Bank Customer Service team at (800) 320-7536.
July 3, 2009
Indiana Bank Supporting Troops in the Middle East
Salin Bank Announces Military Support Collections at all Branches
Indianapolis, Indiana…………..In celebration of the Fourth of July holiday, Salin Bank is proud to announce it will be asking its customers and employees to help collect various items to show support for the United States Military. Salin Bank has teamed with the Cornerstone Christian Church (Brownsburg, IN) to support the military ministry.
Throughout the month of July, all Salin Bank branches will be collecting care package donations including non-perishable food and snack items, personal hygiene items, foot care products, games and other recreational items.
“I am so excited about this month-long program,” said John Wood, Salin Bank employee and volunteer for the military ministry, “we want to give back to the men and women who are serving this country.”
There are 26 Salin Bank locations throughout the state. Event organizers are hoping to send the troops hundreds of items by the time the collection ends July 31, 2009.
For more information, please contact Salin Bank at: 800-320-7536.
July 2, 2009
Salin Bank Announces New Board Member
Fort Wayne Native to Help Lead Indiana-Based Financial Institution
Salin Bank is proud to announce the addition of David W. McComb as a new director for its board. McComb will join seven other board members as they lead Salin Bank into an exciting future for community-based banks in Indiana.
McComb has over 25 years experience in funeral service. He is the 4th generation to operate family-owned D.O. McComb and Sons Funeral Homes which is the 2nd largest funeral home in Indiana. David is a licensed Funeral Director and has a BA in Business from Indiana University as well as an AA in Mortuary Science.
“Dave has a wonderful family, a great business and I personally consider him a valued advisor,” said Bill Salin II, Chief Executive Officer at Salin Bank, “Through this partnership with the Salin family and Salin Bank, Dave will serve the greater Fort Wayne area and its business community well. He has an eye toward creating a stronger economic atmosphere.”
McComb has business interests in: D.O. McComb and Sons Inc, Birkmeier Monument Company LLC, Terra Services Inc, Riverview Cemetery LLC, Premier Preneed Inc, Estate Security Insurance General Inc, Tributes.com LLC, Orange County Environmental LLC, Eagles Wings Air LLC, Mark Douglas Inc, Fort Wayne Financial Corp and McComb Investments LLC.
McComb is very active in representing death care professionals as a member of Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service and acts as Liaison to the Attorney General and has been a speaker for industry associations such as IFDA, NFDA and ICCFA.
A life long resident of Fort Wayne, David has a great desire to give back to his community. He serves in a number of civic capacities including: Junior Achievement, Erin’s House for Grieving Children, Allen County Drive Alive Steering Committee, the Business Forum and St. Francis College School of Business and D.O. McComb and Sons Family Foundation.
David enjoys spending time with his family including Jessica, Nicole, David Jr. and his wife Cheryl as well as deep sea fishing, golfing and basketball.
June 16, 2009
McTaggart Charitable Trust Gives Major Gifts to Logansport
Salin Bank Distributes Funds for Worthy Causes
The Salin Bank and Trust Company is proud to announce the McTaggart Charitable Trust is once again giving the gift that keeps on giving. As trustee for the McTaggart Charitable Trust, Salin Bank is responsible for the distribution of funds to help make Logansport a better place to live.
The McTaggart Charitable Trust was created by the McTaggart family exclusively for the purposes of the promotion and support of religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational endeavors. The McTaggart family desired to encourage the overall improvement and betterment of Logansport and Cass County, Indiana.
This month, the McTaggart Charitable Trust provided just over $99,000 to the following organizations: Logansport Music Boosters, Logansport Backpack Program, Logansport Parks & Recreation Department, Logansport Junior Civic Theater and the Cass County Historical Society.
Last year more than $130,000 was given to the Cass County Family YMCA, Memorial Hospital Foundation, The Salvation Army, Logansport Children’s Choir, Ivy Tech College, and Junior Achievement.
Applications are reviewed by a three-member advisory committee that determines amounts to be distributed to qualified 501(c) (3) organizations or groups. This committee meets quarterly during the first week of March, June, September, and December. All applications should be submitted approximately three weeks prior to the meeting date. Applications can be requested by calling Kate Borkowski at (800) 320-7536, extension 8059, or by email c.borkowski@salin.com.
About Salin Bank & Trust Company
Salin Bank and Trust Company, a family-owned community bank, is one of the top ten chartered banks in Indiana with assets of more than $790 million. Salin operates 26 banking centers in 10 Indiana counties serving Burlington, Columbus, Delphi, Edinburgh, Flora, Fort Wayne, Galveston, Gas City, Kokomo, Lafayette, Logansport, Marion, Walton, West Lafayette, and Indianapolis.
About The McTaggart Charitable Trust
The McTaggart Charitable Trust is a source of funding available to encourage the overall improvement and betterment of the Logansport, Indiana community. Special consideration is given to the beautification of the city, its parks, to meet the community’s health and spiritual needs and to encourage the arts, educations and recreation.
Salin Bank Warns Of Debit-Card Phone Scam
Salin Bank is joining several other banks as they warn its customers and others that there is a new telephone scam in the works. “We have been contacted by law enforcement over the weekend that a fraudulent automated telephone campaign targeting both customers and non-customers is in progress throughout Indiana,” said Maryann Redmon, Senior Vice President-Director of Retail Banking, “we are reminding our customers to never provide any information, especially financial information, to anyone over the phone.”
The automated message indicates that the recipient’s debit card had been compromised due to fraudulent activity. Recipients were instructed to enter in their 16 digit debit card number and PIN if they wish to re-activate their card.
Salin Bank officials said they have collected several phone numbers from consumers who had caller ID. These numbers will be forwarded to the Federal Trade Commission.
Customers are being urged not to provide any information during the call. “Salin Bank will not contact consumers by telephone or text message and ask for an account number,” Redmon said, we already have our customers’ account numbers.”
Any customer who may have fallen victim to this scam or fear an account may be compromised should contact Salin Bank immediately at 800-320-7536. Customers and non-customers can also protect their financial information by contacting any one of the three major credit reporting agencies: Equifax (800-685-1111), Experian (888-397-3742) or TransUnion (888-909-8872).
Kit Stolen Joins Salin Bank as President/COO - 8/27/2008
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Salin Bank & Trust Company has recruited Alvin T. (Kit) Stolen III, former President and CEO of Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis, to be president and chief operating officer. Stolen brings to Salin more than 30 years of bank management experience, leadership development and human capital consulting.
"We could not be happier that Kit Stolen has joined our crew," says Salin Bank CEO William Salin II. "Our mission is to continuously strive to be more responsive and relevant to our clients’ needs. Kit has the successful banking experience, professional capabilities and personal warmth to be the mission leader of our great management team."
CEO Salin went on to add, "As an independent, community-oriented commercial bank competing with the ‘big box’ financial institutions, we feel we need to have the best-equipped, best-trained people reaching out to our clients. Kit’s experience and insights will be invaluable in enhancing internal systems and technologies, refining best-practices management techniques, and directing the strategic analysis of products and services."
While at Union Federal, a $2.4-billion asset institution with 42 branches and more than 600 employees in the Indianapolis area, Stolen oversaw all aspects of bank operations. He left Union Federal in January 2007 after completing the transition to Sky Bank (subsequently acquired by Huntington Bank) and joined Achievant, a human capital management company that helps businesses maximize the performance of their associates through software and leadership development consulting. While associated with Achievant, Stolen served for several months as interim CEO and interim CFO at Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana (RHI). Stolen is currently chairman of the board at RHI and serves on the Finance Committee for the St. Vincent Health System. He formerly was a board member of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Zoo and Indiana Sports Corporation, along with other organizations.
Salin Bank, for the 25th year in a row, is enjoying profitable operations and an impressively stable lending base. The bank’s remarkable Tier 1 capital position of nearly 14% is well above the Federal Reserve’s "well-capitalized" criteria of 6%. The bank successfully bypassed the subprime meltdown by avoiding subprime lending altogether.
"The opportunity I’ve been looking for is precisely what Salin Bank offers," Stolen observes. "Salin’s family-ownership and rock solid capital has created a fortress in an otherwise turbulent banking market. It is the bank’s strength and stability over the long run that is so relevant and satisfying to our clients, communities and crewmembers. The Salin family’s steadfast dedication to keep the bank family-owned for the next generation is what sealed it for me. There is a strong sense at Salin that the way we do business truly can make a difference. The bank has the human and financial capital to continue to improve its position as a uniquely successful Indiana bank. I am honored to be asked and eager to contribute to this exciting environment."
Important E-Mail and Voice Mail Message Fraud Alert-7/21/08
The following example is what has recently been sent fraudulently to Salin Bank Clients. The bank has taken proactive measures to protect your accounts and reported this crime to law enforcement authorities. At no time was any of our bank network systems breached. The objective of this scam was to prey on unknowing bank clients to provide private account information by sending out bulk e-mail and voice mail messages.
Do not respond to the following types of messages.
Example of Fraudulent Message:
This is not a promotional e-mail. Contact the Account Security Group at 888-457-9352
regarding recent restrictions placed on your account. We're available 24/7 to take your call.
If you are calling from outside of the United States, please call collect 1-812-220-4578 and ask to be transferred to the Account Security Group.
Please disregard this e-mail if you've already call us since the date this e-mail was sent.
We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.
Thank you
Tracy Reiter,
Customer Service Manager
Copyright © 2007 Salin Bank.”
IMPORTANT TEXT MESSAGE FRAUD ALERT TO OUR CLIENTS-6/20/08
A recent text message scam, falsely representing Salin Bank, was sent to many cellular telephone numbers from various providers. The text messages provided instructions to the recipient to telephone a specific phone number and provide confidential account information which the bank never endorses under any circumstance.
The bank has taken proactive measures to protect your accounts and reported this crime to law enforcement authorities. At no time was any of our bank network systems breached. The objective of this scam was to prey on unknowing bank clients to provide private account information by sending out bulk text messages.
Salin Bank is highly committed to protecting your financial assets which you entrust to us as a client. In order to fully maintain this commitment we ask that you never provide account or password information to any emails, text messages, or person(s) whom you do not know. Salin Bank will never contact any bank client to ask for your account number or password.
Salin Bank clients can visit any banking center to report fraudulent activity to a crewmember or telephone our customer service center at 1-800-41-SALIN.
Salin Bank will introduce new online security updates for business accounts-05/29/08
Salin Bank will soon offer new enhanced security measures to keep your money and your identity safer. Online business internet users will notice a few subtle changes as well as a refreshed look and feel to the internet banking site. Online access ID and passwords will not change. We’ve greatly enhanced our security measures to protect your information, your accounts and your business. Log on June 10 and check it out.
Click here to see instructions on logging in using the new enhanced security features.
FRAUD ALERT TO SALIN Clients- 03/28/08 updated 05/05/08
Salin Bank & Trust Company is highly committed to protecting your privacy and finances. As part of our dedicated commitment we are posting this fraud alert to remind you to never respond to any text messages and/or emails falsely representing our bank asking for private information, such as passwords, PIN numbers, and account numbers. Salin Bank policy prohibits this type of practice, since we already have your trusted information as your chosen bank. To ensure you and other clients are protected Salin Bank strives to provide consumer awareness information to prevent fraud loss.
To report fraud to us please contact us at 1-800-41-SALIN or at customer.service@salin.com. You may also visit any Salin Bank Banking Center to facilitate your concerns.
The message below is a sample of a fraudulent e-mail being sent:
Original Message --------
Subject: Salin Bank Urgent Alert : Identity Verification Case
#SALIN5271-0401
From: "Salin Bank
Dear Customer,
Salin Bank temporarily suspended your account.
Reason: Identity Verification
Unlocking your profile will take approximately one minute to complete .
To reactivate your debit/credit card please click on the link bellow and follow the steps.
Click here to update your identity
Salin Bank is serious about safeguarding your personal information online.
Main Bank
8455 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Copyright © 2008 / Salin Bank - All rights reserved.
For more information about cyber crimes and how they affect you please visit the following websites:
www.us-cert.gov
www.cybercrime.gov
www.ic3.gov
