Through the years BauerFinancial has earned the reputation of “the nation’s bank rating service”. If all banks and credit unions have federal deposit insurance what difference does it make what the rating is? Consumers (and businesses) that exceed the deposit insurance limit could lose some of their money in a bank failure; it is surprisingly…
I’ve been hearing about the Equifax breach in the news. What happened? Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, experienced a massive data breach. The hackers accessed people’s names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers. They also stole credit card numbers for about 209,000 people and dispute…
Heritage Bank is honored to be selected by the Willmar Area Community Foundation as the recipient of the Community Builder Award for 2016. On behalf of all of our employee owners, we want to thank the Willmar Area Community Foundation for selecting Heritage Bank as the recipient of its Community Builder Award. Receiving this award is…
We proudly congratulate Dave Henle on his graduation from the Graduate School of Banking Dave Henle was awarded a diploma on August 12, 2016, at commencement exercises during the 72nd annual session of the prestigious Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The School, sponsored by state bankers associations from across the central United…
When you choose which bank is best for you, do you make your selection by the structure of its walls and the height of its roof? Probably not. You would be more likely to select a bank that you could trust to keep your finances secure, provide timely services and useful products and have available…
Senior customers from all over northwestern Iowa gathered on Thursday, Oct. 1 for Heritage Bank’s Annual Customer Celebration in Holstein. Bridge players and 500 players competed at tables in Holstein’s Veteran’s Memorial Hall all afternoon and enjoyed a community meal to wrap up the evening. Several of the Heritage Bank Employee Owners were on hand…
Heritage Bank is excited to provide eNotices to help shorten delivery time of important account information and reduce paper waste! As of Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, electronic notification will be sent out via email for all checking overdrafts, insufficient funds and returned items. If you are currently signed up to receive eStatements and your checking…
In 2012, we began the process of consolidating all Heritage Bank accounts into one routing number: 091914710. It has recently come to our attention that some electronic payment systems are no longer accepting or recognizing our old routing number: 073908731. To prevent any delay in payment or non-payment, please make this change with your vendors…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The Iowa Bankers Association has released the second edition of its Economic Forecast Survey, measuring changes in the economic outlook in Iowa since the first survey was released in January 2015. The survey asks a representative sample of bankers from across the state to provide their predictions for the next six…
Heritage Bank proudly presents Focus on Ag, a column submitted by a Professional Farm Management Analyst As part of the 2014 Farm Bill, USDA was designated to review and revise the “actively engaged” in farming rules that are used to determine individuals that are eligible to receive government farm program payments. The current “actively engaged” requirements…
As a Founding Member of WORKUP, Willmar’s new coworking and meeting space, we’d like to invite you to one of our upcoming open house events. Join us for tours of WORKUP’s newly remodeled space, which is a stunning, early-1900s cottage overlooking the shores of Willmar Lake on the MinnWest Technology Campus. At our morning event,…
Revitalizing an underutilized downtown building with new owners, new tenants [LYTTON, IA] – Heritage Bank welcomes the City of Lytton to share space in the building at 200 Main Street. Heritage Bank has donated the building to the City of Lytton but will remain as a tenant in the corner location with an east facing…
Staff and executives receive a warm welcome from the Chamber and business community. Heritage Bank recently stepped into the Sioux Falls market re-introducing some folks who are familiar faces in the Sioux Falls area. Long-time residents Dave Brown and Dave Eiesland were representing Heritage Bank at the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Ceremony…
Heritage Bank is a proud recipient of the 2014 Readers’ Choice Award from the West Central Tribune in the category of Bank. On behalf of Heritage Bank, President Wayne Nelson and Retail Banking Manager Kelly Gardner are thrilled to accept this award. As a community bank serving west central Minnesota, our best reward is your…
Heritage Bank announces launch of Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) The 150 employees of Heritage Bank will all become employee-owners. On Monday, bank management announced that Heritage Bancshares Group, Inc., the parent company of Heritage Bank N.A., will become an employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). “It is a win-win proposition for…
Please remember that Heritage Bank and MasterCard will never ask for your full social security number over the phone or via unsecured email. If you are unsure or uneasy about any call or email you receive regarding your accounts, debit cards or credit cards, hang up and contact your bank or your the phone number on the back…
10 tips to ‘green’ your home and $ave money… brought to you by the American Bankers Association and Heritage Bank. Location, location, location efficiency. Carefully consider the location of your home. If you’re close to work, shopping and entertainment, you may not need a car. Without a car you would save money on gas, car…
Area foodshelf donations from Heritage Bank doubled this year! More than doubling this year’s cash and food donations, Heritage Bank staff and customers had a very successful employee-inspired food drive at all Heritage branches during the month of March. In just a few short weeks, our twelve branches collected more than 2,500 pounds of food…
Phishing and Smishing are methods criminals use to trick you into giving them personal financial information. Typically Phishing uses an email message to gather information while Smishing uses an SMS text message to your phone. Either way, please take a minute to familiarize yourself and protect your computer from this potential crime. The criminals are after details like…
Criminals have their eye on your financial accounts. They want access. Call it a takeover attempt – a HOSTILE takeover. Account takeovers happen when the wrong people dig up enough of the right private information about you to gain access to your checking or savings accounts. ?? Then they strike – either moving big chunks…
