Heritage Bank has endured seven recessions, multiple farm crises, floods, tornados and even disco during the 70’s. We made it through these tough times. We rallied and pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps. We worked diligently with our fellow employee-owners, customers and communities to makes things better. As a team we achieved.

With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, our world is experiencing another tough time. We see our family, friends and neighbors around the country falling on hard times from the virus itself and from the …

*Updated 3/17/2020 – As of Wednesday, Mar. 18, we are temporarily closing the lobbies at our branch locations in an effort to safeguard the health and safety of our employees, customers and business community.

Our Drive Up lanes, Hybrid ATMs, and Night Drop boxes will be fully staffed to serve you. If you need additional assistance or need to meet with our bank staff, please call 1-800-344-7048.

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, Heritage Bank is taking precautionary measures to keep our customers and employees safe.

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We are honored to be named as the 2020 Top Regional Bank for our eCentive Account, Heritage Direct savings, and Carefree Checking. Find out more about these great accounts here!

Heritage Bank’s Carefree Checking account scored well because it doesn’t require a minimum balance. You also only need $100 to open an account.

Heritage Bank, which has locations in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota, had the savings account with the highest annual percentage yield (APY) among the top regional banks. This account, the Heritage Direct Savings account, …

As part of the Economic Development Rural Initiative Program, Dakota Business Finance established an annual program to present community lending awards.

On Wednesday, Oct 9, the communities of Milford and Odebolt were presented with awards and special recognition was given to the lenders who contributed to receiving the award.

We are proud to congratulate our own commercial banking expert, Kevin Owens, for his assistance with the Odebolt loan!

Communities with a population of 50,000 or less are eligible for this award. The ultimate goal is to help grow …

Teresa Marnach, Mortgage Loan Originator, NMLS# 1563290 Receives Preferred Lender Designation

 (DES MOINES) – The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) today announced that a total of 20 lenders have earned IFA’s 2020 Preferred Lender designation. IFA Preferred Lenders serve as ambassadors for Iowa home buyers seeking assistance with the homeownership process and are expertly trained in IFA mortgage and down payment assistance programs.

IFA offers affordable mortgage and down payment assistance programs for eligible homebuyers through a seamless process with a network of hundreds of valued Participating …

We are currently looking for dynamic, hard-working people for several job postings – if you would like more information or would like to apply, we encourage you to contact Human Resources today!

Check out our Career Opportunities page and get your resume submitted today!

Written by Kent Thiesse, Farm Management Analyst

Dated January 7, 2019

The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has entered its third week (as of January 7). The shutdown officially began after December 21, 2018. Through the holiday season, most of the discussion regarding the shutdown has been around the political division over the issues that initially lead to the shutdown. However, as the shutdown continues, more federal government services that will be suspended or reduced are being identified, and several of those could impact farm operators and …

Malicious malware and scammers are constantly finding different ways to reach their targets. Whether it is via text scams (Smishing) or voice phone calls (Vishing), it is wise to educate yourself and be smart about what actions you take. As always, the first line of defense against cyber attacks is the user.

SMS or Text Phishing (Smishing)

Many people have had messages arriving as a text from unknown numbers urging you to reply to a number or to click on a link and open it in your …