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Centier Bank Welcomes Molly Hersenhouse as Lending and Credit Card Marketing Manager

MERRILLVILLE — Michael E. Schrage, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Centier Bank, is pleased to welcome Molly Hershenhouse to the bank’s marketing department as the lending and credit card business line manager. Hershenhouse joins Centier after working in marketing for over 20 years at the Bradford Exchange. In her role at Centier Bank, she develops [...]

2024-02-15T11:41:50-05:00February 15th, 2024|

Centier Bank Receives Lending Awards From Small Business Administration’s Indiana District Office

MERRILLVILLE – Centier Bank was recently presented two awards by the United States Small Business Administration’s Indiana District Office for its lending performance in 2023. A group of Centier Bank business bankers gathered at the bank’s Corporate Centre in Merrillville to accept the Community Lender Silver Award and the 3rd Party Lender Award from Peter Smith, Lender Relations Specialist [...]

2024-03-18T16:46:37-04:00February 8th, 2024|

Centier Bank Welcomes Brian O’Meara as Senior Vice President, CMO

MERRILLVILLE - Michael E. Schrage, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Centier Bank, is pleased to welcome Brian O’Meara as Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer. O’Meara joined Centier in early 2024 after working in various leadership positions in the banking industry and was most recently Old National Bank’s Chief Digital Banking Officer. Throughout his nearly [...]

2024-02-05T15:47:51-05:00February 5th, 2024|

Centier Bank Donates $1,000 to Unity Foundation

LA PORTE - Centier Bank recently made a $1,000 donation to the Unity Foundation, the local community foundation for La Porte County. The donation will go toward the Power for Good Fund, which enables the organization to provide funding to qualified nonprofit organizations, governmental bodies, and teachers serving La Porte County. Centier Bank’s $1,000 donation is tripled thanks to [...]

2023-12-20T16:05:44-05:00December 20th, 2023|

Centier Bank Promotes Skyler Balmer to Business Resiliency Officer

MERRILLVILLE - Michael E. Schrage, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Centier Bank, is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Skyler Balmer to Business Resiliency Officer within the bank’s Enterprise Risk Management Division. Balmer joined Centier Bank’s Internal Audit Team in 2019, transitioning to Enterprise Risk Management in 2020. He has served as a business [...]

2023-12-07T09:08:29-05:00December 7th, 2023|

Centier Bank Opens New Banking Center in Whitestown

WHITESTOWN - Michael E. Schrage, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Centier Bank, is pleased to announce the bank has opened a new full-service banking center in Whitestown at 6378 Crane Drive, off Whitestown Parkway adjacent to the Marathon Gas Station. The Centier branch was formerly located inside the Whitestown Meijer. Centier Bank ventured into the [...]

2023-11-30T08:51:32-05:00November 30th, 2023|

Centier Bank Donates $2,500 to Purdue University Northwest

MERRILLVILLE - Centier Bank recently made a $2,500 community donation to Purdue University Northwest’s Archives and Special Collections. The donation will help the library hire a student to do archival work for one semester. Andy Collins, Centier Bank’s Corporate Historian and graduate of Purdue University Northwest, helped facilitate the partnership. “This is an extraordinary opportunity for a student interested [...]

2023-11-29T09:16:01-05:00November 29th, 2023|

Centier Bank Ranked No. 1 Best Bank to Work for in Indiana, No. 10 in USA

MERRILLVILLE - Michael E. Schrage, CEO and Chairman of Centier Bank is pleased to announce that Centier Bank has been recognized as the #1 “Best Bank to Work For” in Indiana, #10 in the USA by American Banker. For each of the past 11 years, Centier Bank has placed alongside financial institutions across the country on the nationwide list. [...]

2023-11-20T19:12:18-05:00November 20th, 2023|

Centier Bank Awarded Bank of the Year, Lenders Recognized by Regional Development Company

VALPARAISO – The Regional Development Company’s (RDC) Annual Awards recognized Centier Bank at its annual awards ceremony Nov. 9 as the Bank of the Year with the most funded loans based on quantity and dollar amount. Additionally, Centier Bank business bankers were recognized and awarded at the event for their lending accomplishments. Centier Bank has received the top recognition [...]

2023-11-17T15:36:42-05:00November 17th, 2023|

Centier Bank Welcomes Dean Niepokoj as Mortgage Loan Office

MERRILLVILLE - Michael E. Schrage, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Centier Bank, is pleased to welcome Dean Niepokoj as a Mortgage Loan Officer serving Lake County clients out of the bank’s Schererville East office, located at 5191 West Lincoln Highway in Crown Point. Niepokoj joins Centier with over 30 years of experience in the mortgage [...]

2023-11-10T13:12:07-05:00November 10th, 2023|