Home Bank, Martinsville, and First Savings Bank, Jeffersonville, have been honored with the Indiana Bankers Association C2C (Commitment to Community) Awards in their respective asset sizes for outstanding community service performed during 2021. Home Bank won in the category of banks with assets below $500 million, and First Savings Bank won in the category of banks with assets of $500 million and above. First Savings Bank is the first repeat winner of the award, having previously won the 2019 award.
The awards were presented on May 11 during the IBA Mega Conference in Indianapolis. The Association created the C2C Awards in 2018 to celebrate exceptional bank outreach and to raise public awareness of the diverse ways that banks support the communities they serve.
Twenty-two banks submitted nominations for the 2021 C2C awards, providing a sampling of statewide community service performed by the 120+ member banks of the IBA. All nominees are featured on IBA social media under hashtag #C2CAwards. Additionally, a summary of all bank nominations is available at: bit.ly/3vF7oWt
The following banks submitted nominations for the 2021 IBA Commitment to Community Awards:
Asset Size: Under $500 Million
Alliance Bank, Francesville - finalist
Bath State Bank
First Federal Savings Bank, Evansville
First Federal Savings Bank, Huntington
Home Bank, Martinsville - winner
Hoosier Heartland State Bank, Crawfordsville - finalist
Indiana Trust Wealth Management, Mishawaka
The New Washington State Bank, Charlestown
Wayne Bank and Trust Company, Cambridge City
Asset Size: $500 Million and above
1st Source Bank, South Bend
Bank of America, Indianapolis - finalist
Centier Bank, Merrillville
DeMotte State Bank
The Farmers Bank, Frankfort
First Bank Richmond
First Savings Bank, Jeffersonville - winner
Horizon Bank, Michigan City
Jackson County Bank, Seymour
Merchants Bank of Indiana, Carmel
North Salem State Bank
Northwest Bank, Warren, Pennsylvania - finalist
United Fidelity Bank, Evansville
IBA President and CEO Amber Van Til said: “Banks serve as economic drivers in communities across the state of Indiana. It is in community service and outreach that banks show their greatest value, investing in the welfare and lives of people. The nominees for the IBA Commitment to Community Award all demonstrate outstanding examples of community investment.”