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Photo above: Bank of Whiting Associates in front of the new drive-up window in the 1950s Anyone who knows The Region has heard the phrase “That’s My Bank!” a time or two. That phrase was born out of Centier Bank, a Northwest Indiana institution...

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. –Michael E. Schrage, CEO and Chairman of Centier Bank, announced Wednesday the bank has temporarily closed all branch lobbies and in-store branches, limiting service to drive-up banking, in an effort to minimize social exposure...

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. -- Michael E. Schrage, President and CEO of Centier Bank, is pleased to announce Kimberly Traina has recently been promoted to Branch Manager of the bank’s St. John location. Kimberly joined Centier Bank in the summer of 2017,...

Billinero, an app-based savings account that gamifies banking and awards monthly and quarterly cash prizes, has named Michele Pickering of Portage, Ind., as its seventh monthly $1,000 winner. Pickering said she opened a Billinero account after...

Michael E. Schrage, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Centier Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gloria Lyons as Branch Manager of Centier Bank’s Merrillville Strack and Van Til Branch. After gaining previous banking experience at a...

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – The Greater Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association presented Centier Bank with a Mission Sponsor plaque for its contribution of a $1,500 donation that was made for the 2019 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Erin Stojic, Walk...

For the third consecutive year, 125 Hoosier companies have been named to the 2020 Best Places to Work in Indiana list. Many of them – 38 in total – are first-time honorees or returning after at least a year’s absence. Winning companies...

Merrillville, Ind. -- Billinero, an app-based savings account that gamifies banking and awards monthly and quarterly cash prizes, has named Wilfredo Pla, 27, of Thayer, Ind. as its sixth monthly $1,000 winner. Pla originally heard about the app from...