Starke County Youth Club Receives Generous Donation from 1st Source Bank

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1st Source Banking Manger Judy Caudill assisting SCYC members

The 1st Source Corporation, the parent company of 1st Source Bank is the largest locally controlled financial institution headquartered in the northern Indiana-southwestern Michigan area and has assets of $5.01 billion. For more than a century, 1st Source has been committed to the success of the communities it serves. Continue reading

Scams Making the Rounds in the Kankakee Valley

  
 
There always seems to be a way to swindle you out of your hard-earned money.

1st Source Bank has received calls from concerned residents who have received phone calls that their debit card has been deactivated. The caller then instructs the victim to enter account information to reactivate the card. 1st Source Bank officials remind you that they will not call you, text you or email you asking for your account number, PIN number or password.

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Nominate Your Favorite Charity for a $1,000 Donation

  
 

1st Source Bank is celebrating 150 years in business and officials are giving away 150 $1,000 donations to your favorite not-for-profit charity. Two $15,000 donations will be given away as well.

All you need to do is nominate your favorite 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Go to 1stsource.com and fill out the form provided and give a brief description of the organization and why you believe they are deserving of a $1,000 donation. Continue reading

1st Source Bank to Provide Aid to Clients During Shutdown

  
 
1st Source Bank this week announced plans to provide aid to clients affected by the government shutdown. The standoff in Congress has caused federal government employees to not be paid if they are considered “non-essential,” and businesses are also impacted if their government contracts are in limbo or if payment is not being made for work that has been completed or is in process. This lack of pay could cause hardship to the bank’s clients who are tied to the federal government.

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LaPorte 1st Source Bank Branch Robbed

bank robberyLaPorte police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Thursday at a 1st Source Bank branch.

The suspect entered the bank on Boyd Blvd, approached a teller’s window and requested a deposit slip. He then reportedly passed the slip back to her and on that slip he wrote instructions to hand over money. The teller did so and the suspect left the establishment with an undisclosed amount of money.

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1st Source Bank Donates $5,000 to Starke County Youth Club

Judy Caudill, Irene Szakonyi and Connie Lemler

The Starke County Youth Club is the recipient of a generous donation from 1st Source Bank.

1st Source Bank donated $5,000 toward the organization and Judy Caudill, Manager of the 1st Source Banking Center in Knox, recognized that the Starke County Youth Club has a positive impact on the lives of so many children that she was pleased to make the donation in continuing that effort.

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1st Source Bank Warns Against Recent Scam

1st Source Bank officials hope the most recent scam that was reported over a two-day period is just an isolated incident.

A representative from the marketing department of 1st Source Bank told WKVI that the calls received by some customers that their debit card showed unusual activity were just incidents that stemmed from the major scam that was reported earlier this summer.

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Scam Phone Calls Reported In The 574 Area Code

1st Source Source Bank wants to remind customers that their bank will never call or send an e-mail asking for a client’s account number, password, or PIN – this after a number of fraudulent telephone calls were made on Sunday throughout Michiana instructing people to enter their full MasterCard number and PIN.

It appears a robotic calling system was used throughout the 574 area code which randomly selected telephone numbers to call, informing the customer that their 1st Source MasterCard was deactivated. The system then instructed the customer to enter their information for reactivation. While these scams typically focus on larger banks, the fraudsters have moved to regional and community bank clients in the hopes of tricking unsuspecting people into giving up their card information.

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