As Financial Literacy Month comes to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the importance of financial education at every stage of life. Throughout April, we’ve worked to raise awareness and emphasize the value of building strong financial skills within the communities we serve. Many of us can recall the pride we felt
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Merchants Bank and Merchants Capital, subsidiaries of Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ: MBIN), have recently been honored with the 2025 USA Today Top Workplaces recognition, ranking 22nd nationally within the 500-999 employee category. This is the second year that Merchants has been recognized with this award. The Top Workplaces program selects honorees based on anonymous feedback collected
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Ever send money through an app like Venmo, CashApp, or Zelle? They make it easy to send money fast to friends or family. But what happens when it’s a scammer on the other end? Once you link a payment app to your debit card, credit card, or bank account, you’ll be able to send money
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Most of us use ATMs pretty often to withdraw cash. But Bitcoin ATMs (or BTMs) are a different beast. Increasingly located in convenience or grocery stores, gas stations, and other places, they’re a way to buy or send cryptocurrency. Only scammers are now using BTMs to steal your money. A new FTC Data Spotlight explains how people
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Have you ever gotten a text or email warning you that something is wrong with an account online? Maybe it says your streaming account is about to be suspended unless you respond quickly. It might even have a link that will supposedly fix your account’s problems. The message looks real. But is it? Your first instinct
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Wire transfers are a safe and effective way to move money quickly. But scammers also find wire transfers useful. At Merchants Bank, we are committed to ensuring our customers and their funds are protected, which is why we have controls in place to combat fraudulent wire transfer requests. Sometimes, though, our customers may not realize
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CARMEL, Ind. (Dec. 11, 2024) – Merchants Bank (NASDAQ:MBIN) announces the hiring of George Wilson as an Agricultural Lender to serve Hamilton County and the surrounding area. Wilson will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Carmel. An established specialist with more than 40 years of experience in agricultural finance, farm machinery and consumer
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Merchants Bank, a fixture of the Richmond community for nearly five years, today announces the expansion of its presence by opening a new location at 1400 Industries Road, Suite 200, Richmond, IN 47374. Recently renovated and located within one of the city’s industrial areas, this location will primarily house members of Merchants Bank’s agricultural lending
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CARMEL, Ind. (Oct. 31, 2024) – Merchants Bank today announces Indiana University (IU) basketball players Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau have re-signed as brand ambassadors. In their second year as brand ambassadors, Galloway and Reneau will continue to support Merchants Bank’s overall goal of further growing awareness of its various lines of business amongst residents
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CARMEL, Ind. (Oct. 28, 2024) – Merchants Bank (NASDAQ:MBIN) today announces the hiring of John Forssander as a Mortgage Loan Originator for Merchants Mortgage, a division of Merchants Bank. He will join the mortgage team operating out of the company’s Oak Brook, Illinois office. John Forssander Forssander brings a wealth of origination experience to Merchants
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