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MARKLEBANK WINS AWARDS FROM INDIANA BANKERS ASSOCIATION

June 20, 2007 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

MarkleBank was named a Five Star Bank at last week’s Indiana Bankers Association’s (IBA) Mega Conference. IBA awarded the Five Star designation in recognition of MarkleBank’s outstanding commitment to political awareness, issue advocacy, lifelong learning, volunteerism, and community involvement.

MarkleBank also won a Maxi Award for Television Achievement from IBA for its Like My Dad commercial featuring a farmer and his son. The Like My Dad commercial was written and produced by Darren Harrison of Whirlwind Pictures in Fort Wayne.

MarkleBank is a bank subsidiary of Independent Alliance Banks, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana. MarkleBank currently operates seven community banking centers, the main office in Markle, two in Bluffton, one in Warren, Huntington, Fort Wayne, and Van Buren.

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