October 2023

Our Fam

October Anniversaries

Happy Work-A-Versary Jeff, Scott, Rachel, Shelley, Kerrie, and Becky!

Becky Thiel - 1 Year Anniversary

Becky celebrated her 1st anniversary at Solutions Bank on October 11.

Welcome

In May we welcomed Kendyl Thrower to our team, and she has been a great addition! If you have not met her, stop in at our Poplar Grove locations and say hello sometime!

Highland Community College Leadership Golf Outing

We had staff golfing at the HCC's 27th Annual Leadership Golf Outing!

IBA Women in Banking Conference

A few of our staff members attended the Illinois Bankers Association, Women in Banking Conference, in Springfield. They had a great time learning, growing, and networking with other women in our industry! In addition, the IBA accepted professional clothing donations from attendees that were then donated to RISE Springfield.

RAMP Walk & Wheel-A-Thon

Some of our staff members participated in RAMP's annual Walk & Wheel-A-Thon at Highland Community College! They also received the Team Spirit Award!

Belvidere and Boone County Annual Dinner

A few staff members were able to attend the annual dinner this week held at the Community Building in Belvidere.

Jeans for a Cause

We awarded the New Life Community Center in Forreston a check for the funds raised from our Jeans for a Cause fundraiser. Thank you, New Life Community Center, for all that you do to support the community of Forreston with the food pantry and thrift shop!

Keep Your Money Safe

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Keep an eye out on our social media as we will be sharing many reminders from the American Bankers Association of things that Solutions Bank will not ask our customers.  #BanksNeverAskThat

Keep Your Money Safe

You get a call, text, email, or letter saying that you won! Maybe you’ve won a vacation or cruise, or the lottery or a sweepstakes. The person you’re receiving this news from is excited and they can’t wait for you to get your winnings. But next, they ask for your credit card number or bank account information saying that in order for you to receive the prize you must pay. They sometimes even ask for the payment in other forms of payment such as gift cards, bitcoin, or cryptocurrency. If you pay a scammer or share information, you lose. There is no prize. Instead, you will more than likely get more requests for money and more false promises that you won big. Unfortunately, scams like this and others are on the rise, don’t ever give out your personal or bank information. If you are questioning if something is a scam or not, just hang up and contact your bank directly.

Go to http://solutions.bank/Security-Center to learn about them and how to protect yourself!

Upcoming Holiday Closures

Saturday, November 11, 2023: Closed - Veterans Day

Thursday, November 23, 2023: Closed - Thanksgiving Day

As always, 24/7 banking is available anytime, anywhere through our mobile app, online banking, and ATM’s. https://www.solutions.bank/Digital-Banking