Forcht Bank is proud to announce that Kristen Wells has joined Forcht Bank as a Treasury Management Officer. Mrs. Wells brings with her over 15 years of business development and client relations expertise in the financial and medical industries. Mrs. Wells currently resides in Louisville, KY with her husband Jim Wells; and three children: Collin,…
To help celebrate the bank’s 30th Anniversary, Forcht Bank is giving away a $10,000 college scholarship to three lucky winners of their “Thanks for 30 Scholarship Contest”. The Thanks for 30 Scholarship Contest will run from March 1– May 1, 2015 on Forcht Bank’s Official Facebook page, and is open to high school seniors residing…
Forcht Bank has once again received a five-star “superior” rating from Florida-based Bauer Financial, Inc., the nation’s leading independent bank rating and research firm. Bauer Financial has been the trusted rating source for bankers and consumers since 1983. Forcht Bank has received the independent agencies highest rating for two consecutive quarters. “We are excited to…
After the success of 2013’s “Warm Hands, Warm Hearts” glove drive, Forcht Bank wants to help even more children in need this winter during their “Warm Hearts” clothing drive starting November 17, 2014. In 2013, Forcht Bank employees, customers, and the general public donated 9,863 new pairs of gloves for children in need. This year,…
Forcht Bank has received a five-star “superior” rating from Florida-based Bauer Financial, Inc., the nation’s leading independent bank rating and research firm. Bauer Financial has been the trusted rating source for bankers and consumers since 1983. “We are excited to once again receive Bauer Financial’s five-star rating for safety and soundness,” said Tucker Ballinger, President…
At its June meeting, the University of Kentucky’s Board of Trustees – at the recommendation of President Eli Capilouto – accepted a $1 million commitment from Forcht Bank. The pledge is part of UK’s Gatton College of Business & Economics’ $65 million capital campaign for the renovation and expansion of the Gatton College building. “Partners…
Forcht Group of Kentucky has named Leslie Jarvis as its new Corporate Human Resources Director. Ms. Jarvis was most recently Vice President and Human Resources Director at Town & Country Bank and Trust Company in Bardstown, KY. Prior to her position with Town & Country Bank, she worked for 23 years for Lexington-Fayette Urban County…
Forcht Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Forcht Bank, N.A., announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Grant County Bancorp, Inc. of Williamstown, KY, the holding company of Grant County Deposit Bank. Upon regulatory and shareholder approval, Grant County Deposit Bank will be merged with and into…
Eddie Woodruff, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer for the Forcht Group of Kentucky, has been appointed to the Forcht Bank Board of Directors. Woodruff has been with the Forcht Group since 2007 and is responsible for the strategic direction and implementation of the marketing and communications initiatives of the Forcht Group’s business lines. He is…
Customers and the general public in Forcht Bank’s twelve community markets responded to the bank’s “Warm Hands, Warm Hearts” glove drive by generously donating 9,863 pairs of new gloves for children in need. The glove drive ran from November 16th through December 31st, 2013. Glove donation centers were set up in each of Forcht Bank’s…