September 2011 - Members' Luncheon Sponsor - Marquette Bank

Marquette Bank – Good for Families, Business Owners and the Neighborhood

 

Marquette Bank, one of Chicagoland’s home grown neighborhood banks, is one of the best kept secrets in the Western Suburbs. Started in 1945, this neighborhood bank is still family-owned and provides families and business owners a relationship-centered approach to banking that is different from many of the regional or large banks with headquarters out of state.

 

Last year, Marquette saw a groundswell of 5,000 new households switching their banking back to neighborhood banking. Offering customers over 43,000 free ATMs, free online banking, financial advisors, home financing specialists, estate planning professionals and less fees than big banks, many people are starting to wake up to the fact that banking at a bank like Marquette Bank can be less expensive, just as convenient and provides the personal attention you can only get from a neighborhood bank.

 

Marquette Bank is also great for the community. Each quarter, the Bank’s Marquette Neighborhood Commitment focuses on a different area of need: shelter, hunger, education and health/wellness.   Recently, the Bank finished up the Neighborhood Food Drive by donating over 62,500 meals to local food pantries and food banks. Over the past 4 years, the Marquette Neighborhood Commitment has donated the equivalent of just over 247,000 meals to the Greater Chicago Food Depository and Northern Illinois Food Bank.

 

In June, Marquette Bank announced the 54 high school students who were the recipients of the 45^th Marquette Education Foundation Scholarships. Each student received a $2,500 scholarship toward their secondary education. Since 1967, Marquette Bank has awarded over $2.3 million in scholarships helping 1,281 local students. 

 

Marquette Bank has launched an Adopt-A-Classroom Prize Drawing. The Bank will award 24 local classrooms a $200 Marquette MasterCard® Gift Card for the teacher to spend on supplies for their students. All local Kindergarten through 12^th Grade classes are eligible to win and the drawing is open to everyone with a student in those grades. To enter, stop by the branch located on 1876 W. Airport Road before September 16^th. 

 

Many business owners like Marquette Bank because of the focus on Business Banking.   Business owners have access to a team of professionals including: Business Bankers and Treasury Solutions Specialists to streamline the business; Personal Bankers and Financial Advisors to review and plan personal finances; and specialized advisors to help with Home Financing, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning and Business Succession planning. Other business owners have switched to Marquette Bank to avoid monthly fees from their current bank by choosing the “Business Bundle” which allows businesses to combine a checking account with a personalized package of other business services.

 

In Romeoville, the Branch Manager, Linda Erickson has a thirty-five year background filled with business experiences at companies of various sizes. As a former small business owner herself, Linda understands the pressures and challenges of managing a business. As a Banker, Linda has the knowledge to streamline financial processes and find the solutions to improve payment and cash flow systems. Recently, Linda helped a local hair salon save money on credit and debit card processing and also advised a health food distributor on a better package of banking solutions to fit their company’s needs. 

 

Marquette Bank offers free on-site financial seminars for businesses, community groups and churches on a variety of financial topics including: financial basics, college savings plans, retirement planning, home financing, estate planning, insurance planning and financial planning. Free personal financial reviews, budgeting, savings planning, mortgage pre-qualifications and refinancing evaluations are available by appointment. The Romeoville Branch, which serves both Plainfield and Romeoville, will also provide onsite banking employee presentations with special offers for companies who want to improve their employee’s financial outlook.

 

Stop by and visit Marquette Bank on 1876 W. Airport Road in Romeoville or call Linda Erickson at 1-815-609-3734.