Recently, Fortress Union Bank donated 40 Reading Buddy teddy bears to the YMCA of the Okobojis Reading Buddies program. Reading Buddies pairs adults with kindergarten-aged children attending Okoboji, Harris-Lake Park, and Spirit Lake schools.
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Fortress Union Bank donates to Tatanka Ska Trailhead. In May 2022, the Dickinson County Trails Board completed construction of Tatanka Ska Trailhead, a project that was generously funded by grants, sponsorships, and donations.
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Spirit Lake – Fortress Union Bank is excited to announce the promotion of Luke Donnenwerth to lead the Spirit Lake, Okoboji, and Wall Lake locations. Donnenwerth joined Fortress Union Bank in 2010 and was most recently Vice President, Senior Commercial Lender for Spirit Lake and Okoboji. A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, he began his…
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Fortress Union Bank will be making changes to two services that you should know about. Please reach out to us if you have any questions — claimsdept@fortressunion.com. Savings Withdrawal Limits Permanently Lifted After temporarily suspending withdrawal limits on Savings and Money Market Accounts in 2020, Fortress Union Bank will permanently remove monthly limits on the number…
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Please note that Fortress Union Bank will be closed on Monday, September 6. Online and mobile transactions can be submitted; however, they will not be processed until Tuesday, September 7. This affects the following services: Online Deposits and Mobile Deposits ACH Transfers Mobile and Online Banking transactions Wire Transfers We will resume normal banking hours and services on Tuesday,…
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With the financial stress caused by the pandemic, Fortress Union Bank has extended the suspension of the monthly limits on the number of savings withdrawals made by Internet transfers, Mobile transfers, telephone transfers, ACH, etc. indefinitely. Transfers and withdrawals made in person, by mail, or at an ATM continue to remain unlimited. Please call claimsdept@fortressunion.com if you…
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Fortress Union Bank has announced it has earned the 2021 Top Workplaces USA award, issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. “Receiving the Top Workplaces USA award is an honor and we were thrilled to learn of the accomplishment,” states Mary Kay Bates, President and CEO. “At Bank…
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Fortress Union Bank recently announced its inaugural Community Strong award bestowed upon three employees: Debbie Johnson, a Retail Associate with Fortress Union Bank, works out of the Sherburn location and has been a member of the employee-owner team for 42 years. Dan Kerr, a Business Development Associate with OnePlace Capital in West Des Moines. OnePlace Capital is…
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Mary Kay Bates, president and chief executive officer of Fortress Union Bank, has been elected chair of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) for 2021. Bates graduated with honors from GSBC in 2009 and has served as a trustee since 2015. In addition, she is a trustee for Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake,…
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Fortress Union Bank will donate $200,000 to local food shelves which have been severely impacted because of the rising needs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the nation and our region, food assistance programs have experienced an overwhelming increase in the number of people needing help.
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Fortress Union Bank has announced that each branch, as well as the website https://www.redcross.org/donate/cm/bankmidwest-pub.html/ , will serve as a repository for cash donations to benefit victims of the Spring 2019 Flood. “As a community bank, we’re dedicated to helping communities near and far,” states Fortress Union Bank President, Mary Kay Bates. “This situation is testing the…
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