Important News Bulletin #3: Frequently Asked Questions

Posted March 25, 2020

Our bank is open for business, but we have altered our operations to protect the safety of our staff, our customers and community.

Effective March 18, 2020, our lobbies are closed. Please contact your banker for assistance. Here is the status of our offices:

Algona | Main Bank Office

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Kossuth County is partnering with Iowa State Bank to offer a webinar, “Online Financial Safety”, on Thursday, April 9, 2020. The webinar will be hosted via WebEx, and will begin at 12:00 noon.

The webinar will help participants to better protect their finances from fraud, by teaching how to instill good security practices for one’s home and financial life. “American’s have lost billions of dollars in recent...

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We are announcing some temporary changes in office hours for our State Street Office in Algona in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, effective Monday, March 23, 2020. Hours are subject to change; please check our website blog for updates.

STATE STREET OFFICE HOURS EFFECTIVE MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020:

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At Iowa State Bank, we are deeply committed to your well-being and safety during this time. We are closely monitoring the evolving circumstances related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and are enacting our existing business-continuity plans to continue to deliver banking services to you. We are making some changes in the way that we deliver banking services in an effort to protect our customers, employees and communities. We are taking the necessary steps to avoid potential service...

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When kids were asked what they would save their money for in 2020, the answers were creative and generous. Over 50 entries were received in the recent contest hosted by the Iowa State Bank Kool Kat Kids Klub. Each banking office chose a winner in each of three age categories. Winners received a twenty-five dollar gift card.

In Algona, the winners are:

Statewide financial literacy essay contests open to students in grades six to 12

Iowa State Bank is proud to participate in Money Smart Week April 4-11, 2020, and encourages area students to enter the Money Smart Kid and Money Smart Teen Essay Contests, sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Eligible junior high school students (in grades six to eight) can enter the Money Smart...

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When kids were asked what they would save their money for in 2020, the answers were creative and generous, and the number of entries were plentiful in the recent contest hosted by the Iowa State Bank Kool Kat Kids Klub. Each banking office chose a winner in each of three age categories. Winners received a twenty-five dollar gift card.

In Ruthven, the winners are:

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With fundraising efforts for the Algona Turf Project well underway, Iowa State Bank announces a $100,000 gift to the $1.2 million project that will create a synthetic turf field for the Algona community. Bank executives Jason Wartick (Executive Vice President & CCO) and Kristie Brown (Executive Vice President, Trust & Human Resources Development) presented the gift to AHS Turf Project committee members Jordan Limbaugh, Joe Carter (ACSD Superintendent), and Jay Limbaugh.

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Taxes are due April 15, and as busy professionals work to complete their tax returns, criminals are stepping up their identity theft efforts. Iowa State Bank wants to make sure consumers know how to spot potential identity theft scams this tax season.

IRS impersonation scams involve phone calls or emails from someone claiming to work for the IRS. They may tell the victim that there is an issue with their tax return or that they need to update tax filing information. Following are...

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Since 2018 the employees of Iowa State Bank have expanded their fundraising efforts through the efforts of the ISB Community Crusaders. This group of employee volunteers supports local charities and provides volunteer service. The 2019 chairpersons were Brianna Marso and Amber Traub. Here is an overview of their generosity:

Employees participated in jeans days and hosted a Valentine’s Day Bake Sale as well as a soup luncheon to raise funds to...

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