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With the high school golf season behind us, Iowa State Bank proudly announces their donation to the Bishop Garrigan High School Boys and Girls Golf teams based on the sale of 2019 State Golf Tournament t-shirts. The bank underwrites the cost of state tournament t-shirts to benefit school athletics. The total for the 2019 BGHS golf teams was $1,515.

As the Bishop Garrigan Bears prepare for another year of athletic competition, the bank announces that total donations to BGHS sports based... Read More

Thanks to the generosity of area residents and Iowa State Bank, kids at Lu Verne Elementary will start the school year with the right supplies for a successful school year.

Offices in Corwith and Wesley collected supplies and cash donations from the community to distribute to Lu Verne Elementary. Bank employees presented Jon Hueser, Superintendent of the Lu Verne Schools, with a collection of supplies as well as a cash donation of $250 from Iowa State Bank. The Corwith and Wesley offices... Read More

Thanks to the generosity of area resident and Iowa State Bank in Ruthven, students in the Ruthven-Ayrshire Schools will start the school year with the right supplies for a successful school year.

The R/A Schools received a large collection of school necessities as well as nearly $300 in donations from community members and a $250 donation from the bank.

Pictured is Sheree Eischen of Iowa State Bank along with the school supplies collected for the R/A Schools in the bank's... Read More

With both the Algona Bulldogs and Bishop Garrigan Bears making their first appearances in the state softball tournament this summer, Iowa State Bank proudly announces their donation from t-shirt sales totaling $5,398.15. T-shirt sales for the Bulldogs resulted in a donation of $3,249.59 while the Bears received $2,148.56 from their sales.

“We’re thrilled that we could make donations to each of the schools’ athletic programs as each school made their first-ever appearance... Read More

Parents who are looking to teach their kids the basics of money management can use back-to-school shopping as the first lesson of the school year. Use these tips to make your shopping trip easier on the wallet:

A message from Jason Wartick, Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer --

Criminals don’t just target consumers – they’re looking at businesses, large and small, for their fraudulent schemes. If you’re one of our commercial customers who uses our eCorp Business Banking solution at www.BankISB.com, we’re pleased to offer Positive Pay – a way for your business to reduce potential check fraud.

Our Positive Pay feature matches checks presented... Read More

With the popularity of online dating sites, criminals have learned to tug at the heartstrings – and purse-strings -- of consumers through online dating scams.

These online fraudsters typically initiate relationships online for several months before asking to meet, move in, or even marry! The only problem is that they need you to send them money. The money can be for a variety of things – overdue rent, car repairs, travel expenses, or a marriage license that will help secure... Read More

Online shopping gives us access to all kinds of things that we may be unable to find in our hometown marketplaces. Regretfully, it can be a marketplace for fraud as well. It’s easy to get lost in the great discounts and offers, but beware – if it seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.

A message from Kathy Nelson, Vice President, Cashier & Director of Retail Banking --

The phone rings. You answer. The caller says, “Grandma, is that you?” You respond with the name of the grandchild that you think it is. The caller is quick to confirm their identity as your grandchild. The impersonator of your grandchild then announces that they have a very urgent matter and are in trouble. They need money as soon as possible to get them out of this mess. Cash. Wire transfer.... Read More

It’s important to have the right tools to succeed in school, and that is why Iowa State Bank is sponsoring a School Supply Drive for the 2019-2020 school year to benefit two area schools – LuVerne Elementary and the Ruthven-Ayrshire Schools. The drive will give children necessary school supplies to start the school year off on the right foot.  Iowa State Bank asks for your help in making this donation drive as successful as possible.

In our Corwith & Wesley Offices... Read More