Marquette National : 5/9/2023 - Marquette Bank Celebrates Customers and Employees on Anniversary Day

Release date: 5/9/2023

Orland Park, IL (May 9, 2023) -- Marquette Bank, Chicagoland's locally-owned neighborhood bank and the banking subsidiary of Marquette National Corporation (MNAT), will observe its 78^th anniversary on Friday, May 12^th by celebrating customers and employees. For customers, the bank will offer sweet treats at each of Marquette Bank's 20 branch locations and offer a free gift of a tape measure available in the dive-up and the bank lobby. For employees, the bank is providing lunch for its 300+ employees catered from local restaurant customers of Marquette Bank.
The bank will host a service awards luncheon for employees celebrating a milestone anniversary this year. Marquette Bank has 45 employees with milestone anniversaries representing 840 total years of service to the bank and the community, including 24 employees with 20 or more years of service. One employee will be honored for 45 years of service.
"Marquette Bank was founded on May 12 in 1945 with the simple premise of being a reliable neighborhood financial partner for local residents, families, small businesses, real estate developers and community organizations," said Paul McCarthy, President and CEO of Marquette Bank. "My father and founder, John McCarthy would be proud of how Marquette Bank has made a lasting positive impact on the communities we serve over the past 78 years."
Marquette Bank remains a leader within US banks in the area of community revitalization and development. The bank was recently awarded its eleventh consecutive 'Outstanding' Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance rating from its bank regulator the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Marquette Bank has received the highest rating since 2000 placing them in a unique position among the top 1% of all banks in the nation with regards to CRA performance ratings.
Marquette Bank has its roots as a traditional neighborhood bank, however, the bank finds new ways to innovate. The bank was the first bank in Chicagoland to provide access to 40,000+ free ATMs nationwide through the Allpoint ATM network providing customers more free ATMs than national banks. The bank is the only bank in Chicagoland to offer the FunRewards Program that offers debit card rewards, referral rewards and an award winning mobile phone app with benefits including roadside assistance, cell phone protection, ID theft benefits, and discounts on shopping, restaurants and travel. The bank is also the only bank in Chicagoland with the Marquette Neighborhood Commitment.
The Marquette Neighborhood Commitment is a strategic initiative where the bank focuses on giving back in the areas of shelter/housing, hunger, education and health/wellness through volunteering, service projects and partnerships with local nonprofits. The Marquette Neighborhood Commitment has been recognized by the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) with their Excellence and Innovation Award and by the American Bankers Association (ABA) Foundation Community Commitment Award for Volunteerism.
"People are starting to realize that where you bank matters," remarked Betty Harn, Executive Vice President. "If you are banking with a large national bank or big regional bank, the benefits of your banking relationship are leaving your neighborhood. This is why we're giving away a tape measure, if you don't have a personal relationship with your bank, then your existing bank just doesn't measure up! It might be time to rediscover why neighborhood banking is better for you and your community."
Marquette Bank's customers agree. During its last customer survey, Marquette Bank customers were more than 2 times more likely to recommend the bank to friends or family when compared to most peoples' opinion of their current bank. The bank's Net Promoter Score (NPS) - a leading metric of customer advocacy - was 66 versus a banking industry average NPS of only 31. For more information on Marquette Bank, visit emarquettebank.com or call 1-888-254-9500.

About Marquette Bank:

Marquette Bank is one of the largest neighborhood banks in Chicagoland and has been helping neighbors, families and businesses achieve their financial goals since 1945. Independent and locally-owned, Marquette Bank is proud to offer a full range of banking services, financial solutions, trust, estate and retirement planning, wealth management, home financing, and lending services to both consumers and local businesses. The Bank offers customer's mobile, online and telephone banking options and free access to over 55,000 Allpoint ATMs worldwide.

Marquette Bank has 21 banking centers, 2 lending services offices and a corporate administrative center with locations in Chicago, Bolingbrook, Bridgeview, Evergreen Park, Hickory Hills, Lemont, New Lenox, Oak Lawn, Oak Forest, Orland Park, Summit and Tinley Park, Illinois. Marquette Bank is a subsidiary of Marquette National Corporation, a diversified financial holding company, and has $2 billion in assets along with a local lending portfolio of almost $1 billion. Marquette Bank is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. Connect with Marquette Bank on social media on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. For more information visit: http://www.emarquettebank.com or call 1-888-254-9500.