Community Center

At Forte Bank so much of what we do is about how we’re giving back to the community — whether that’s in the form of employee volunteer hours, a financial contribution for a community project, or just our business philosophy and how we serve customers.

Our Community Center blog spotlights bank events, financial education and financial security topics that we think are important you know about, and activities going on in and around Washington County.

• Why We All Need a Password Manager

  by Jen Novotny | Oct 09, 2017
  In order to create strong passwords they must be unique, long, a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters, and not easily guessable. Remembering 90 passwords is not possible, so consider a password manager.
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• Equifax Security Breach — What You Need to Know

  by Jen Novotny | Sep 11, 2017
  Credit reporting agency, Equifax, suffered a massive security breach that affects an estimated 143 million people. Learn more about how this affects you and what you can do about it.
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• We'll See YOU at the Pig & Duck Races!

  by Jen Novotny | Jul 06, 2017
  First National Bank will be at the Washington County Fair and we want YOU to be there, too!
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• First National Bank’s 110th Anniversary Community Block Party

  by Jen Novotny | May 16, 2017
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• First National Bank Featured in Washington County Post

  by Jen Novotny | May 02, 2017
  First National Bank recently was featured in the Washington County Post's "In Good Taste" section about the value of community banking.
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• Name Our Anniversary Ice Cream Flavor!!

  by Jen Novotny | Apr 17, 2017
  Scoop DeVille has agreed to make a special ANNIVERSARY ICE CREAM FLAVOR in honor of First National Bank's 110th anniversary — and we're asking YOU to design the flavor!
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• No Foolin' - April is Community Banking Month!

  by Jen Novotny | Mar 31, 2017
  Learn more about our Community Banking Month activities that celebrate YOU. During April, we also encourage you to think about where you bank and how your money has the power to make a meaningful impact on our community.
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• Celebrating 110 Years as Your Community Bank

  by Jen Novotny | Mar 23, 2017
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• Small Business Spotlight — Little Switzerland

  by Jen Novotny | Jan 21, 2017
  With seven years of experience owning and operating a ski resort in Wild Rose, Wis., Rick Schmitz, along with brothers Mike and Dave, purchased Little Switzerland in Slinger, Wis., after it had been closed for five seasons. Little Switz reopened for the 2012-13 season and the response has been tremendous. In the last four years, the Schmitz brothers have exceeded most of their initial goals and have been able to reinvest in improvements that they thought would take longer to tackle.
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• Changes to Personal Online Banking on January 24

  by Jen Novotny | Jan 13, 2017
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