Stephanie Marco earns Certificate from Consumer Credit School

Stephanie Marco, Personal Banker with Northwest Bank in Spirit Lake, IA successfully completed the Iowa Bankers Association Consumer Credit School, February 28 – March 4, 2022, in Ankeny, Iowa.

The school is an intense one-week program sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association.  The purpose of the IBA Consumer Credit School is to prepare consumer credit personnel who want to broaden their consumer credit knowledge or who have not been exposed to formal consumer credit education, to serve effectively and profitably as consumer credit officers.  This is accomplished by developing a better understanding of the consumer credit function, allowing students to better meet the credit needs of their customers and serve their local communities.

Stephanie has been with Northwest Bank for 7 years. Her primary responsibilities include opening and servicing deposit accounts, consumer lending and building customer relationships.

The Iowa Bankers Association represents Iowa banks and savings institutions. Iowa bankers are committed to the values of honesty, hard work and community service, and have been a trusted resource for Iowans for more than 100 years. Iowa banks offer FDIC insurance and lend more than $67.7 billion to help individuals, business owners and agriculture. Nearly 40,000 Iowans work at an Iowa bank, and Iowa employees volunteer more than 300,000 hours to support local communities each year. Learn more at www.iowabankers.com.

Northwest Bank is a $2.1 billion community bank that offers a full line of business, agricultural, mortgage, consumer deposit and lending services as well as wealth management and insurance services. Northwest Bank has offices located in Algona, Ames, Arnolds Park, Ankeny, Estherville, Fort Dodge, Humboldt, Le Mars, Milford, Sioux Center, Sioux City, Spencer, Spirit Lake, West Des Moines, Iowa and Omaha and La Vista, Nebraska.