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First Internet Bank Expands Mortgage Lending Service Team

First Internet Bank, a premier provider of online consumer and business banking services nationwide, announced it has doubled the size of its mortgage lending team in response to unprecedented growth in its mortgage lending business. The bank recently added seven account representatives and a second division manager, bringing its mortgage lending team to 16 members….

First Internet Bank To Carry The LendRIGHT Mortgage Industry Seal Of Excellence

First Internet Bank (“First IB”) announced today that it is participating in the new LendRIGHT™ seal of excellence program for the mortgage industry. The LendRIGHT program is designed to allow consumers to easily recognize lenders which are committed to providing a premium level of service, expertise and ethics in their communities. The LendRIGHT mark will…

First Internet Bank Introduces Purchase Rewards for Debit Cardholders

First Internet Bank (“First IB”) today launched Purchase Rewards, an innovative cash back program for its checking account customers who use a First IB debit card. Through the Purchase Rewards program, customers receive special merchant discount offers. The offers are highly relevant because they are based on the individual’s shopping preferences. Both local and nationwide…

First IB Sponsors Community Night at the Children’s Museum Haunted House

Together with the Central Indiana Community Foundation and other area businesses, First Internet Bank was a proud sponsor of Community Night at the haunted house at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. The event, held October 4, gave 680 children from thirteen area community centers a preview tour through “Skeletown.” Every year since 1964, the Children’s Museum…

First Internet Bank Launches New Line of Business, Welcomes New Executive

First Internet Bank today announced its entry into commercial lending, with an emphasis on commercial real estate in central Indiana. Since its debut in 1999, First Internet Bank has focused primarily on consumer lending. The 2007 acquisition of Landmark Financial Corporation added residential mortgage lending to the Bank’s product offering. With this latest endeavor, Bank…

First Internet Bank Expands Mobile Banking Services, Offers Text Message Banking

First Internet Bank (“First IB”) today announced the release of its text message banking service, the latest addition to the bank’s lineup of convenient account access services. Text message banking enables First IB customers to receive their current account balance and transaction history via text message in a matter of seconds. Virtually anyone with a…

First IB to Sponsor Lemonade Day Indianapolis

First Internet Bank is proud to announce its sponsorship of Lemonade Day Indianapolis, an initiative designed to teach youth how to start, own, and operate their own business. On Sunday, May 2nd, 2010, children in Indianapolis and 15 other cities will become entrepreneurs and set up their own lemonade stands. Lemonade Day was launched in…

First Internet Bank Offers Contactless Debit Card

First Internet Bank (First IB) announced today it has begun issuing debit cards that include the Visa payWave (contactless) feature.  These contactless debit cards promise First IB cardholders a faster and easier check-out, with the same security protection given to traditional magnetic stripe cards. Each First IB debit card enabled with Visa payWave is embedded…

First Internet Bank Begins Offering Jumbo Mortgage Loans

First Internet Bank announced today that it has begun to offer jumbo loans. Jumbo loans are mortgages that exceed conforming limits ($417,000 in most parts of the country and as high as $729,750 in certain markets) and are not guaranteed by government-backed mortgage agencies Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. First IB management feels the time…

First Internet Bank Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

On February 22, 1999, First Internet Bank of Indiana (First IB) opened its virtual doors to the public in a launch ceremony held at the Museum of American Financial History in New York City. As the first “Extended Value Online Bank” to deliver a full range of real-time Internet banking products with personalized interactive services,…