For some, this is a quick, easy answer. For others, they could fill a book. For Heartland Bank, we can answer in two words...our associates!

After opening a new branch in Hilliard mid-year 2016, Heartland Bank wasted no time reserving our next spot in the trendy community of Clintonville. Opening on October 3^rd and located at 4476 North High Street, this branch offers easy access, a modern open space with comfortable alcoves, and a dog bowl at the front door welcoming our four-legged friends as they pass by on sidewalk strolls throughout the day.

What started out as an effort to help a few local children’s charities in 1996 has blossomed into a full-fledged annual fundraising event that has been gaining momentum in each of the last 20 years. Since that first golf outing in 1996, when the Bank made a small donation to the Licking County 4H Horse Council to last year when six local charities selected by the Bank collected a total of $30,000, Heartland has made benevolent donations of almost $449,000. Former recipients of funds from the Charity Golf Classic include Big Brother & Sisters of Central Ohio, Ronald McDonald House, March of Dimes, the Buckeye Ranch Foundation and Junior Achievement, among many others.

Heartland Bank and 104.9 The River have teamed up again this year to present the 10th annual Money Matters Free Financial Summit on Saturday, April 22. The Violet Baptist Church of Pickerington will host the event this year and we’re looking forward to providing attendees with a variety of seminars on how to better manage their finances and plan for the future.

Heartland Bank is gearing up for America Saves Week, which starts on February 27 and runs until March 4. Having a savings plan is one of the key foundations of a solid financial plan, yet when looking at the statistics, most Americans could be doing better. So this week we're sharing five savings strategies that you can "take to the bank" to help you with your savings goals. Learn about the power of setting up an automatic savings plan, why having an emergency fund is important, the risks of high-cost debt, looking towards retirement and lastly, the elements of building your plan.