LOCATIONS SEARCH LOGIN MENU NEWS Stay up-to-date with all things Forcht Bank and read about how we're making a difference in our communities. FORCHT BANK PARTNERS WITH FOOD BANKS TO FIGHT HUNGER IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES Forcht Bank has kicked off it's fifth annual food drive to combat food insecurity in it's local communities across Kentucky and Ohio... Full Post for Forcht Bank partners with food banks to fight hunger in local communities BANK PRESIDENT APPOINTED TO CINCINNATI BRANCH OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND Tucker Ballinger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Forcht Bank, has been appointed as a director for the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Full Post for Bank President Appointed to Cincinnati Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland BEST BANK IN KENTUCKY - FORBES MAGAZINE Forcht Bank has recently been named the 2021 Best Bank in Kentucky by Forbes Magazine's Best-In-State Banks list. Full Post for Best Bank in Kentucky - Forbes Magazine CHANGES AFFECTING YOUR MAIL Effective October 1st, 2021, the United States Postal Service has announced service for First Class Mail could take longer to land in your mailbox. This means you could be waiting up to 5 days for deliveries such as bills, accounts statements, and more. Full Post for Changes Affecting Your Mail FORCHT BANK ADDS NEW BOARD MEMBER Forcht Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Donnie Grimes to the Forcht Bank Board of Directors. Dr. Grimes is the Chief... Full Post for Forcht Bank Adds New Board Member FORCHT BANK ADMINISTRATOR ELECTED TO FISERV ADVISORY BOARD Douglas Wise, Forcht Bank Bank Systems Administrator was recently elected to serve on the Fiserv Advisory Board for Mortgage Director. Wise will help shape... Full Post for Forcht Bank Administrator Elected to Fiserv Advisory Board FORCHT BANK AND UNION COLLEGE ANNOUNCE CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP Forcht Bank is proud to announce its partnership with the Division of Online and Graduate Studies at Union College, which will create an increased awareness of the educational... Full Post for Forcht Bank and Union College Announce Corporate Partnership FORCHT BANK CEO REAPPOINTED TO FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD Tucker Ballinger, Forcht Bank President and Chief Executive Officer, was re-appointed a director of the Cincinnati Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland... Full Post for Forcht Bank CEO Reappointed To Federal Reserve Board FORCHT BANK COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF OHIO-BASED WATCH HILL BANK After receiving regulatory and shareholder approval, Forcht Bancorp, Inc. has completed the purchase of Watch Hill Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio, by acquiring all the outstanding shares... Full Post for Forcht Bank Completes Acquisition of Ohio-Based Watch Hill Bank FORCHT BANK ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE OHIO-BASED WATCH HILL BANK Forcht Bancorp, Inc. has reached an agreement to purchase Watch Hill Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio, by acquiring all the outstanding shares of MW Bancorp, Inc. (Ticker: MWBC), the holding company for Watch Hill Bank Full Post for Forcht Bank Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Ohio-Based Watch Hill Bank FORCHT BANK ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE WATCH HILL BANK Forcht Bancorp, Inc. has reached an agreement to purchase Watch Hill Bank in Cincinnati, OH, by acquiring all the outstanding shares of the MW Bancorp, Inc... Full Post for Forcht Bank Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Watch Hill Bank FORCHT BANK FIVE TIME BEST PLACES TO WORK IN KENTUCKY WINNER Forcht Bank was named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky for the 5th consecutive year. The bank was ranked number... Full Post for Forcht Bank Five Time Best Places To Work In Kentucky Winner FORCHT BANK FOOD DRIVE COLLECTS 48,461 ITEMS Forcht Bank's third year of the "Stick a Forcht In Hunger" food drive collected a record number of non-perishable food items for local food banks... Full Post for Forcht Bank Food Drive Collects 48,461 Items FORCHT BANK JOINS ENERGY EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING Forcht Bank has joined the SmartMH KY Alliance, a partnership of the manufactured housing industry, lenders, retailers, utilities, nonprofits and public stakeholders committed to increasing access to... Full Post for Forcht Bank Joins Energy Efficiency Initiative for Manufactured Housing FORCHT BANK KICKS OFF 3RD ANNUAL "STICK A FORCHT IN HUNGER" After two successful years of collecting non-perishable food items to donate to food banks throughout its community markets, Forcht Bank is committing to a third year of “Stick a Forcht In Hunger.”... Full Post for Forcht Bank Kicks Off 3rd Annual "Stick a Forcht In Hunger" FORCHT BANK NAMED ONE OF THE 2016 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN KENTUCKY Forcht Bank has been named one of the 2016 Best Places to Work in Kentucky in the medium-sized employer category ( 150-499 employees) by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (KYSHRM). Full Post for Forcht Bank named one of the 2016 Best Places to Work in Kentucky FORCHT BANK NAMED ONE OF THE 2018 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN KENTUCKY Forcht Bank has been named one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Kentucky in the medium-sized employer category (those employing 150-499 employees) by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce... Full Post for Forcht Bank named one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Kentucky FORCHT BANK NAMES NEW SOMERSET MARKET PRESIDENT Martin Cranfill has joined Forcht Bank as Somerset Market President. Full Post for Forcht Bank Names New Somerset Market President FORCHT BANK PARTNERS WITH DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Forcht Bank has been selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to participate in the CART (Cyber Apex Review Team) program. The mission of this DHS program is to... Full Post for Forcht Bank Partners with Department of Homeland Security FORCHT BANK SEVEN TIME BEST PLACES TO WORK IN KENTUCKY WINNER Forcht Bank was named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky for the 7th consecutive year. The bank was ranked 20th in the medium sized company category, which is defined as companies with 150-499 employees. Full Post for Forcht Bank Seven Time Best Places to Work in Kentucky Winner FORCHT BANK TO HOST FOOD DRIVE FOR HOLIDAYS Help Forcht Bank "Stick a Forcht in Hunger" this holiday season by donating canned and non-perishable food items at any Forcht Bank location between November 7th and December 20th. Full Post for Forcht Bank to Host Food Drive for Holidays FORCHT BANK WELCOMES NEW RICHMOND MARKET PRESIDENT Forcht Bank is proud to welcome Jeremy Brown as the Richmond Market President. Mr. Brown has a wealth of banking experience in commercial and consumer lending... Full Post for Forcht Bank Welcomes New Richmond Market President FORCHT BANK WILL "STICK A FORCHT IN HUNGER" AGAIN Forcht Bank will "Stick a Forcht in Hunger" again this year, with a food drive beginning now through December 20th, 2017 to help local families in need this holiday season. Full Post for Forcht Bank will "Stick a Forcht in Hunger" Again FORCHT BANK WORKS TO "STICK A FORCHT IN HUNGER" On November 8th, Forcht Bank will begin its annual "Stick a Forcht in Hunger" food drive. This is the fourth year the bank has held the food drive to collect non-perishable food items for local food banks... Full Post for Forcht Bank Works to "Stick a Forcht in Hunger" GOV. BEVIN APPOINTS BRUNSON TO HOUSING BOARD On Friday, April 29, 2016, Governor Matt Bevin appointed Steve Brunson to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors. Full Post for Gov. Bevin Appoints Brunson to Housing Board HELP SUPPORT REBUILD THE RABBIT HASH GENERAL STORE Forcht Bank has announced that they will be matching donations made to the Rabbit Hash General Store at their location in Burlington to help efforts in rebuilding the historical site. Full Post for Help Support Rebuild the Rabbit Hash General Store HILTON JOINS FORCHT BANK Forcht Bank welcomes the addition of Karen Hilton as Commercial Banking Officer in the Cincinnati Market. Ms. Hilton has over 20 years of experience in the banking industry with extensive expertise in Commercial Lending. Full Post for Hilton Joins Forcht Bank HOT RESULTS FOR THE FORCHT BANK "WARM HEARTS" CLOTHING DRIVE The 3rd annual "Warm Hearts" winter clothing drive was a success this year. Full Post for Hot Results for the Forcht Bank "Warm Hearts" Clothing Drive IMPORTANT CHANGES TO BANKING ALERTS We have recently upgraded our alerts to offer bank customers 75+ customized alerts to stay on top of their banking. Full Post for Important Changes To Banking Alerts JUSTIN BADEAU NAMED TO FORCHT BANK BOARD OF DIRECTORS Forcht Bank CFO Justin Badeau has been named to the bank's Board of Directors. Mr. Badeau has been with Forcht Bank since 2002, and... Full Post for Justin Badeau Named to Forcht Bank Board of Directors LARRY FORESTER JOINS FORCHT BANK Forcht Bank is pleased to announce that Larry Forester has joined the bank as a Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer in Lexington, KY... Full Post for Larry Forester Joins Forcht Bank NOFTSGER PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Michael Noftsger has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Bank Administration. Full Post for Noftsger Promoted to Executive Vice President WALTER RECEIVES "PILLAR AWARD" FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Joe Walter, Banking Officer at Forcht Bank, was presented the 2016 Medical Mutual Pillar Award of Community Service on January 14, 2016 at the Ohio Valley Goodwill's 100th year of service celebration. Full Post for Walter Receives "Pillar Award" for Community Service Still have questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page. Visit our FAQs Prefer a more personal touch? Contact us directly - our team is ready to help! Connect With Us APPLY FOR A LOAN Apply for a home mortgage loan in as little as 10 minutes. And have an experienced lender at your fingertips to walk you through the process. PERSONAL BUSINESS DISCOVER CONNECT ROUTING #: 042108397 Disclosures Accessibility Statement Sitemap © 2021 Forcht Bank. All Rights Reserved