Hastings City Bank became Highpoint Community Bank recently and President and CEO Mark Kolanowski came to the Barry County Commission meeting Tuesday with answers to questions about the change.

 

Kolanowski stressed the things important to customers had not changed; All of the account numbers are good, checks with the HCB logo should be used until they run out and debit and credit cards are still valid.

 

Also, direct deposits and outside transfers are the same as before the name change. Debit cards and SecurLock on smartphones will automatically update. Coupon books are the same, as are the banks e-mail address and telephone banking.

 

“It’s the same bank with a new name,” he said.

There are address changes in a few bank programs. To find them and for a full list of frequently asked questions and much more information, visit www.highpointcommunitybank.com.

 

Hastings City Bank was formed in 1886, before the state chartered banks.  When that started in 1889, HCB was the second bank chartered by the State of Michigan. The bank now has seven branches in five counties.

 

Kolanowski said they began the name change process in 2015. “We approach our future with a name that is more reflective and inclusive of all the communities we have grown to serve, one that speaks positively to the type of bank we will be as we move forward, and one that also reminds us pf the rich traditions bound by service to customer and community that brought us to where we are today,” he said.

 

In other business, the commission approved:

*a grant agreement with the Two Seven Oh, Inc. Foundation for $2,500 to fund spaying and neutering of animals at the Animal Shelter before adoption.

 

*an Indigent Defense Fund budget for revenue and expenditure line items.

*the purchase of a 2019 Tahoe for the sheriff’s office to replace a vehicle totaled in a car/deer collision.

 

*re-appointing Cindy Vujea to the Parks & Recreation board for a three year term.

 

*changes in Community Corrections Advisory Board bylaws.