2016 Banking Outlook

Technology & Regulation Changes Will Lead the Way Horizon Community Bank President Jerry Ernst was recently interviewed for the finance issue of AZbusiness magazine. What topics were the most prevalent during the interview? How technology and regulatory changes are leading the way forward, even as economic trends and business revenues are up. “During the recession, businesses quickly went into survival mode. Business owners worked harder than ever before, putting...

Scott Dickman Joins Horizon Community Bank

Commercial lending expert Scott Dickman joins Horizon Community Bank; shares fourth quarter trends MESA, Ariz.—September 14, 2015— Horizon Community Bank, an Arizona Top Ten SBA Lender specializing in loans from $100,000 to $4 million, today announced the addition of commercial lending expert Scott Dickman as senior commercial banking manager. Dickman’s 38 years of financial experience, local relationships and deep knowledge of the Arizona market are anticipated to help Horizon Community...

Durham Joins Bank Board

Mark Dan Durham was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Horizon Community Bank and its holding company Horizon Bancorp, Inc. “We have been wanting to expand our board and when we made a list of the characteristics we were seeking, Mark filled the bill perfectly” said Dr. Hitendra Chauhan, Chairman of the Board. “Our bank has struggled for the past few years as we dealt with the...

Navaretta Joins Bank Board

Josephine “Jo” Navaretta was appointed to the Board of Directors of Horizon Community Bank and its holding company Horizon Bancorp, Inc. “We have been wanting to expand our board and when we made a list of the characteristics we were seeking, Jo filled the bill perfectly” said Dr. Hitendra Chauhan, Chairman of the Board. “Our bank has struggled for the past few years as we dealt with the downturn...

Horizon Community Bank Welcomes their New CEO/President

Lake Havasu City, AZ – The Board of Directors of Horizon Community Bank welcomes Jerry Ernst as their new President and Chief Executive Officer. Jerry brings with him 20 years of CEO experience ranging from bank start up operations to banks with $350 Million in assets. Jerry recently was the President/CEO and Director of Providence Bank, in Winter Haven Florida. Under his direction he formulated a strategy and increased...

Horizon Community Bank Goes Paperless

Horizon Community Bank is now offering E-Statements to all of its banking customers. HCB recognizes that your time is valuable, so why wait for the mailman to deliver your bank statements when you can download them from the convenience of your home or office. It’s FAST, SAFE, SECURE, and most of all, it’s FREE!! For more information, please call or stop by your nearest HCB Branch, and sign-up today!!

Steven Brown will be joining the Banks’ leadership team

Horizon Community Bank is pleased to announce that Steven Brown will be joining the Banks’ leadership team as Market President for the upper Mohave County region. Horizon Community Bank is a locally owned with entities along the Colorado River as well as in Kingman and Maricopa County. The Bank prides itself on building lasting relationships with its clients and offers long term solutions for their banking and financial needs....

May 2013 Mortgage Minute

It’s already April and 2013 is shaping up to be an even better year than 2012 for the mortgage department here at Horizon Community Bank. We have doubled our staffing within the last four months and expect to increase our mortgage originations significantly throughout the rest of 2013. In our continued efforts to improve customer service we have hired additional processing staff and opened a mortgage production office in...

STAR News Article

In the last few years, both banks and credit unions have offered rewards checking accounts with terrific interest rates.  While the interest rates have dwindled in our economy, these rewards accounts are still very appealing. Horizon Community Bank offers a STAR Reward Checking Account for individuals who are looking to earn interest on their checking account and desire the convenience of internet banking paired with the use of a...

Horizon Community Bank Now Offers Competitive Equipment Leasing Programs

Since its inception, one of the principal missions of Horizon Community Bank (“HCB”) has been to serve the needs of small business owners in the Arizona markets in which it operate.  If you are a business owner, regardless of the industry sector in which you operate, you likely have some kind of equipment need that allows you to deliver your products or services to your clients.  For many businesses,...