IAB Philosophy

While many financial institutions fall victim to today’s volatile marketplace, the banks of Independent Alliance Banks (IAB), Grabill Bank and MarkleBank, maintain a position of strength, meeting the financial needs of every community we serve.

We focus on authentic community banking principles – providing quality products and services to customers, solid lending practices through relationship banking and maintaining efficiencies within our operations. We continue to attract retail deposits from the general public, channeling those funds back into our communities for home and commercial real estate; construction and development; and consumer and commercial business loans. As a result, Independent Alliance Banks is able to meet the ever changing needs of our four major stakeholders – investors, employees, customers and our communities.

Michael C Markenke and Brent L Clifton