Community Growth Forward Bank is a customer-owned, independent community bank serving multiple Wisconsin communities with a focus on personal, business, mortgage, and agricultural loans, creating opportunities to cross-sell deposit accounts, loans, and wealth services to local customers and organizations.

Investment Services Recent Cetera partnership to support Forward Investment Services indicates a channel to offer expanded advisory and wealth management solutions to existing clients and attract higher net-worth prospects.

Leadership Recognition SVP Retail Innovation & Strategy named to ICBA 40 Under 40 highlights a strong leadership profile for outreach to mid-market businesses and potential partnerships or speaking engagements to raise brand credibility.

Technology Leverage Current tech stack includes data analytics and digital engagement tools (Power BI, WordPress, YouTube, ADP, etc.), enabling targeted marketing, customer insights, and scalable digital onboarding for new business and consumer clients.

Security & Trust Past data breach incident underscores the need to emphasize security solutions, fraud prevention, and compliant onboarding services to prospective customers, potentially offering enhanced security offerings or audits as a differentiator.