Bank News

Lake Forest Bank & Trust has moved its West Lake Forest Banking Facility

The West Lake Forest branch of Lake Forest Bank & Trust moved on January 17th to a larger banking facility across the street at 959 S. Waukegan Road. Lake Forest Bank & Trust purchased the former Northern Trust Bank building on Waukegan Road in an effort to better serve its customers and the community. The new, larger West Lake Forest Bank will have the same banking services as before, plus additional services for added convenience. There will be safe deposit boxes, drive-up banking, mortgage services and Wintrust Wealth Management all on site. Read more.

Special Alert from the FDIC

E-mails fraudulently claiming to be from the FDIC are attempting to get recipients to click on a link, which may ask them to provide sensitive personal information. These e-mails falsely indicate that FDIC deposit insurance is suspended until the requested customer information is provided. Read more.

FDIC Insurance Coverage Permanently Increased

FDIC Insurance Coverage Permanently Increased to $250,000 Per Depositor Read more.

An important public service reminder for our customers:

The bank has received recent reports of possible phishing activity taking place.  We would like to take the opportunity to provide an important service reminder to all our customers to be mindful of the security of your personal information.

Specifically, please be aware that the bank will NEVER ask for sensitive information via e-mail, text or web.  Please do not give information out to someone over the phone or via email.

If you have any doubts or are unsure about any type of communication you have received from us, please call us or come into the bank.  For more information on phishing and other types of fraud, please visit our Online Security Center here.

Important information for our ATM & Debit Cardholders:

Follow these 3 simple steps to protect your account.
1.      Never, ever give out your PIN number. (Not even to us. We will never ask for it.)
2.      Don’t respond to text messages, phone calls, or e-mails requesting account numbers, PINs, passwords, card numbers, or 3-digit security codes.
3.      If you are ever contacted and not sure, call us!

Learn more about how to protect your identity and personal information here.