Marquette Bank Awarded 2025 BBB Torch Award
Release date: 11/26/2025
CHICAGO, IL — November 13, 2025 — Marquette Bank, a locally owned neighborhood bank, has been presented the 2025 Torch Award for Ethics, by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Chicago and Northern Illinois. The award was presented at the 29th Annual Torch Awards ceremony and Marquette Bank won for the 100 to 499 employee category.
This award is only given to a small handful of businesses each year from a field of over a hundred fully completed and vetted entries. The Torch Award spotlights companies that exemplify marketplace trust and excellence.
Steve Bernas, president and CEO of the BBB says, "The Torch Award is the premier award the BBB can present to a company. While the BBB seal is “The Sign of a Better Business,” Torch Award winners demonstrate extraordinary ethical standards of trust and behavior. These companies represent the highest level of dedication to four key attributes including character, culture, customers, and community."
Betty Harn, President and CEO of Marquette Bank said, "We are truly honored to be recognized with the 2025 BBB Torch Award for Ethics. This award reflects our dedication to fostering a culture of trust and integrity at Marquette Bank. We understand that serving our neighbors, customers, and neighborhood with the highest ethical standards is not just a responsibility, but our promise to everyone we help."
About Marquette Bank:
Marquette Bank is one of Chicagoland's largest independent neighborhood banks, serving the region since 1945. The bank offers consumer and business banking, home financing, commercial lending, trust services, student loans, investment, insurance, and wealth management services.
A subsidiary of Marquette National Corporation (OTCQX: MNAT), the bank holds $2 billion in assets with a $1 billion local lending portfolio. Marquette Bank has earned twelve consecutive "Outstanding" Community Reinvestment Act ratings from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, plus recognition including two Excellence and Innovation Awards (Community Bankers Association of Illinois), the Community Commitment Award for Volunteerism (American Bankers Association Foundation), and the Torch Award for Ethics (Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois).
Locations: Chicago, Bolingbrook, Bridgeview, Evergreen Park, Hickory Hills, Lemont, New Lenox, Oak Lawn, Oak Forest, Orland Park, Summit, and Tinley Park, Illinois.
Member FDIC. Equal Opportunity Lender. Equal Housing Lender. NMLS #462926.
Visit: emarquettebank.com
Call: 1-888-254-9500