Failed bank reopens under new ownership
PRINCETON – It was business as usual – almost – at the former Citizens First National Bank on Monday morning.
Tellers, receptionists and administrators went about their usual duties, but the phones were answered with “Heartland Bank ... formerly Citizens First National Bank,” and the Citizens logo was replaced with Heartland’s on everyone’s business cards.
A uniformed Illinois State trooper sat inside the door while men with clip-on FDIC tags bustled about.
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