Recent News

Bank Forward President Tom Watson and Insure Forward President Chad Rieth are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 educational scholarship awards from Bank/Insure Forward. We wish our scholarship winners the best of luck in their future endeavors!

Bank Forward is pleased to announce the promotion of Sarah Larson to Chief Loan Operations Officer. A Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate with a degree in Accounting, Sarah joined the Bank Forward team in 2019.

Bank Forward to honored to recognize CEO Mark Brown on 45-years of service in banking. “Mark’s dedication and unselfish leadership is admirable,” Tom Watson, Bank Forward president, says.

The Bank Forward Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Jenece Erfle, Jennifer Tostenson, Sara Sundvall, Stephanie Saunders and Jeanne Kelley have been promoted to assistant vice president.

The Bank Forward Board of Directors is pleased to announce John Tompkins, Andrew Cloose, and Will Tysver have been promoted to vice president.

The Bank Forward Board of Directors is pleased to announce the promotion of Amy Otterson, Brady Trenbeath and Grant Bollingberg to Senior Vice President.

Insure Forward, a division of Bank Forward, is pleased to announce the promotion of Chad Rieth to president. A Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate with a degree in Finance, Chad will also continue to serve as the chief financial officer of Bank Forward.

Insure Forward is proud to announce top producers for 2019, as measured by new business.

Bank Forward is pleased to announce that Heidi Gustafson and Amy Otterson have been named recipients of the 2019 Bill Brown Award, Bank Forward’s highest honor for outstanding service.

Meet Forward Foundation recipient Piper Hegland.