Blogs

Discover the many ways your business can benefit from a streamlined and secure payments process utilizing electronic payments. Hear from our clients and team as they share insights and strategies that can positively impact a company’s bottom line. Our client panel includes: A large Construction company located in the West who developed a payments strategy by implementing fraud tools and transitioning to Commercial Card for payments to key vendors. A Midwest lumber supplier who has gained significant efficiencies by streamlining their AP process across multiple payment types using Integrated...
With a storied history as one of the premier furniture manufacturers in the world and more than 1,600 global associates, the publicly traded furniture company needed a financial partner with the strength and agility to support fast-paced growth opportunities. "It’s their people, their integrity and their character—that’s what they bring and what sets them apart." —Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Furniture Manufacturing Company Like most organizations during the pandemic, difficult decisions had to be made within the company to remain durable, including cutting non-core business lines...
There are many ways to structure a retirement plan for an organization and its plan participants. As an employer, it’s important to find an attentive advisor that provides ongoing, valuable guidance, and there is not a better partner than HTLF Retirement Plan Services. "[The client] checked his personal investment expense ratios against the menu we could provide. The ‘light clicked on’ when he saw how much money he was losing due to the high investment expenses and poor investment options." —Relationship Manager, HTLF Retirement Plan Services A company selling large construction and...
This business was just a budding idea driven by the passion of wanting to help people communicate stories of love, sorrow and everything in between through the language of flowers. A vision to revolutionize the flower-buying experience and to put meaning and significance back into what had become a mostly commoditized experience, was born. “When the pandemic hit and so many others were waiting and didn’t have a resource for Paycheck Protection Program loans, that didn’t happen to us. We had a resource and were treated with the same respect as a big company.” Owner, Floral Company Our banking...
Our relationship with this Health Care Supply Company began 20 years ago when the company was founded by a Vietnam veteran inspired by the values he acquired during his time in the service. His goal was to provide excellence in the health care supply chain with a veteran patient-first approach. We've been their financial partner since their inception and they appreciate our commitment to their success from the very beginning. We have always been nimble, responsive, and ready to tackle challenges alongside them. “They were interested and attentive to the challenges we were facing. They provided...