10/24/11- Ten entries were selected as winners for Week 3 of Bank of Ann Arbor's Build-A-Billboard Facebook contest. Winning entries include familiar local places such as Community High, Greenhills, Wazoo Records and more.  See all the winning entries on our web site or on Bank of Ann Arbor's Facebook page.

Bank of Ann Arbor is pleased to announce 8 winners for Week 2 of our Build-A-Billboard contest on Facebook. The eight winning entries were chosen from over 100 submissions for the week. Check out the winning entries here. Winners receive a $50 VISA gift card and are entered into the competition for the Grand Prize of $1,500 and their entry on a real billboard.  

Visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bankofannarbor.

10/10/11--Six winners were chosen by our judges to be Week 1 winners in our Build-A-Billboard Facebook contest.  Each winner will receive a $50 VISA gift card. Their entry then advances to consideration for our Grand Prize of $1,500 and posting on billboard in 2012.  See the winners here or visit Bank of Ann Arbor's page on Facebook.

Bank of Ann Arbor’s Build-A-Billboard Contest happens on Facebook.  Fans of Bank of Ann Arbor’s page submit their ideas and watch it appear as a billboard image. Each week, favorites are chosen by Bank of Ann Arbor and its agency Perich + Partners to win a $50 VISA gift card. At the end of the contest on November 18, 2011 (midnight), one winner will be selected at the Grand Prize winner. The Grand Prize winner will receive her/her submission posted on one of real Bank of Ann Arbor’s billboards posted in 2012, plus a check for $1,500.

Bank of Ann Arbor employees are welcome to participate in the contest but are not eligible to win cash prizes.

Bank of Ann Arbor's Sweet 15 Local Charity Drive was cited as a successful implementation of a social media campaign for a community bank by HubSpot, a source for social media expertise and ideas.  Our President and CEO, Tim Marshall is quoted.

Bank of Ann Arbor's Personal Online Banking received a fresh look on September 20, 2011. The refreshed look features a widget-type layout which makes navigating easier.  The refresh also provided new financial tools to help manage your money like Pay People (or ZashPay) and Spending Reports. Our e-banking team was pleased to report that the transition went smoothly and all components are functioning properly. Please contact our e-banking team if you have any questions at 734-761-9048 or e-banking@boaa.com. 

On August 10, 2011 we completed an upgrade and the link to access Personal BillPay is now inside Online Banking. That's why the link on the left has been removed.  Business BillPay will remain unchanged at this time.

• You will need to log on to Online Banking to use CheckFree BillPay.  There will no longer be a link on boaa.com to access CheckFree. Bookmarked links will not work either. Once you are logged into Online Banking, select CheckFree from the menu at the top.  You will no longer need a separate username and password to sign into CheckFree BillPay. The functionality will remain the same for making payments and editing biller information.  You will be able to view online billing statements within CheckFree. 

• The first time you click on CheckFree from within Online Banking, you will be asked to accept the Terms & Conditions before proceeding. 

• There will be two new options with the single sign-on version of CheckFree BillPay.  First is the ability to pay people directly, referred to as Zash Pay.  This will allow you to electronically send and receive money to your personal payees (domestic) in as little as one business day.  A small fee will be charged for each transaction. The second is the ability to send payments with next day delivery.  There is an additional fee for this service.

We hope you will enjoy the benefits of a single sign-on to CheckFree BillPay through Online Banking. 

Please contact our Electronic Banking team at 734-761-9048 or e-banking@boaa.com with any questions or concerns.

July 25, 2011 – Bank of Ann Arbor is pleased to announce that it’s President and CEO, Timothy G. Marshall, has been appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s 2011 Community Depository Institution Advisory Council (CDIAC). Marshall will serve as the sole community banker representing the State of Michigan

The CDIAC provides an avenue for the Federal Reserve Bank to learn more about specific financial sectors throughout the Seventh Federal Reserve District, which encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa. Further, CDIAC meetings are intended to provide an opportunity for council members to discuss their concerns and views on economic, financial, and regulatory matters with key decision makers.

“It’s an honor to be asked by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to serve in this capacity as a representative for all of the Michigan based community banks,” explained Tim Marshall. “It’s a positive reflection on the strong financial performance of Bank of Ann Arbor during the most recent economic downturn as well as the importance of the Ann Arbor region to the economic vitality of our state.”

Council members serve staggered terms lasting up to three years and meet twice annually to provide their views on current business and economic conditions to Chicago Fed President Charles Evans and other senior officials of the Federal Reserve Bank. Input from Council members on regional banking conditions helps contribute to the Federal Reserve System's formulation of national supervisory and monetary policy.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks across the United States that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., serves as the central bank for the United States. Congress created the Federal Reserve System in 1913, charging it with the responsibility to foster a sound banking system and a healthy economy. This remains the broad mission of the Fed and its component parts: the 12 Federal Reserve Banks nationwide that each serve a specific region of the country, and the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., which is set up to oversee the Fed System.

About Bank of Ann Arbor
Bank of Ann Arbor is a locally owned and operated bank with total assets and assets under management of over $1.4 billion, serving people and businesses in the Ann Arbor area with offices at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Ann Arbor, in the Traver Village Shopping Center, across from the Arborland Mall, at the corner of Stadium and Liberty streets, on West Ellsworth Road in Pittsfield Township, and on West Michigan Avenue in downtown Ypsilanti. Its newest office is on Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth.  The web site is www.boaa.com. Visit us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

July 17, 2011. The Plymouth Observer covers the announcement that Bank of Ann Arbor will bring 25 jobs to the Plymouth office. The bank is relocating its Wholesale Mortgage Lending Division from its current offices in Madison Heights to the Bank of Ann Arbor office located at 1333 West Ann Arbor Road in Plymouth Township in early August.

Jackie Jenkins, Assistant Vice President, Portfolio and Business Development Officer, was interviewed along with Sandi Rupp, Executive Director of Washtenaw United Way and Pat Warner, Executive Director of the UM C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital on the 2011 Power of the Purse Woman of the Year award.  Jackie was chair of Washtenaw United Way's 2011 Power of the Purse initiative that has invested $81,000 in growing women as leaders in our community. Pat Warner was the 2011 Woman of the Year award winner. Listen to the interview here.

Michigan Banker magazine features Bank of Ann Arbor's Sweet 15 Local Charity Drive as the cover story in its June issue. In the article Social Media Works for Bank of Ann Arbor, our President and CEO Tim Marshall shares the thinking behind the Sweet 15 and talks about its impact. 

Michigan Banker is a monthly magazine that covers the Great Lakes State’s banks and bankers by providing news and information, opinion and feature articles, financial stories, and more. www.mibankermag.com