Chartwell Agency Partners with Foresight Financial to Support Smooth Transition in Major Bank Consolidation
Chartwell Agency, an award-winning marketing firm based in northern Illinois, recently partnered with Foresight Financial Group, Inc., a northern Illinois–based financial holding company, to successfully complete a major consolidation of its six community banks into a single charter and unified brand.
The operational and regulatory shift impacted more than 33,000 customers across the region. To support customers through the transition, Chartwell assisted Foresight to develop comprehensive, customer-centered transition materials that ensured clarity, consistency, and full regulatory compliance.
Foresight has long served northern Illinois though six well-established local banks: German American State Bank, State Bank of Davis, State Bank of Freeport, Lena State Bank, Northwest Bank of Rockford, and State Bank of Herscher. The 2025 consolidation allowed the organization to streamline operations, strengthen its market presence, and continue its commitment to “true local” service, while maintaining the relationships and community focus that customers have come to trust.
As part of regulatory requirements, Foresight needed a customer-facing guide for all primary account holders, including retail and commercial, to enhance the organization’s transparency with key audiences and offer a clear and comprehensive overview of upcoming changes, related benefits to account holders, and disclosure information.
Chartwell developed six customized 24-page transition guides, each aligned to the individual bank’s brand and local market, along with two 16-page disclosure booklets. Each guide included a message from leadership, an overview of the consolidation, key dates, a branch map, and details about the personal and business banking product transitions. To enhance readability and customer confidence, Chartwell incorporated visual tools such as FAQs, alert icons, and side-by-side comparison tables designed to make updates easy to understand at a glance.
Chartwell also managed production, printing, and mailing to ensure all materials were delivered by mandated deadlines.
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