verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message independent bank corporation trading name independent bank type public traded as nasdaq ibcp industry commercial banking founded 1864 1864 headquarters grand rapids mi usa number of locations 64 area served lower michigan key people william brad kessel ceo total assets us 2.3 billion subsidiaries independent title services mepco finance corporation website independentbank.com footnotes references 1 2 independent bank nasdaq ibcp of grand rapids michigan was founded in 1864 as first national bank of ionia with an original capital of us 50 000 . through the years the bank opened and acquired new offices across the state of michigan primarily in central and west michigan . in 1974 independent bank corporation was formed as the bank holding company and the offices were renamed to reflect this change . independent bank corporation with total assets of us 2.3 billion now operates more than 60 offices across michigan provides a full range of financial services including commercial accounts treasury management online and mobile banking commercial and mortgage lending investments and title services . citation needed in march 2007 independent bank purchased ten tcf bank branches in the battle creek bay city and saginaw michigan areas . in december 2012 independent bank sold 21 branches located mainly in northern michigan to competitor chemical bank based in midland . references edit reuters finance ibcp company profile . reuters.com . retrieved 2014 01 15 . about us . independent bank . retrieved 2014 01 15 . external links edit official website this united states bank related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title independent bank & oldid 742793475 categories banks based in michiganbanks established in 1864companies listed on nasdaqunited states bank stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2014all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2015all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 october 2016 at 20 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view