{"id":10153,"date":"2018-07-30T18:37:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T18:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=10153"},"modified":"2018-07-30T18:37:20","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T18:37:20","slug":"groupe-nduom-rebrands-us-based-isf-bank-its-now-gn-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=10153","title":{"rendered":"Groupe Nduom rebrands US-based ISF Bank, it\u2019s now GN Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Service Federal (ISF) Bank is now officially called GN Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Outdooring the new name in a ceremony at the Bank\u2019s Head Office on the South Side of Chicago , President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, said GN Bank is here to stay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs chairman of the board, I commit to you \u2013 GN Bank is here to work with you in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is against the situation experienced in the USA where many minority and smaller community banks had failed.<\/p>\n<p>ISF Bank became the only African-American owned bank in the State of Illinois in 2017 when Seaway Bank collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>Groupe Nduom acquired ISF Bank two years ago and established a three-year turnaround plan.<\/p>\n<p>The Bank achieved that goal in 2017, and continues to be profitable thanks to its loyal customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder our new brand, you will see the care and attention to customers that has sustained us in this community for more than 80 years. You will also see the introduction of more technology, services and products to meet the growing needs of this community,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p>It will be recalled that the USA banking regulator, the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), earlier this year [2018],\u00a0 approved the changing of the name of the South Side Chicago based Illinois Service Federal Savings Bank (ISF Bank) which was started in 1934 by 13 black men to become GN Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom said GN Bank is poised and prepared to be a major player in the USA market within the next five years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_426660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-426660 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GN-Bank-US-.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GN-Bank-US-.jpg 786w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GN-Bank-US--300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GN-Bank-US--768x517.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"529\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe full weight of our overall corporate business is behind us, and we are confident in what we are building on the South Side of Chicago. We offer our services and products to the broad community, but we will focus keenly on communities that have been overlooked by the major banks \u2013 especially African-American, African, Caribbean and Latino communities,\u201d he disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-426661 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GN-Bank-US-1-.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GN-Bank-US-1-.jpg 785w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GN-Bank-US-1--300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GN-Bank-US-1--768x510.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"785\" height=\"521\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Groupe Nduom has developed a banking brand which started as a savings and loans company in Ghana, and has grown to become an international bank, with more than 330 branches in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nduom also used the opportunity to pay glowing tribute to the board of directors, management and staff of GN Bank USA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to show appreciation to the members of our board of directors, management and staff for great job they have done over the years. You have already met our CEO Mr. Robert Klamp. In a special way, let me introduce Ms. Brittany Renae; for those of you who come to the bank she is the one who manages our customer relationships. Our directors are Dr. James Buckner, Ms. Lisa Finch, Mr. Francis Baffour, Mrs. Yvonne Nduom, Ms. Carol Wood, Mr. William Goodall and Mr. James Moore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also paid tribute to some management personnel from Groupe Nduom in Ghana who were in the USA for the official name change to GN Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Concluding his remarks from 2 Corinthians 9:6 in the Bible, Dr. Nduom said, GN Bank is here to sow bountifully and share what they reap with the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nduom, a politician cum business mogul, is undoubtedly one of the wealthiest businessmen in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>He has built a vast business empire that boasts many companies in several key sectors of the economy, including hospitality, manufacturing, media and finance.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>\nSource: Groupe Nduom, Corporate Affairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Service Federal (ISF) Bank is now officially called GN Bank. Outdooring the new name in a ceremony at the Bank\u2019s Head Office on the South Side of Chicago , President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, said GN Bank is here to stay. \u201cAs chairman of the board, I commit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Groupe Nduom rebrands US-based ISF Bank, it\u2019s now GN Bank - Kumasi Online TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=10153\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Groupe Nduom rebrands US-based ISF Bank, it\u2019s now GN Bank - Kumasi Online TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Illinois Service Federal (ISF) Bank is now officially called GN Bank. 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