OTTAWA BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND AND APPOINTMENT OF DIANNA TORMAN AS DIRECTOR
OTTAWA, Ill., Feb. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: OTTW) (the “Company”), the holding company for OSB Community Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from
The Company also announced today that Dianna Torman has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank. Ms. Torman served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Prairie Community Bank, headquartered in Marengo, Illinois, from January 2003 until her retirement in December 2021.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dianna Torman as a director of the Company and the Bank,” said Craig M. Hepner, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank. “The Board of Directors believes that Dianna’s experience and background make her an ideal candidate to serve on the Board and we look forward to working with Dianna going forward.”
About Ottawa Bancorp, Inc.
Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for OSB Community Bank, which provides various financial services to individual and corporate customers in the United States. The Bank offers various deposit accounts, including checking, money market, regular savings, club savings, certificate, and various retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio includes one-to-four family residential mortgage, multi-family and non-residential real estate, commercial, and construction loans as well as auto loans and home equity lines of credit. OSB Community Bank was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Illinois. For more information about the Company and the Bank, please visit www.myosb.bank.
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