HOMF Home Federal Bancorp (MM)

COLUMBUS, Ind., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HomeFederal Bank, the subsidiary of Home Federal Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOMF), today announced the appointment of William S. Denton and John T. Travis as Executive Vice Presidents of Commercial Banking in the Indianapolis area. Mr. Denton and Mr. Travis bring over 48 years of commercial banking experience to the bank and, most recently, managed the Commercial Banking Group for Old National Bank. Denton and Travis, with their well established banking background in the Indianapolis market, will assume responsibility for HomeFederal's existing presence in the market and expand its commercial banking with the establishment of a new downtown location. They will be joining Charlie Farber, Market President, and will be leading a team of experienced commercial bankers, credit analysts and administrative personnel. While a downtown location is being selected they will be temporarily located at the 8740 S Emerson Ave location in Greenwood. They can be reached at 317-887-6554. Mr. John Keach, CEO, commented, "This significant commercial opportunity directly supports our current retail initiative in the Indianapolis market. The combined experience and knowledge of these three premier commercial bankers, coupled with our enhanced ability to better serve current clients in this area, position HomeFederal well for accomplishing our strategic goals." HomeFederal Bank, an FDIC-insured, state chartered bank, is headquartered in Columbus, Indiana. Founded in 1908, the bank offers a wide range of consumer and commercial financial services through 19 offices in Bartholomew, Decatur, Marion, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, and Washington Counties in central and southeastern Indiana. DATASOURCE: Home Federal Bancorp CONTACT: John K. Keach, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of Home Federal Bancorp, +1-812-373-7816, or Charles R. Farber, Market President of Home Federal Bancorp, +1-812-373-7828 Web site: http://www.homf.com/

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