Sprig The Word Blog

As a college student, you may not have an abundance of opportunities to take on credit accounts and build your credit history, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try.

Maybe you’ve always dreamt of owning your own business or you came up with your business idea while on a quest to fill a need in your own life.

It’s a great time to be a first-time homebuyer. As a longtime local mortgage lender, Town and Country Bank Mortgage Services is here to help you buy your first house in Central Illinois or the Metro East.

For ease and safety, many customers now prefer to bank from their home or phone as much as possible. We have several free and secure ways to do your banking without coming to a branch building, while still giving you great customer service.

Surviving an economic downturn is difficult enough when you own one business, but it’s doubly hard when you own two, like Elizabeth Fishburn in Springfield. With our support, Fishburn was able to reopen both her businesses, Second Time Around and Consign & Design, on May 29th.

Horizons Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry in Quincy has a saying, “No one leaves hungry.” At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization found itself needing some additional assistance to keep serving the community. That's when Peoples Prosperity Bank stepped up.

Since 1992, the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal has helped area children between the ages of five and 18. With creativity and assistance from local partners, the nonprofit organization has been able to continue serving children throughout COVID-19.

Americans need to improve their financial literacy. According to several measures, our basic knowledge of finances, such as how interest rates work or how to save for retirement, is woeful. Learn how you can improve your financial literacy!

Despite these uncertain times, we are honored to serve communities where small business owners are innovative and resilient. Learn how The Wardrobe, a Springfield tradition since 1963, recently partnered with us to continue serving customers.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the stock market has fluctuated greatly, sometimes within a day. It can send shivers down an investor’s spine. Don’t let it.