Lake City Bank is pleased to announce that Matthew J. Highbarger has joined its commercial banking team, working out of the bank’s South Bend Downtown office.

Highbarger, who is Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer, works with commercial customers in St. Joseph and surrounding counties. He has more than 18 years of experience in the financial services industry, concentrated in commercial lending, business banking and mortgage, most recently at Notre Dame Federal Credit Union. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.

Highbarger volunteers with the South Bend Senior Hockey League.

Lake City Bank, a $3.8 billion bank headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, is the fourth largest bank in the state, and the largest bank 100% invested in Indiana. Lake City Bank operates 47 branch offices in northern and central Indiana, delivering technology-driven solutions in a client-centric way to individuals and businesses. The bank is the single bank subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN).