{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"174539","rtpr_id":"nGNX53y1pn-20261020","ticker":"IBCP","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["IBCP"],"title":"Independent Bank Corporation  Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-20T20:00:00.194Z","article_body":"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent Bank\nCorporation (NASDAQ: IBCP), the holding company for Independent Bank and\nHighpoint Community Bank, Michigan-based community banks, announced that today\nits Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock\nof $0.28 per share. This dividend is payable on November 13, 2026, to\nshareholders of record on November 3, 2026.\n\nAbout Independent Bank Corporation\n\nIndependent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP) is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based\nbank holding company and the parent company of Independent Bank and, as of\nJuly 1, 2026, Highpoint Community Bank. Independent Bank Corporation has total\nassets of approximately $6.3 billion and operates from 66 locations across\nMichigan’s Lower Peninsula. Founded in 1864 as First National Bank of Ionia,\nIndependent Bank provides a full range of financial services, including\ncommercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage lending, and investment\nservices. Independent Bank expects to complete the full system integration of\nHighpoint Community Bank’s operations on November 9, 2026. Until conversion,\ncustomers of Highpoint Community Bank should continue using their existing\nHighpoint Community Bank branches, checks, bank cards, online and mobile\nbanking, and other banking services as usual.\n\nFor more information, please visit our Web site at: IndependentBank.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=icYGwISUXJ7at1XjAMQKX3bVH2ihgKMEq2oM-nqXn3nLknvagYe8MKseRpkTOE4I2O7UcY96-dLi8kn8xYcB4G3ND4wGtfwt4ToF5o2aARk=).\n\n Contact:  William B. Kessel, President and CEO, 616.447.3933    \n           Gavin A. Mohr, Chief Financial Officer, 616.447.3929  \n\n\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8d27ddf7-29cf-459f-8c92-15c84049f96f)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX53y1pn-20261020","title":"Independent Bank Corporation  Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"IBCP","created":"2026-10-20T20:00:00.194Z","tickers":["IBCP"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independent Bank\nCorporation (NASDAQ: IBCP), the holding company for Independent Bank and\nHighpoint Community Bank, Michigan-based community banks, announced that today\nits Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock\nof $0.28 per share. This dividend is payable on November 13, 2026, to\nshareholders of record on November 3, 2026.\n\nAbout Independent Bank Corporation\n\nIndependent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP) is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based\nbank holding company and the parent company of Independent Bank and, as of\nJuly 1, 2026, Highpoint Community Bank. Independent Bank Corporation has total\nassets of approximately $6.3 billion and operates from 66 locations across\nMichigan’s Lower Peninsula. Founded in 1864 as First National Bank of Ionia,\nIndependent Bank provides a full range of financial services, including\ncommercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage lending, and investment\nservices. Independent Bank expects to complete the full system integration of\nHighpoint Community Bank’s operations on November 9, 2026. Until conversion,\ncustomers of Highpoint Community Bank should continue using their existing\nHighpoint Community Bank branches, checks, bank cards, online and mobile\nbanking, and other banking services as usual.\n\nFor more information, please visit our Web site at: IndependentBank.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=icYGwISUXJ7at1XjAMQKX3bVH2ihgKMEq2oM-nqXn3nLknvagYe8MKseRpkTOE4I2O7UcY96-dLi8kn8xYcB4G3ND4wGtfwt4ToF5o2aARk=).\n\n Contact:  William B. Kessel, President and CEO, 616.447.3933    \n           Gavin A. 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