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At Northern Bank, we’re here to help you protect client funds, move money securely, reduce administrative friction, maintain visibility and complete time-sensitive transactions efficiently. Our full-service relationship banking approach is tailored to the way your firm operates, connecting commercial banking, treasury management, fraud prevention, and lending and local service to meet your unique needs.
When you have a time-sensitive banking question or issue, how easy is it to reach someone who understands your firm and can help move it forward?
Whether you’re managing client funds, time-sensitive payments or critical growth decisions, you need a team who really understands your firm’s requirements and can quickly respond with the best solution. At Northern Bank, you’ll always know who to call and who is on your team, because with us, the relationship is what matters. We’ll work together to coordinate our efforts across all your banking needs and respond quickly when timing is critical.
Helps firms move operating, payroll, trust, escrow and treasury services with less disruption.
Provides a primary banking contact who understands the firm’s structure, needs and priorities.
Supports setup, training, permissions, payment templates, reporting and fraud prevention tools.
Helps firms revisit account structure, payment controls, cash flow, liquidity, fee and growth needs over time.
LAW FIRM OPERATING ACCOUNTS
Manage your firm’s revenue and expenses efficiently. Our operating accounts are designed for high transaction volume, offering flexible limits and integration with your existing legal accounting software (i.e., Clio, QuickBooks).
TRUST, IOLTA, AND ESCROW ACCOUNTS
Maintain perfect ethical compliance with our Interest on Lawyers Accounts (IOLTA). We handle the automatic remittance of interest to your state’s Bar Foundation, ensuring funds are properly segregated and reported.
TREASURY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
Streamline your firm’s payables, receivables, and account activity. Our treasury management solutions are designed to help law firms manage payments, improve cash flow visibility, reduce administrative time, and support secure digital banking processes.
FRAUD PREVENTION AND PAYMENT CONTROLS
Protect your firm’s accounts and payment activity with added safeguards. Our fraud prevention and payment controls are designed to help law firms detect unauthorized transactions, reduce payment risk, strengthen internal controls, and support secure financial operations.
LIQUIDITY AND DEPOSIT SOLUTIONS
Optimize your firm’s cash reserves and deposit strategy. Our liquidity and deposit solutions are designed to help law firms manage excess balances, earn interest where appropriate, maintain access to funds, and support long-term cash planning.
MERCHANT SERVICES AND PAYMENT ACCEPTANCE
Make it easier for clients to pay your firm securely and conveniently. Our merchant services and payment acceptance solutions are designed to help law firms accept card and online payments, improve collection speed, reduce reliance on paper checks, and support more efficient reconciliation.
Domestic & International Wires
Initiate transfers securely online with daily limits and preferred pricing (or waived fees) for high-volume firms.
ACH Services for Bulk Payments
Automate recurring payments for payroll, vendors or collections with high-speed Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions.
Positive Pay & Fraud Prevention
Protect your operating funds against check fraud with our advanced Positive Pay System, matching every check presented for payment.
We do it all — finance partner buyouts, ownership changes, acquisition or merger financing, and succession planning with a term loan designed to help preserve firm cash flow. Northern Bank can support transitions involving retiring or departing partners, as well as strategic growth opportunities, while helping the firm maintain working capital for daily operations and future growth.
* All loans are subject to credit approval.
Northern Bank can give you access to flexible working capital through a commercial line of credit designed to help law firms manage cash flow, seasonal timing gaps, and day-to-day operating needs. Funds can support payroll, year-end payroll distributions, case expenses, technology investments, and other short-term business priorities.
* All loans are subject to credit approval.
We’re ready to support your law firm’s real estate needs with financing designed for purchasing, refinancing, or improving office space. Commercial real estate financing can help firms secure a permanent location, expand to accommodate growth, renovate existing space, or refinance current property debt while preserving working capital for daily operations and strategic priorities.
* All loans are subject to credit approval.
Northern Bank can provide attorneys with flexible access to funds through a personal line of credit designed for individual financial needs. This option can help attorneys manage personal cash flow, professional expenses, partner contributions, or short-term funding needs while remaining separate from the firm’s commercial line of credit.
* All loans are subject to credit approval.