Independence Bank of Kentucky: email security grade A

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Independence Bank of Kentucky, Owensboro, Kentucky, is the 336th largest FDIC-insured US bank by total assets ($3.8bn). On 4 November 2026 the public email records of 1776bank.com graded A: MX pass, SPF pass, DMARC p=quarantine, mail handled by Mimecast.

Grade A. Nothing in the records will stop mail. Read by DNS on 4 November 2026; the records are shown as published.

What was found on 1776bank.com

Check	Result	What was published
MX	Pass	`10 usb-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com`, `10 usb-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com`. Mail handled by Mimecast
SPF	Pass	`v=spf1 exists:%{i}.spf.hc197966.iphmx.com include:usb._netblocks.mimecast.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf.usa.net include:mbox.net include:spfref.jackhenry.com include:servers.mcsv.net ip4:139.131.194.107 ip4:66.254.128.0/19 ip4:205.196.224.0/19 -all`. DNS lookups: 7 or more of 10 allowed; ends -all
DMARC	Pass	`v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:dmarc@1776bank.com; adkim=r; aspf=r; sp=quarantine; pct=100`. Policy p=quarantine, subdomains sp=quarantine, applied to 100% of mail; reports collected (rua= set)
DKIM	Pass, not graded	Key found on selector k1 (of 10 common selectors tried)

Where Independence Bank of Kentucky ranks

Independence Bank of Kentucky is the 336th largest FDIC-insured US bank by total assets, at $3.8bn as reported to the FDIC (certificate 8136; Owensboro, Kentucky). Among the 999 graded banks, Independence Bank of Kentucky ranks 243rd by grade (ties broken by assets, larger first). In its asset band, $1bn to $10bn, it ranks 128th of 846; among the 17 graded banks in Kentucky, 4th. 66% of its band and 52.9% of its state graded A.

What this means for the bank

The checker's own notes on each record:

MX, pass: 2 MX records. Replies have somewhere to land.
SPF, pass: One SPF record, ending in -all (fail): mail from a server that is not on the list should be rejected.
SPF, info: DNS lookups: at least 7 of the 10 allowed. This count is an estimate.
SPF, info: The record uses SPF macros, which only resolve for a real message, so the lookup count is a floor.
DMARC, pass: Policy p=quarantine: receivers are asked to put mail that fails in spam.
DMARC, info: Reports go to dmarc@1776bank.com.
DKIM, pass: DKIM key found at k1._domainkey.1776bank.com, about 1024-bit RSA.

What this means if you sell to Independence Bank of Kentucky

Independence Bank of Kentucky routes inbound mail through Mimecast, a filtering gateway. Expect strict inbound filtering: a message from a sender whose SPF, DKIM or DMARC fails, or whose domain has little sending history, is unlikely to reach a person. Before you send, run your own domain through the email setup checker and publish a policy with the DMARC record generator. For how a bank buys, see the selling to banks playbook.

Check it live

The records above are from 4 November 2026. Run the same check on 1776bank.com now for today's result. The FDIC's record of the bank is at BankFind, certificate 8136.

This page is one of 1,000 in the Bank Email Readiness Index Q4 2026, published 4 November 2026 and re-read every quarter; the next edition is due 2 February 2027. If you work at Independence Bank of Kentucky and the records have changed, email moe@roimaxi.com and we will re-check and update this page.

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