Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

“I’m so inspired by the professionalism, integrity and commitment of our executive committee and board of directors as we work together to serve the needs of community bankers across the nation,” says Terry Jorde, ICBA senior executive vice president and chief of staff. ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey echoes this sentiment.

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NCR

MARCH 21, 2016

Today the population is around 90 times that size, and the original location is on the National Register of Historic Places. And here’s one last piece of cool trivia: President and CEO Jill Castilla is the fourth generation of her family to hold a leadership position with the bank. That’s because the boss is a social media dynamo.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The Edelman Trust Barometer shows that public confidence in search engines and social media platforms fell 11 percentage points from 2017 and 2018. It’s a civil liberty, something that is unique to America, you know, this is like freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and privacy is right up there for us.”

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank. For more than 20 years, John has helped City National grow its niched commercial and private banking businesses with strategic technologies. Chris’ public posts including his playbook for dealing with COVID-19 were gobbled up on social media. THE VENDOR AWARDS.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

While the Gonzo team loves to celebrate our mid-size entrepreneurial banks who “stick it to the man,” we also need to extend a GonzoBanker salute to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Rick” Callicutt II, BNC’s CEO.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. For decades many thought it would never happen but now America’s Credit Unions is becoming a reality. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Check out Gleason’s stock performance vs. Wells (WFC), Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) over the past five years. No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Best Leadership Performance in a Core Conversion.

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