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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. size businesses and individuals throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Florida.

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The benefits of small business relationships

Independent Banker

One Community Bank’s 30-year relationship with All-Color Powder Coating is carried on by banker Steven Erickson (left) and Dan Anderson. Whether achieved by internal or external resources, community banks provide valuable support for small businesses. To achieve this, community banks use a number of strategies.

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Bankers: Build Your Own Small Business Loan Platform

Jeff For Banks

The expansion would take him into the red for the next two years and his seed capital, taken from his personal savings and a home equity loan was not enough to fund the expansion. So to grow revenue, perhaps your bank should be a little more creative in getting capital to businesses of the future. He leased his office space.

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Banking"s Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2020 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. First Capital, Inc.

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Capstone Conference

Independent Banker

Wisconsin bank uses LEAD FWD Summit as a development resource. Young employees at the community bank in Madison, Wis., Tom Fishburne, a cartoonist, speaks about innovation, marketing and creativity in business branding. Cam Fine, ICBA president and CEO, leads a fireside chat and answers questions from community bankers.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

Perficient Bright Paths is a program designed to advance STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented constituencies and communities. Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market. Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market. More About Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Bunnell; and Doug, Genelle and Jagger Jones.