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Clear Mountain Bank reaches new heights

Independent Banker

An event at EMS in June brought together (L–R) Clear Mountain Bank president/CEO Dave Thomas, ICBA president Rebeca Romero Rainey, FHLBank Pittsburgh president/CEO Winthrop Watson, and Tim Critchfield, EMS owner/president. Name: Clear Mountain Bank. In 2021, the bank was named West Virginia Community Lender of the Year.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: We flourish in times of change

Independent Banker

To drive payments innovation. Expanding access to real-time payments will incite innovation and ensure a cohesive market. I will be meeting with the Council of State Community Bank Associations and then gathering with ICBA leadership bankers at our fall meetings in West Virginia. Where I’ll be this month.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Huntington and TCF merge to create the $170 billion Midwest dynamo and vault them into one of the top 10 banks in the country. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. GonzoBanker of the Year – Bank. The Bank That Gets Fintech. 82% to over 2.3%

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