Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Cyber and data security have long been areas of emphasis for community banks, but in today’s escalating digital environment, that focus has grown. I’ll be participating in our fall leadership meeting as we strategize for the coming year and consider ways to help community banks both manage risks and embrace new opportunities.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

In community banking, we’re not ones to rest on our laurels. We’re always raising the bar for ourselves, our teams and our communities to ensure we provide the best possible services to our customers. That’s because it’s our philosophy that the more expertise we have in house, the better our bank will perform.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? We spoke with two community banks that have ramped up their services to meet—and exceed—the changing expectations of customers. So how are retail banks meeting this challenge?

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

During the pandemic, many community banks needed to change how they operated. For this and other reasons, now is a good time to review and refresh articles, bylaws and committee charters to ensure resilience and bolster risk management. But if they see it as a risk management tool, it’s a game changer. By Susan Springer.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

After all, the rapid rise in fraud during the pandemic would spook anyone and definitely keeps community bankers up at night, which is why meaningful monitoring and action continue to be necessary. While community banks have done much to safeguard their institutions, ongoing vigilance is needed. Where I’ll Be.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

“Tim Zimmerman embodies what it means to be a community banker.”. Our theme is “Community Banks Turn Up the Volume,” and community bankers and our ICBA chairman Tim Zimmerman did just that over the past year. He wanted to take every opportunity possible to meet with bankers and share our positive message with others.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 25, 2016

Wisconsin bank uses LEAD FWD Summit as a development resource. You can feel the energy boost at Park Bank from its leadership development program. Young employees at the community bank in Madison, Wis., In 2015, the bank paid for 10 employees to attend the conference. By Tim Cook. are excited.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Weakness: Middle Management. Why is it so common in community banks? Peter Principle is alive and well in banking. We elevate superior performers in their functional position to leadership positions to which they are ill prepared. So what does a $40 million in revenue community bank do?

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2019

“Leadership lies not in the position you hold but in what you do with it.”. I was driven by the goal of doing whatever I could do to make a difference in my community. At the young age of 22, I became the third generation of my family to take the helm as president of Centinel Bank of Taos.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Illustration by Maïté Franchi With educational sessions on hot‑button issues, inspirational speakers and beneficial networking opportunities, ICBA LIVE is the greatest community banking event in the country. Everyone leaves the event with new information in hand to put into action back at their bank.” New connections.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example. Key Community Bank. At the heart of Key Community Bank’s work culture is connection. Greg Dennis, Key Community Bank. “We

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

An interview with Lindsay LaNore, executive vice president, Community Banker University®. Meet ICBA’s Education Program Contact. Lindsay LaNore is responsible for ICBA’s new Community Banker University. She leads a team that works to identify, develop and offer courses that meet community banks’ educational needs.

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

These in-depth and timely professional development programs are designed exclusively for community bankers and led by nationally recognized industry experts who know the issues community banks grapple with. Each certification course is designed to prepare bank professionals to handle essential tasks and responsibilities.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Community bank compliance professionals know three things about effective compliance management: It starts at the top. It permeates all of the policies, processes and procedures of the bank. leadership and staff understand the purpose of its BSA/AML efforts and how its reporting is used. By Mary Thorson.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Meet Jack Bauhs, your next customer. And the great news, according to “American Millennials and Banking,” a major new study commissioned by ICBA, is that Bauhs and the 80 million other people in his generational cohort are prime potential customers for community banks. By Ed Avis. And technology is important to him.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

To that end, banks are turning to the latest customer relationship management (CRM) solutions that, through integration with the core platform , gather precise data that helps them proactively anticipate customers’ product and service needs individually and pinpoint their channel preferences.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

With vigor and a strong commitment to service, Ron Paul leads a rapidly growing community bank in Maryland. Bank assets: $5 billion. Ronald Paul first encountered community banking as a real estate developer in the early 1980s. He became an enthusiastic advocate of relationship-based banking. Bethesda, Md.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. When you’re looking at key issues in the community, bring entrepreneurs to the table and ask them to solve it—because that’s who solves things,” Williamson insists.

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Independent Banker

MAY 24, 2016

This leaves federal crop insurance support as a key risk-management tool. However, the farm community already is being forced to defend even this scaled-back safety net. It’s a crucial risk-management tool” for 1.7 million farms and the community banks that lend to them each growing season, Scanlan points out.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Meet Jack Bauhs, your next customer. And the great news, according to “American Millennials and Banking,” a major new study commissioned by ICBA, is that Bauhs and the 80 million other people in his generational cohort are prime potential customers for community banks. By Ed Avis. And technology is important to him.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 22, 2023

In the last article, we covered the basics of EOS ( HERE ), the Entrepreneurial Operating System, and how some banks use it to improve productivity. EOS is a comprehensive business system that empowers a leadership team to run a more successful bank. It is staggering how much banks spend.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Kaarin Long stops by a local manufacturer while getting to know customers as Investors Community Bank’s cash management relationship manager. Cash Management Relationship Manager. Investors Community Bank in Manitowoc, Wis. IB: What is Investors Community Bank like? Kaarin Long.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Real-world testing. “I

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Real-world testing. “I

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar!

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 28, 2016

Scott Badley says his informal work attire matches his casual management style. CSB Bank in Capac, Mich. Badley: We have a cool blend of communities. Some are heavily farming communities. I did a lot of research and contemplation prior to attending so that I could have high expectations of leadership education.

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Ublocal

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Vice President, Branch and Business Development Manager : “After more than 27 years in banking it’s good to finally work for a Vermont based bank. My wife also works in Shelburne, managing The Terraces, a retirement community. We look forward to being a part of your community! Get involved!” Stay Local.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 21, 2011

If I had a nickel for every time an investment banker predicted the mass consolidation of our industry I could buy a free round to all attendees at next month''s Financial Managers'' Society Forum. See the table for the average age of FI leadership for publicly traded banks and thrifts. It tells a challenging story.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

Major league baseball manager Tony La Russa talks about building a winning team. Tony La Russa was a professional baseball manager for 33 years, serving the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics and the St. He managed teams that won three World Series titles, six league championships and 12 division titles. Louis Cardinals.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

It’s amazing what a couple of years and some key leadership changes can do for a company. NCR’s changes began in 2018 with Hayford arriving with a team of seasoned former FIS execs including straight-talk digital banking exec Doug Brown. We’d expect a more natural fit with large D3 clients like Zions and Wintrust.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Congrats to Randy and a great management team. The Bank That Gets Fintech. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Has it worked?

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

It was a prescient move for Hartings and the $450 million-asset community bank, which comfortably weathered the downturn even though residential mortgages are its biggest business line—but not everyone appreciated Hartings’ common-sense approach at the time. Many can trace their ownership to the bank’s founding in 1905.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. This year brought us: Mergers out the yin-yang.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 21, 2012

JeffMarsico Credit Union CEO: "The differences between CUs & community banks are inflated by trade groups. We should focus on big banks." JeffMarsico Retiring Bank CEO: "I''ve been around (50 years) to see a few things. I''ve never seen an environment as difficult as this was for banks." jfb note: Enough said.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

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. American Bank, National Association.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

billion of assets under management. Hats off the Schools Financial’s board and management for acknowledging that even multi-billion dollar credit unions can drive value via merging with someone bigger. Bank Acquisition of the Year. And this year’s Smarter Bank is … drum roll … USAA. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

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