Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; CNB Bank, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; Midwest Bank, Norfolk, Neb. Can Bank of Montana’s success be replicated? Grand Ridge National Bank.

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Community Bank Community Montana Leadership 169

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council. New members to the Consumer Advisory Board will serve three-year terms and new members to the Community Bank and Credit Union Advisory Councils will serve two-year terms.

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Groups Los Angeles San Francisco Community Bank 60

Long Lasting Ideas

MARCH 1, 2016

In mid-January, ”American Banker” released its list of “The Best Banks to Work For”. The title alone may beg the question: What in the world does employee happiness have to do with marketing a bank?’. Just take a look at three of the banks on the list and how they go the extra mile for the employees.

Marketing 40

Marketing Nashville Tampa Community 40

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 19, 2015

My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years. 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.

North Dakota 60

North Dakota Arizona Michigan Florida 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Bank Merger of the Year. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Huntington and TCF merge to create the $170 billion Midwest dynamo and vault them into one of the top 10 banks in the country. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The panel will be moderated by Grady Hedgespeth, Assistant Director in the Bureau’s Office of Small Business Lending Markets. The panel members are: Claire Kramer-Mills, Assistant Vice President and Director of Community Development Analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Tampa 60

Tampa Lending California Community 60