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2016 Innovators to Watch: 26 to 30

Bank Innovation

Jill Castilla, CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond Chances are you’ve seen Jill Castilla on Twitter. (Or Or at a banking conference.) CEO of a $250-million community bank in suburban Oklahoma City, Castilla is something of a sensation in the banking community, and with good reason. Or YouTube.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Stories worth telling

Independent Banker

This Community Banking Month, I invite you to try something new to spread your story. Share a new development, community project or initiative. As community bankers, we know relationships matter. Consider Watermark Bank in Oklahoma City, Okla., Share a new development, community project or initiative.

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Schmidlap Bank, A Division of Community Bank

Jeff For Banks

One of my favorites is the affinity brand Red Neck Bank , a division of All America Bank. All America Bank is a traditional community bank located near Oklahoma City, and has been around since the 1960's. And yes, they recently switched names from Bank of the Witchitas. But did they have to?

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MidFirst in Oklahoma City to Buy 1st Century in Los Angeles

American Banker

MidFirst Bank in Oklahoma City has agreed to buy 1st Century Bancshares in Los Angeles.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Tim Welsh, Vice Chairman Consumer and Business Banking, U.S. Bank (Minneapolis, MN).

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Young Lenders and the Groundhog Syndrome

Jack Henry

In the last 60 days, I had several conversations with bank executives in Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Fresno and Atlanta on that very topic. We discussed the challenge of transitioning some of the bank’s credit analysts into commercial lending roles. lenders loan growth commercial lending'