Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We spoke with industry specialists about the priorities for community banks as they build a digital loan process for small businesses. It’s critical for community banks to have online loan applications, process automation staff skilled in digitization and more. Doing so can help community banks: Optimize the loan cycle.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

It’s no secret why Alpine Bank’s mystery shopper program has helped the community bank meet and exceed customer expectations over the past two decades. Alpine Bank’s vendor partner in its mystery shopper program is Second To None, a customer experience research and insights firm that schedules and manages the shopper reporting. “We

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

of adults have left a job to get away from a manager as a way to improve their overall life. Source: Gallup, “State of the American Manager” report. However, community banks have a big opportunity to stand out from the crowd of potential employers.”. Quick Stat. Put people first. Malvern Bank’s personal touch.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Similarly, Illinois is eying close to $400 million in new annual sales tax revenue on ecommerce items shipped into the state. A plan backed by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association places the burden on sales tax collection on the marketplaces, which will then settle up with the state Department of Revenue. Implementation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

On the optimistic side Elliot Nassim , president of Mason Asset Management, which co-owns the University Mall in Carbondale, Illinois, says: “We have always felt that the retail industry is evolving, despite what doomsday headlines would have you believe. today, according to commercial real estate services firm Green Street Advisors.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

community bank during the pandemic. Providence Bank chose to open a new brick-and-mortar site during the pandemic, when many other businesses were ceasing operations or shutting down altogether. We have a really strong group of employees that care a lot about our communities and the bank, and they roll up their sleeves and work hard.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

Call it trend or phenomenon, cashierless operations are popping up back by influential money. As we read in the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ , “eCommerce giant Amazon is among the companies tapping into unattended operations to keep time-strapped customers satisfied. Amazon Go’ Cashless. Now, it’s downright fun.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

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. Philadelphia.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

There is no secret sauce to our community bank’s recent strong performance. Simply put, our board of directors has empowered a young, energetic, educated and motivated management team to make things happen. They are visionaries and stay involved; at the same time, they don’t meddle in the day-to-day operations of the bank.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Community banks are vital providers of small-business credit because of their extensive local market knowledge and deep customer relationships. The company had strong management and was growing quickly, but as a young company, its historic cash flow did not support the proposed expansion. By Jessica Milano. million of their $5.1

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. So first, we’ll look at how two community banks have become trusted pillars of the community through charity work and good old?fashioned billion-asset community bank. Build your community. It’s in their DNA.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center Tracker, Marc Harris, managing partner and founder of Occly , a wearable safety device company, shared with PYMNTS his views on how the windy city is becoming a new tech spot for entrepreneurs. As a company, Occly is closely involved with the Chicago tech community.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Increasingly, more digitally connected consumers are saying yes to that question with their community bank. For many community banks, telephone calls still generate the highest volumes of customer service interactions. Several retail service experts say it will apply to your community bank, if it doesn’t already.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

We still have a high demand for cash,” says Tylynn Theis, vice president of Harvest Bank, a $130 million-asset community bank in Kimball, Minn. also sees a continuing, important role for cash and coins, even as the use of hard currency skews toward older customers at his $131 million-asset community bank. “We

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

These community banks share how they have (or haven’t) altered their hiring strategies. According to the BLS, “quit levels and rates” by employees is higher in all employment sectors than it is in “finance and insurance” specifically, which is where community banks would fall (see table below). Photo: Colin Conces. By William Atkinson.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

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. This is really the moment for community banks to show that they’re a fit for millennials. “At

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs. By Ed Avis.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

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. This is really the moment for community banks to show that they’re a fit for millennials. “At

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

With the prevalence and importance of Internet-enabled devices increasing nearly everywhere, community banks should remember to expand the scope of their security policies and network monitoring to cover their hardware, according to computer security experts. which specializes in serving community banks. By Collin Canright.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 25, 2016

The $396 million-asset community bank had merged with another bank four years earlier, doubling the size of its branches, staff and operations, and Zimmer was convinced some unnecessary or overlapping expenses still existed. Zimmer says community banks shouldn’t be hesitate to negotiate with their vendors. Culture change.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Open Bank (OTCQB: OPBK) Open Bank commenced operations in 2005 as First Standard Bank in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles. They are built as a relationship bank serving the Korean community in LA and surrounding areas. So, as a branchless bank, BofI has leveraged its significantly lower operating expenses into profit.

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Abrigo

MARCH 31, 2020

“Our goal is to position lenders as the single point-of-contact for small businesses – the application, loan processing, and disbursement of funds will all be administered at the community level,” said Carranza said in a news release. For underwriting, lenders will need to verify a borrower was in operation on Feb.

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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. Photo by Linkes Photography. By Ed Avis.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2016

billion of assets and operates eleven branches in the metropolitan Milwaukee market, a loan production office (LPO) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 45 mortgage banking offices in 21 states. million, than it has in operating expense, at $95.0 Summit also operates an insurance subsidiary. Annual operating expenses were $36.6

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Nasdaq: OSBC) Old Second is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. billion of assets and operates twenty five branches in the western suburbs of Chicago. Today, NPL/total loans is a manageable 0.94%, and the Bank ROA/ROE year-to-date is 1.22% and 11.61% respectively. Positive operating leverage!

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The bank was founded in 2006 and operates 19 full-service branch locations in multi-ethnic communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. What is unique is, after reviewing the management team and board, there are people of Korean, Malaysian, Indian, and Chinese descent in leadership positions.

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