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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans

Independent Banker

The technology it uses allows it to maximize efficiency while minimizing costs in its operations. Scottsdale Community Bank’s Lemonade Stand Loan Program offers microloans—up to $25,000 each—to small businesses and individuals who own businesses or operate nonprofit organizations. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois.

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Once we’ve been here for 10 years, we are awarded a three-month paid sabbatical,” says Emilie Johnston, chief operations officer. We don’t operate from a position of fear.”. Grand Ridge National Bank: The premier league. Grand Ridge National Bank.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I Assets: $2.3

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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Within that tightly knit group, there’s the bank’s leadership team, comprising president and CEO Greg Dennis, chief lending officer Jon Girard, vice president of operations and compliance Kristine Hendrickson, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Michele Boeder. Community National Bank & Trust of Texas.

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Good News from Gen Next

Independent Banker

Another significant finding of the survey was that across generations, Americans prefer to work with locally owned and operated banks. Fifty-four percent of millennials said, specifically, that they would prefer the local option, while 30 percent of them said they would rather bank at a national or international bank.

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Good News from Gen Next

Independent Banker

Another significant finding of the survey was that across generations, Americans prefer to work with locally owned and operated banks. Fifty-four percent of millennials said, specifically, that they would prefer the local option, while 30 percent of them said they would rather bank at a national or international bank.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

We worked with them with loans to buy equipment and vehicles for delivery and the beginning operational cash needs of the business,” Bunnell says. American Bank, National Association. Classic Bank, National Association. The First National Bank In Sioux Falls. Dakota Community Bank & Trust, National Association.