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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

An entrepreneur with a background in accounting and finance, CEO and chairman of the board Thomas Swenson set up Montana Business Capital Corporation in 1998 with a focus on job creation and economic development lending. size businesses and individuals throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Florida. Its Tampa Bay, Fla.,

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15 Minutes With—Kaarin

Independent Banker

Our bank is recognized as a leader and one of the most successful bank startups in Wisconsin’s history, as we have grown our footprint into 62 of the state’s 72 counties. We are the largest Wisconsin-based agriculture lender statewide and a preferred Small Business Administration lender, with commercial bankers who understand all industries.

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Six Smart Steps

Independent Banker

Specifically, they seek short-term tactics that will free up funds for margin-increasing activities—like hiring new lending officers, pursuing new marketing programs or purchasing new technology. Today’s examiners expect boards and executive leadership teams to take an active role in promoting a culture of compliance.

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Finastra Acquires Mobile Banking Provider Malauzai

PYMNTS

Together, our two companies deliver a fully integrated open core platform for payments, lending and digital, across Finastra’s 4,500-strong U.S.-based based community market customers and Malauzai’s non-core U.S.-based Since 2015, the two companies have gained more than 130 joint customers, including Wisconsin-based Horicon Bank.

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