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Eight Banks Added to ABAQ Index

ABA Community Banking

The index, formed in 2003, includes 288 community banks and represents all Nasdaq-listed banks and savings associations except the 50 largest banks. The post Eight Banks Added to ABAQ Index appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Stealthy shopping for better service

Independent Banker

While most of Alpine Bank’s in-lobby “shops” are carried out here at its Glenwood Springs branch, the program also has an online element. 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. Name: Alpine Bank.

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Cam Fine: Goodbye, farewell and thank you

Independent Banker

But community banking remains and is in many ways stronger today than it was when I arrived at ICBA in May 2003. If community banking can adapt and assimilate to the ever-changing technological landscape, community banks and banking will flourish. Such a different world today than then.

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Jim Reber: Collateral advantage

Independent Banker

By Jim Reber, ICBA Securities As many community bankers are still picking up the pieces from their bond portfolio’s meltdown last year, it occurs to me that the breathtaking rise in rates has created at least one byproduct that is both unusual in frequency and tangibly beneficial for future performance. One is that they are loan surrogates.

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First Reliance Bank’s adoption benefits

Independent Banker

First Reliance Bank, a $925 million-asset community bank in Florence, S.C., To ease concerns like this for their employees, First Reliance Bank established its Adoption Assistance Policy, which provides financial reimbursement for adopting families. has made strides to break down these barriers.

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Lending to nonprofits: Considerations for credit analysis

Abrigo

According to the Urban Institute’s “ Nonprofit Sector in Brief 2015 ,” the number of nonprofits registered with the Internal Revenue Service increased by about 3,000 a year between 2003 and 2013. Accounting and consulting firm The Whitlock Co. of Springfield, Mo.,

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Springboard to Excellence

Independent Banker

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.