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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; CNB Bank, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; Midwest Bank, Norfolk, Neb. In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. What great resignation?

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GAO: Dodd-Frank beginning to impact community banks and credit unions

Abrigo

Government Accountability Office (GAO), community banks and credit unions are starting feel the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. The Act, announced in 2010, requires or authorizes federal agencies to issue rules to strengthen the financial services industry. According to the latest report from the U.S.

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How Community Financial Institutions Can Regain the Small Business Lending Market

Abrigo

In today’s banking world, community banks are focused sharply on shareholders’ expectations for growth in earnings and return on equity. So, how can community banks support earnings and ROE growth in the face of intense regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressures on profitability? Streamline With Software.

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Why banks are closing so many branches

American Banker

Banks have steadily winnowed their physical footprints since 2010, when digital services came to the fore. The pandemic — and social distancing — hastened the trend this decade. In 2009, there were nearly 100,000 branches in the U.S. Today, there are fewer than 80,000.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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Will D&I requirements change this year?

Independent Banker

Here are the key areas of D&I policies and practices that community banks may need if these requirements change or become mandatory. How does your bank’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) compliance program compare with the regulatory standards for D&I policies and practices? By Mary Thorson-Wright. Legislative updates.

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Will "Plain Vanilla" Kill Community Banking?

Jeff For Banks

I was at a strategic planning retreat a few weeks back where a colleague lauded the concept of bankers getting back to plain vanilla community banking. In 2010, Mac-related sales represented a paltry 20% of total sales. But what about Bank of New York Mellon. Below is their segment reporting from 2001 and 2010.