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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; 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. Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.;

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

What changes will 2022 bring? Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists?

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5 Actionable Insights From 2Q 2022 Bank Earnings

South State Correspondent

With 100+ public banks reporting, we have more than a representative sample to see 2Q 2022 bank earnings trends and derive some operational insights on bank performance. We used the S&P Global database, earnings releases, and investor calls to gather the first hundred banks releasing 2Q numbers as of 8/2/2022.

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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

Independent Banker

wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. Photo by Harold Daniels Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Georgia, is bringing his passion for community banking to his term as ICBA chairman for 2023/24. That love of community has defined his career.

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So You Want to Be a Venture Capitalist: Best Practices for Community Banks Investing in Fintech Startups

Gonzobanker

billion in Q4 2022, down 79% from Q4 2021. The total number of deals funded dropped from 423 in Q4 2021 to 342 in Q4 2022, representing a 73% decline in the average funding amount per raise from $43 million down to $11.4 Community Banks as Venture Capitalists In fact, not all providers of venture capital are venture capitalists.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2022 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. As a point of reference, the S&P US BMI Bank Total Return Index for the five years ended December 9, 2022 was -1.21%. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. As of or for the year-to-date September 30, 2022, the Company had $3.1

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Diving Into Digital Assets: The Business Side of NFTs

Perficient

It’s 2022, and it seems all the rage in media and digital asset news is surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse. And today, OpenSea, an NFT marketplace that launched in 2017 and completed a Series C funding round for $300 million in January 2022, is valued at $13.3 Let’s put that in context.

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