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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; 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. Grand Ridge National Bank: The premier league.

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

Independent Banker

What changes will 2022 bring? And as local economies continue to stabilize and many challenged industries bounce back, 2022 may be the year community bankers put the rubber to the road by revisiting goals and turning them into action items. What will drive profit in 2022? Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Sometimes 20 minutes, sometimes 50 minutes, this podcast digs into such topics as creating branch experiences that go hand-in-hand with digital ones, identifying risk, and consumer lending. Lending & Credit Risk. Lending & Credit Risk. Ahead of the Curve: A Banker’s Podcast Bonus Episode – ThinkBIG 2022.

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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans

Independent Banker

George Weisz, Scottsdale Community Bank But for all its embrace of technology, the community bank took its inspiration for an innovative lending program from an old-school tradition: kids’ lemonade stands. The diverse board, staff and leadership team aim to implement a plan of “doing well for investors by doing good for the community.”

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

From credit union overreach to onerous overregulation, the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors has plenty on its to-do list. When the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors was introduced at ICBA LIVE in San Antonio, Texas, there was a palpable sense of excitement in the air. Photos by Chris Williams. By Molly Bennett.

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A bridge to affordable housing

Independent Banker

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. Name: Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank. By Aileen McDonough. Assets: $9 billion.

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Finastra research points to open finance progress

Bobsguide

London, UK – October 3, 2022 – Finastra today revealed a sneak peek at its annual State of the Nation Financial Services research. The encouraging research findings coincide with the launch of season two on Finastra Universe TV – a new series of on-demand digital thought leadership videos exploring this world of open finance.