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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Whether it’s products and services, technology strategies or employee benefits, independent community banks decide on their own terms what’s best for their business and their customers. Dempster says his bank does have the technology to handle mortgage transactions virtually, and some customers prefer that. A: Technology.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, member. Technology has been one of the biggest assets to our industry in leveling the playing field,” says Hartings, who praises document imaging as one of the best efficiencies his bank has adopted. Adding a mobile banking channel has been the bank’s most recent technology venture.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Using FDIC data for 2021, we calculated a lender score out of 100 for each community bank. Rowland; and EVP and chief technology officer Mike Beattie. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. By Ed Avis.