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The Thinker

Independent Banker

Thoughtful lending and an open mind keep profits strong for incoming ICBA chairman Jack Hartings. in Coldwater, Ohio, and ICBA’s incoming chairman, held fast to his community bank’s conservative lending practices. Jack Hartings and Mindy Kremer, marketing director for Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater, talk in a patient care unit.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. A: We strategically positioned ourselves to take advantage of the market. We were gaining more market share by calling on all the Realtors. A: Technology.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

Abrigo

Real estate lending BSA training should include GTO guidance , specifically on how to identify red flags at loan origination. At the end of 2021, the Biden administration announced that they would pay closer attention to corruption in the real estate market, with a special focus on all-cash commercial and residential real estate transactions.

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Let WMA’s Trade Show Directory Be Your Guide

William Mills

ABA Bank Marketing Conference , Sept. 23-25 in Baltimore, covers new ideas for bank marketers and how banks can get the most brand awareness. If you are interested in the most current issues and trends facing all experience levels in residential mortgage lending, check out MBA’s Annual Conference and Expo from Oct.