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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Corporate relocations and expansions—influenced by factors like affordability, low corporate tax rates, no personal income tax and a rich talent pool—have contributed to a momentum that isn’t likely to subside soon. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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Aaron Stetter: Back to Capitol Hill

Independent Banker

The ICBA Capital Summit is the premier event for community bankers looking to advocate for their industry. In person for the first time since 2019, the ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C., Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C. Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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The Velocity of Risk – What Bankers Need To Know

South State Correspondent

Banks that take too much risk fail, and banks that take too little risk produce returns below their cost of capital and either get acquired or driven out of business. One morning, President Trump tweeted his desire for an additional tax on all foreign-owned companies operating in the US. Consider the risk above.

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Here Are 15 of the Best Deposit Marketing Campaigns Ranked

South State Correspondent

Consider that many banks have one person in their marketing department, and then they task that person with managing events, merchandise, and brand building. With minimal effort, a community bank can rank at the top of the Google search page, where they would gain visibility from 100 to 1,000 searches per month per state.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

It turns out that confidence is more valuable than capital. The ratio would provide a bank’s current core capital position to risk-adjusted assets. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio.

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10 Data-Driven Ideas To Increase Branch Engagement

South State Correspondent

For others, it might be fixing problems, aiding in retention, increasing customer satisfaction, gathering customer intelligence, or providing a meeting place for face-to-face interaction for events. Banks should have a clear and stated set of measurable objectives for their branches and then allocate capital accordingly.

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