Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

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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Community Bank Community Industry Texas 239

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. THE BANKING AWARDS. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 101

Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Perficient Bright Paths is a program designed to advance STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented constituencies and communities. After receiving her MBA in Business from Dartmouth, Gabriella began a career focused on banking and venture capital. Learn More About Perficient’s Bright Paths.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S.,

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Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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