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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

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. size businesses and individuals throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Florida. Tom Swenson, Bank of Montana.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

As if that wasn’t enough, regulators took a sledgehammer to debit fee income with Reg II changes that will begin reducing card-not-present interchange fees starting in July 2023. 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. What an amazing leadership story.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Heavy-handed regulators. BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Strangest Sale of the Year – Was the first-failed and then convoluted spin-off and sale of BankMobile by Customers Bancorp to Flagship Community in Florida. FinTech threats and distractions.