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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

Turn up “Whole Lotta Love” and let the pure adrenalin rush of Jimmy Page’s intro accompany this year’s Acquire or Be Acquired recap … In the ever-evolving world of banking, Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference remains a constant. Concerns about successors to today’s executive leadership teams dominated many presentations.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Employees are back to work. We are in awe.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

All of you with your hands up… … uh huh. It would have required a few trips to the local dispensary to dream up what bankers have endured this year. 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. OK, show of hands. Pull ’em down. No, you didn’t.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism

Independent Banker

Under the leadership of CEO Randell Leach, Beneficial State Bank is pursuing an ambitious mission of financial activism and strong corporate values. Beneficial State Bank was born from a bold idea and a gift of capital from activists and philanthropists Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer. Photo: Ashley Courter. By Roshan McArthur. Assets: $1.5

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Community Banking According to Andy

Jeff For Banks

He exemplifies the best of next generation bank leadership, with eyes wide open to the next iteration of banking in our rapidly changing environment. 1/ @Schornack At the end of July 2013, we invested $1.8MM to buy 49% of Flagship Financial Group, Inc. In June 2021, we were up to six locations, $327.6 million in assets and $233.7

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

Bob Moore, Augusta Food Bank’s executive director, says traffic was backed up for miles. That day’s event was just one of the many ways in which Kennebec Savings Bank stepped up to help its community in 2020. A local stalwart since its founding in 1870, the community bank was signed into existence by Civil War hero and Gov.