Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

“I’m so inspired by the professionalism, integrity and commitment of our executive committee and board of directors as we work together to serve the needs of community bankers across the nation,” says Terry Jorde, ICBA senior executive vice president and chief of staff. ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey echoes this sentiment.

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Community Bank Community Industry Texas 239

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 26, 2016

Holzapfel was previously CMO at Addepar, and served on the leadership team at SAP. “From incubating SAP’s supplier relationship management business to driving significant growth through innovation strategies, she has time and again proven her leadership and marketing savvy,” Bru said.

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San Francisco Leadership Michigan Georgia 12

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Credit Union Merger of the Year – Goes to Lake Michigan Credit Union and its CEO Sandy Jelinski for acquiring Florida-based community bank Encore. Rick” Callicutt II, BNC’s CEO.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 101

Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

While it was a challenge for her to learn about computers and applications from a developer perspective, her app earned rave reviews from Bright Paths students, Perficient colleagues, and Hackbright leadership. . Emily Merline, originally from Milwaukee, WI, attended Arizona State University on a National Merit Scholarship.

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Milwaukee Software Course Detroit 348

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. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. They should have been investing in fintech growth businesses and they had the capital to do it.” Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. April Clobes, President/CEO, Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (East Lansing, Mich.). She is known for her knowledge, leadership, dedication, and willingness to partner with her colleagues.

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Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216