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Market your community bank with first-party data

Independent Banker

Community banks own an enviable amount of data, but not all are leveraging it to its fullest extent. By Mindy Charski People share important data about themselves with their community bank in myriad ways. Data about existing customers can even help community banks improve their efforts to find new customers.

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The community bank’s complete guide to building trust

Independent Banker

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. So first, we’ll look at how two community banks have become trusted pillars of the community through charity work and good old?fashioned billion-asset community bank. Build your community. It’s in their DNA.

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Card Safeguards

Independent Banker

As chip cards become standard, counterfeit card fraud in the U.S. Here are five ways to fight fraud in the wake of the widespread deployment of EMV chip cards. Card-not-present fraud will likely rise, especially online. Communication is key. When you send out a new card, include clear activation instructions.

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Google Pay Adds 29 US Banks To Mobile Payment Service

PYMNTS

Community Bank of the Bay. Community First Credit Union (OH). Greater Cleveland Community Credit Union. Hometown Community Banks. Iowa Falls State Bank. Also in September, Australia’s ANZ bank added Google Pay for its personal Visa credit and debit card users. Building Trades Credit Union. Evans Bank.

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2021 Community Spark Award Runner-Up United Bank of Iowa

Social Assurance

The idea they settled on was to create a closed-circuit gift card program, branded the “Think Franklin First” gift card. Through the first six months of operation, 443 cards have been purchased with a total value of $30,860. No national chain stores in town were asked to participate so the dollars stay local.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Iowa State Bank. By Ed Avis. Methodology.

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Function Over Flash

Independent Banker

Certain mobile functions and features are essential to the success of a community bank’s mobile banking offerings. Newfangled mobile capabilities could help community banks stand apart from their competitors. Share of community banks and credit unions offering the following mobile banking features and functions: 84%.