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Capstone Conference

Independent Banker

Wisconsin bank uses LEAD FWD Summit as a development resource. You can feel the energy boost at Park Bank from its leadership development program. It really gives people a sense of ownership,” explains James Hegenbarth, the bank’s president and CEO of the employees who have participated in the leadership development program. “It

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Retail banking trends to look out for in 2023

Independent Banker

It has introduced a plethora of new retail banking initiatives in the past couple of years, including online account opening for anyone in the state of Wisconsin. The incentives included one PTO day for the current year and every year that the colleague remains a client, as well as drawings for $100 gift cards. One such bank is $1.7

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. Two years ago, Lead Bank and Self expanded the program to include a secured credit card. More than 500,000 customers have received secured cards through the program. Woods Cross.