article thumbnail

Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; CNB Bank, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; Midwest Bank, Norfolk, Neb. In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. What great resignation?

article thumbnail

7 ways community banks can boost profitability

Independent Banker

of digital banking customers said they switched to digital banking because of the pandemic. Source: 2021 Provident Bank survey. These days, there’s a lot to contend with as a community bank, from changing consumer behaviors due to the pandemic to uncertainty surrounding the economy and inflation. Quick stat.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Shielding sensitive customer information from prying eyes remains a chronic industry challenge. Bob Hickok.

Data 91
article thumbnail

First Midwest Hires Chief of Information, Operations

American Banker

First Midwest Bank in Itasca, Ill., announced Friday that it has hired Jo Ann Boylan, formerly of MB Financial Bank in Chicago, as chief information and operations officer.

article thumbnail

Main Street Focus

Independent Banker

Tess Ousley expanded her Chicago child development center, All About Kids Learning Academy Inc., with financing from Urban Partnership Bank. Urban Partnership Bank builds up people and communities. a child development center with three locations in Chicago. A Special Mission. By Ed Avis.

Maine 99
article thumbnail

MB Financial in Chicago Overhauls Executive Team

American Banker

billion-asset bank's chief operating officer, will become chief financial officer on April 30 and remain operating chief. Randy Conte, the $15.6

Chicago 28
article thumbnail

Good News from Gen Next

Independent Banker

He’s a high school senior who lives in suburban Chicago. And the great news, according to “American Millennials and Banking,” a major new study commissioned by ICBA, is that Bauhs and the 80 million other people in his generational cohort are prime potential customers for community banks. By Ed Avis. Local preference.