Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. These experts share nine tips and credit risk best practices to offer stability in an ever-changing market. Illustration by erhui1979/iStock. By Judith Sears.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana. GFA joins a small, but steadily growing, group of CUs that are offering financial services to this emerging market. Part of our mission is to improve the quality of life in our communities.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

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. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Promotional merchandise, or swag, has long been regarded as a no-brainer approach to business branding, but community banks are shedding those thrifty connotations with a new, mindful approach to company gifting that imparts value and purpose while bolstering bottom lines. Tioga State Bank aims for a pragmatic approach to its swag.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

A community bank’s practical guide to compliance cost control. Few community banks have the luxury of ripping and replacing their entire compliance management strategy, leaving many executives on the hunt for practical tips. Complicated or not, one thing is certain: Community banks can’t afford to skimp on their compliance efforts.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. When you’re looking at key issues in the community, bring entrepreneurs to the table and ask them to solve it—because that’s who solves things,” Williamson insists.

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CB Insights

MARCH 21, 2018

This means they don’t need to go through the utility, which is the central grid that provides electricity to most American communities. Instead, those with energy-producing sources, like solar panels, can sell their unused energy to their community. Many of these operate within the energy industry. Other notable USE CASES.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. It will never regain its IPO value and it trades at one-third the market cap of LendingTree.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

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. Bunnell; and Doug, Genelle and Jagger Jones.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

The Bank offers a wide range of deposit services including demand deposits, regular savings accounts, money market accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit with fixed rates and a range of maturity options. We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Market share is simply shifting away from big chains that haven’t successfully innovated, flowing instead to new models for creating and selling food to customers. The sophisticated food hall: North 3rd Street Market (Brooklyn). Pets allowed: Lazy Dog (California, Colorado). Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts).

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. MCBS, with a market cap of $705 million, and LTM revenues (net interest income plus fee income) of $125.5

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. Kohl’s can move into smaller markets where a larger store may not fit.

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CB Insights

APRIL 29, 2019

The dream alchemist — which has been employed by companies like QuickStep — has the responsibilities of what is traditionally called a creative director or head of marketing. Remote Funnel Marketing Ninja. Health food delivery company Oh My Green is hiring for a happiness manager, aka an operations manager. Dream Alchemist.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? A wonderful franchise and team picked up by Guaranty in-market at a decent price.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? A wonderful franchise and team picked up by Guaranty in-market at a decent price.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The hearing itself was a small victory for proponents who wish to open up the banking system to legal pot operators. That’s because it marked the first hearing dedicated to a proposed bill in Congress that would offer financial institutions protections against federal regulators when dealing with legal cannabis operations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The hearing itself was a small victory for proponents who wish to open up the banking system to legal pot operators. That’s because it marked the first hearing dedicated to a proposed bill in Congress that would offer financial institutions protections against federal regulators if dealing with legal cannabis operations.

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