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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; 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. We don’t operate from a position of fear.”. Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; By Roshan McArthur.

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9 ways to manage credit risk

Independent Banker

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Bankers and industry observers have several recommendations for how community banks can come up with risk ratings and rankings that foster safe growth in a volatile economic climate.

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The banks serving active duty personnel

Independent Banker

Community banks operate on a majority of the country’s military installations. Given their selfless service, active-duty personnel rely on community banks that understand their unique needs. Community banks comprise more than two-thirds of the 66 banks operating on U.S. Photo by: Dero Sanford. By Judith Sears.

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Credit Union Helps US Marijuana Businesses Put Down Roots

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Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana. Part of our mission is to improve the quality of life in our communities. This forces many operations to continue using cash. Helping a green industry give up the green stuff.

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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. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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Six Smart Steps

Independent Banker

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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Taking Your Coffee With Sugar, Milk And Blockchain?

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The company operates on a “one-for-one” business model, which means that it donates one pair of shoes or glasses to communities in third-world countries for every pair sold to a first-world consumer. After all, meeting fair-trade regulations and standards is all about making sure that the right hands get rightfully paid for their work.