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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Sometimes 20 minutes, sometimes 50 minutes, this podcast digs into such topics as creating branch experiences that go hand-in-hand with digital ones, identifying risk, and consumer lending. It is a living-room-chat style podcast with other credit union executives, consultants, and business owners from Colorado and elsewhere around the world.

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Southern Bancorp is building wealth for everyone

Independent Banker

approached him about a leadership position in 2013. Relyance is working to increase its mortgage lending but sometimes isn’t able to make loans for some customers. Williams explains that the involvement with GABV has impelled Southern Bancorp’s leadership to find ways to reduce the bank’s carbon footprint. Assets: $2 billion.

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CFPB announces proposed consent order with companies alleged to have collected loans void under state law

CFPB Monitor

The relevant states are Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and South Dakota (“Subject States”). The loans in question were made by companies owned by Native American tribes.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

An entrepreneur with a background in accounting and finance, CEO and chairman of the board Thomas Swenson set up Montana Business Capital Corporation in 1998 with a focus on job creation and economic development lending. Our leadership consistently articulates and demonstrates a commitment to being a great place to work.”.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2021 Edition

Jeff For Banks

What is unique is, after reviewing the management team and board, there are people of Korean, Malaysian, Indian, and Chinese descent in leadership positions. and equipment lending and asset based lending through Triumph Commercial Finance. Quite the geographic expanse, but not uncommon for ethnic banks.

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Six Smart Steps

Independent Banker

Specifically, they seek short-term tactics that will free up funds for margin-increasing activities—like hiring new lending officers, pursuing new marketing programs or purchasing new technology. Today’s examiners expect boards and executive leadership teams to take an active role in promoting a culture of compliance.