Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Many of the bank’s clients share that conservatism. Photo by Dennis Burnett.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example. Key Community Bank. At the heart of Key Community Bank’s work culture is connection. Greg Dennis, Key Community Bank. “We

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

These in-depth and timely professional development programs are designed exclusively for community bankers and led by nationally recognized industry experts who know the issues community banks grapple with. The ICBA Leadership Development Conference will take place Sept. Bank Director Program. Lead FWD Summit.

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Independent Banker

JULY 28, 2016

For more than 30 years my community bank has offered college scholarships to local high school students. Through this process we at Centinel Bank of Taos have the opportunity to learn about their dreams and goals for the future. Our future is bright because community bankers recognize the importance of investing in our people.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

New BSA guidance reinforces having an appropriate ‘culture of compliance’. Community bank compliance professionals know three things about effective compliance management: It starts at the top. It permeates all of the policies, processes and procedures of the bank. By Mary Thorson.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

Lindsay LaNore is responsible for ICBA’s new Community Banker University. She leads a team that works to identify, develop and offer courses that meet community banks’ educational needs. Her role is to make certain that relevant education is provided in a responsive manner to all community bank members. “I

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 28, 2016

It allows us to absolutely enjoy and appreciate our small-community environment, but there’s just enough opportunity to do some exploring in those larger markets. IB: Describe your compliance officer role at CSB Bank. It is so valuable as a compliance officer to be able to understand processes throughout the bank.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

If community banks put in the effort to foster a sense of belonging, the result is a stronger workplace culture, greater employee loyalty and, ultimately, a better experience for customers. So, how can community banks build truly inclusive cultures, where everyone feels like they belong? Misti Stanton, Mercantile Bank.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As one of the country's generation of young bank CEOs, and one whose professional background is in risk management and regulatory compliance, Clayton Legear shares his unique outlook in the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The programs and NAGGL event attract mostly community banks and credit unions across the US because the SBA is known for connecting businesses with their local providers. FICO similarly works to help community banks and credit unions understand how they can increase loans given to those underserved businesses and do so profitably.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The slimming of our branch networks, both in number, square footage, and number of staff was used to increase our technology spend, compliance costs, or dropped to the bottom line. Because what I hear in community bank strategy sessions, the branch is an important if not critical portion to an enduring future. Sorry youngster.

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The Financial Brand

OCTOBER 21, 2020

How banks and credit unions responded to the pandemic can help them solve thorny technology, data, leadership and culture challenges. The post COVID Lessons Community Financial Institutions Must Apply in 2021 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

GonzoBanker of the Year – Bank. There are lots of entrepreneurial leaders in the banking space today, but this year the nod goes to Randy Chesler at Glacier Bancorp. The Bank That Gets Fintech. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash.

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Social Assurance

AUGUST 17, 2020

For bank marketers, vendors are synonymous with risk assessments, compliance hurdles, financial analysis and reference checks – not to mention a whole lot of paperwork and expense. Given this, why on earth would a bank marketer ever jump ship and start working for a bank vendor? Well, this bank marketer did just that.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. Best Bank Sale of the Year – Although it was early in the year, the Bank of North Carolina’s (BNC Bancorp) sale to Pinnacle Financial wins.

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Social Assurance

AUGUST 14, 2020

Our leadership team sent each employee a gift card to a local ice cream shop with the suggestion of taking a fun photo of our purchase. Highlight Your Community Bank or Credit Union. Small Business Saturday on November 28th has turned into a nationwide movement to encourage community members to #shoplocal. We can help!

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In this feature, we’ll look at a number of ways you can continue to build trust—an especially crucial task as the pandemic continues, telecommuting persists and consumer banking practices evolve. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. billion-asset community bank.

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Social Assurance

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is a formidable challenge for community banks. The event feature from LinkedIn enables financial brands to showcase products and services, promote events, celebrate community involvement and philanthropic efforts, and demonstrate expertise at your organization for social selling and thought-leadership.

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Social Assurance

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is a formidable challenge for community banks. The event feature from LinkedIn enables financial brands to showcase products and services, promote events, celebrate community involvement and philanthropic efforts, and demonstrate expertise at your organization for social selling and thought-leadership.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

The Peoples Bank helped the Jones family of Legacy Dairy in Hiseville, Ky., From left, Ally Jones; bank chairman, president and CEO Terry L. Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. The bank provides crop insurance to farmers in 11 states.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The data is intended to help the CFPB enforce fair lending laws and could also be used by the government and small business lenders to identify the needs of businesses, said Michelle Lucci, Abrigo Regulatory Compliance Manager. Lucci said the entities required to collect more data will include more than just banks and credit unions.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 2, 2019

Management and leadership are soft skills that are not on a financial institution's priority list. In that post, I wrote of a former military commander that worked for a large corporation that incorporated leadership into their development program. Aside from compliance and functional training, develop them to hit their next level.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In a world where bank CEOs often reach the corner office via serving as chief financial officer or building a career on the lending side, Clayton Legear did things differently. The post CEO Q&A: Preparing for the Storms of Banking appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Seacoast Bank is at it again… and this time it is blowing past $10B in a big way. In just five months, Seacoast announced three bank acquisitions ( Drummond, Apollo , and Professional ) totaling a little over $4.7B Goes to CSI.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

To those community bankers claiming their growing Compliance departments say no to everything. How about fighting harder with better examples and holding compliance officers as accountable as everybody else. Community bank marketing resources. Popular Community Bank in Miami. Did we hear a whaaaa?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Hats off to a decade of strong leadership and hard work. Gonzo Lifetime Leadership Award – John Glenn.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Since Richman and about 100 other bankers from LaSalle Bank in Chicago joined PrivateBancorp nearly a decade ago, the bank has grown to an $18 billion solid niche player with $10 billion in assets under management. Hats off to a decade of strong leadership and hard work. Gonzo Lifetime Leadership Award – John Glenn.

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