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10 Lessons From The Small Business Banking Conference

South State Correspondent

Recently, the American Banker hosted their annual Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville, and as always, it was one of the better banking conferences of the year. In recent years, product selection, advisory, technology, and a commitment to help support growth have jumped up in importance.

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10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference

South State Correspondent

Last week, the American Banking Association (ABA) held its annual Bank Marketing Conference in Denver, receiving rave reviews. Amid the brewery networking, superhero costumes, and fun, some fantastic bank marketing lessons were had, and not just for bank marketers. Bank Marketing Lesson 5: Sports Marketing .

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Community Banks Embrace Faster Payments’ Competitive Edge

PYMNTS

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. A Consolidating Industry. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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A community bank-fueled payments rail

Independent Banker

A secure, open-loop, cost-saving, customer-accessible, multiplatform P2P payments network might sound too good to be true, but community bank consortium Alloy Labs Alliance hopes to achieve just that with the CHUCK payment rail. Julieann Thurlow, CEO of $730 million-asset Reading Cooperative Bank in Reading, Mass.,

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New Community Bank Sentiment Index Shows Bankers Largely Positive

Abrigo

Community bankers are largely positive about the future, based on the first results of a new index gauging business sentiment among the financial professionals who serve a critical role in local economies. New Community Bank Sentiment Index Shows Bankers Largely Positive. Grow your loan portfolio. Learn More. Asset/Liability.

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Capstone Conference

Independent Banker

Wisconsin bank uses LEAD FWD Summit as a development resource. You can feel the energy boost at Park Bank from its leadership development program. Young employees at the community bank in Madison, Wis., In 2015, the bank paid for 10 employees to attend the conference. James Hegenbarth, Park Bank.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

You might also like this on-demand webinar: "Problem loans: Identifying warning signs and management options" WATCH Takeaway 1 Executive leaders of small community financial institutions face complex issues, including declining deposits. Balance runoff is picking up speed, according to financial consulting firm Curinos.