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Union Savings Bank’s tech touch

Independent Banker

(L-R): Union Savings Bank’s executive vice president, Rick Judd; vice president of digital channels Chris Barlow; and director of USB Innovation Center Peter Scotch at USB’s historical Main Street Danbury, Conn., Name: Union Savings Bank. Community banks have long been a bastion of relationship-focused service.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

South State Correspondent

With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. How Banks Can Leverage: Niche markets abound in banking, and community banks are in the perfect position to create a following on a national level should they desire.

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Bank IT Spending – Use These Metrics to Improve Performance

South State Correspondent

The good news is that for many other areas, budgets are lower at banks compared to last year, and the fact that IT is still positive underscores the strategic imperative that banks face to digitize traditional operations, reduce costs, gain scale, and improve the customer experience. and 11.1%, with a median of 8.1%

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The Holy Quest for CRM in Anytown, USA

Gonzobanker

Once upon a time, First Southern Farmers, Merchants & Community Bank & Trust (or FSFMCBT, for short), a community bank in Anytown, USA, was renowned for its neighborly charm. When Calvin DoRight founded the bank in 1948, delivering exceptional customer service was his dream.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

A quick look at top banking podcasts worth a listen, according to Abrigo : 1. Banking Transformed 2. Banking with Interest 4. Breaking Banks 6. Banking on Digital Growth 7. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. BankTalk 3. Ahead of the Curve: A Banker’s Podcast 5.

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The community bank’s complete guide to building trust

Independent Banker

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. So first, we’ll look at how two community banks have become trusted pillars of the community through charity work and good old?fashioned fashioned customer service. billion-asset community bank.

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Customer Satisfaction – How To “Wow” Your Customer in Banking – Part I

South State Correspondent

Banks often benchmark themselves to the categories and classes below published by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. To track if they are wowing the customer, banks compare their score to the benchmark. The average for community banks last year was a composite score of “80.”

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