Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

At this year’s ICBA LEAD FWD Summit, up-and-coming community bankers gathered from around the country to strengthen their leadership, technical banking and advocacy skills. The leadership conference hosted 26 speakers that helped attendees prepare for the future of banking.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 13, 2023

The abrupt collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a stunning example of bank leadership not understanding interest rate risk, running into trouble with an inverted yield curve, and ignoring the impact of a severe monetary correction on long-duration assets.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2021

Because the community bank business model relies on our employees as our strongest assets, recruiting and retaining top talent has always been a chief priority. Certainly, job flexibility is a key component, but for community banks, that historically has been challenging.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

This advice led me to a new way of contemplating leadership. It’s our teams—our employees in every level of the organization, with their varied experiences, strengths and skills—who help us grow as leaders and as banks. Seek out consultants who support the mission of community banks.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Cyber and data security have long been areas of emphasis for community banks, but in today’s escalating digital environment, that focus has grown. While there’s no cyber or data security silver bullet, by bringing the theoretical into a true banking environment, we can begin to establish action plans that speak to real-world attacks.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2021

When I consider what I love about community banking, I get a clear visual: overlapping concentric circles with one common center. Each circle represents an element of your impact on communities, including people, culture, economic growth, personal and professional development, and more. What you need to know.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 19, 2023

In this article, we will look at deposit performance data related to high balances and show how banks can dramatically increase value by restructuring relationship-based products and better-allocating marketing/sales dollars more efficiently. For example, while banks in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

FinTechs in Europe have been experiencing a rise in value as many investors look for alternatives to run-of-the-mill, brick-and-mortar banks. Digital banks are generally seen as more attractive, as they are no longer struggling to find a solid foothold after the financial crisis a decade ago. Vista purchased DH Corp. based customers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The app will enable community financial institutions (CFIs) to compete with larger financial institutions by providing their business banking customers with iOS and Android access to this secure and easy-to-use account management platform.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

But equally important is what they should be doing to keep the talented employees that they already have, both to avoid a short-term staffing crisis and to keep the pipeline of leadership full. However, community banks have a big opportunity to stand out from the crowd of potential employers.”. Malvern Bank’s personal touch.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

After all, the rapid rise in fraud during the pandemic would spook anyone and definitely keeps community bankers up at night, which is why meaningful monitoring and action continue to be necessary. While community banks have done much to safeguard their institutions, ongoing vigilance is needed. Where I’ll Be.

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Independent Banker

MAY 1, 2020

As we reflect on the 90 years we have served community banks, we recognize that we have been and continue to be committed to our business model. For example, we are making financial investments in the future of technology through the ThinkTECH Accelerator. This same mentality permeates our thinking at ICBA.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Under Larry Wilson’s leadership, First Arkansas Bank and Trust’s branch on the Little Rock Air Force Base was named the 2020 Air Force Bank of the Year. Community banks operate on a majority of the country’s military installations. Community banks comprise more than two-thirds of the 66 banks operating on U.S.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

I’ll also be traveling to a series of meetings for ICBA Bancard, TCM Bank, ICBA Reinsurance and ICBA Securities, and attending the Community Bankers of West Virginia Convention. Open dialogue is important, because as a community bank, no two scenarios are exactly alike.

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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. The state is growing an impressive technology roster, for example.

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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

DECEMBER 1, 2019

For example, in sports, you have a culminating game, race or match to determine the champion, like the World Series—GO NATS! That’s why I’m thrilled we’re recognizing our “Best Community Banks to Work For” recipients. Nominated by their employees, these banks demonstrate the workplace dynamics we all strive to achieve.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

During the pandemic, many community banks needed to change how they operated. It can clarify roles and responsibilities, encourage timely communication and help community banks operate more efficiently. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, mitigating risk took on a whole new meaning for community banks.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Why is it so common in community banks? Peter Principle is alive and well in banking. We elevate superior performers in their functional position to leadership positions to which they are ill prepared. So what does a $40 million in revenue community bank do? Do I Think Leadership Is Important?

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2019

I was blown away by the incredible community banks that are featured, and I have a feeling you’ll feel the same way! Even after such a phenomenal ICBA LIVE and the ICBA Capital Summit, which may be happening as you read this, I can still draw such inspiration from our nation’s community bankers. I’m so glad that I did.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 14, 2014

However, now more than ever, one may find more community bankers reaching out in this widely accessible medium as well. Patti Husic, president and CEO of Centric Bank in Harrisburg, Pa., is one community banker who’s doing it right. This year she was named to ICBA’s Top 25 Community Bank Influencers to Follow.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This is where community banks already have a competitive advantage. #4: 4: Integrating the Whole Bank. Bank leaders have historically allowed their wealth groups to remain siloed from the rest of the bank, but fortunately this mindset is shifting. It’s up to bank leadership to make this change happen.

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Independent Banker

MAY 24, 2016

For example, the accounting standard will now be crystal clear that community banks can forgo certain unnecessary or inappropriate disclosures. They avoid what otherwise would have become seriously unworkable accounting requirements for community banks. In the end, results were what ultimately mattered.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

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. Here are a six ways to work smarter and more effectively in compliance examples.

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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. Each certification course is designed to prepare bank professionals to handle essential tasks and responsibilities.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Jim Gowen, Merchants & Planters Bank. offers a “humanly simple” leadership style of looking out for others. Merchants & Planters Bank. Bank assets: $250 million. Today, a proud survivor of industry consolidation pressures, the bank has $250 million assets and operates 11 locations in five counties.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

How does the community bank present itself to candidates? Wherever you have a presence, that’s a place for customers and potential candidates to get to know your bank. “If Try offering flexible positions that attract, for example, parents with school-age kids. Focus on your brand. Be flexible.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

For the first time in more than 40 years, the Federal Reserve will be standing up a new payments system, the penultimate example of industry change. I will be meeting with the Council of State Community Bank Associations and then gathering with ICBA leadership bankers at our fall meetings in West Virginia.

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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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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

And the great news, according to “American Millennials and Banking,” a major new study commissioned by ICBA, is that Bauhs and the 80 million other people in his generational cohort are prime potential customers for community banks. This is really the moment for community banks to show that they’re a fit for millennials.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. When you’re looking at key issues in the community, bring entrepreneurs to the table and ask them to solve it—because that’s who solves things,” Williamson insists.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

By capturing and analyzing each customer relationship and its behavioral patterns, in real-time, integrated CRMs allow all bank staff to see the data and use it to create a truly exceptional customer experience, leading to higher wallet share, increased loan growth, better customer acquisition and healthier deposits.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

Forming new business lines—if carefully planned and considered—can be a potentially significant way for a community bank to boost revenues and profits. But just as their upsides are significant, the downsides of new propositions for community banks can create more problems than opportunities.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

And the great news, according to “American Millennials and Banking,” a major new study commissioned by ICBA, is that Bauhs and the 80 million other people in his generational cohort are prime potential customers for community banks. This is really the moment for community banks to show that they’re a fit for millennials.

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FICO

APRIL 3, 2020

When it comes to the financial fallout, small businesses, including smaller community banks, will take the biggest hit. This is part of an extensive government rescue package that would provide support to struggling businesses – and banks need to get with the program. Community banks are just that—in the community.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Real-world testing. “I

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Even if you’re not required to use either version of the Cybersecurity Assessment, beta users say it can help your community bank gauge its cybersecurity risks and ultimately guard against cybercrime. At the Bank of Luxemburg, a $290 million-asset community bank in Luxemburg, Wis., Real-world testing. “I

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