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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

Independent Banker

Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. He has served as president and CEO of $365 million-asset Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., now part of Bank of America, before moving to Griffin, Ga.,

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Flourishing Forte

Independent Banker

Georgia bank propels major growth through niche SBA lending. When Richard Bradshaw became president of specialized lending three years ago at United Community Bank in Blairsville, Ga., the bank’s three-person Small Business Administration department was lending about $10 million a year.

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A small Colorado bank's plan to fend off big SBA lenders

American Banker

Denver-based InBank will expand into Georgia and Arizona, part of a wider plan to seize market share and build what one executive called a top-tier SBA lender.

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15 Minutes With … Mark Hulbert

Independent Banker

After earning a Christian counseling degree, Mark Hulbert has become a commercial lending officer. Commercial Lending Representative. Highland Commercial Bank in Marietta, Ga. IB: You joined Highland Commercial Bank just this past summer. IB: Moving from ministry to banking is quite a change. Mark Hulbert.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2015 Edition

Jeff For Banks

through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 16 locations. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota. What a ride! #3. BNCCORP, Inc.

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Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raise $100 Million Week Ending Dec 11

Fintech Labs Insights

Four Finovate alums were among the bunch: CBANC Network took in $4 million for it’s community bank information network. BankersLab received an undisclosed investment towards its commercial lending training & compliance tools. Real estate lending marketplace. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. Source: Crunchbase.

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Advocacy: Election Returns

Independent Banker

Around the Table—Wisconsin community bankers work with legislative staff members on Capitol Hill during ICBA’s Washington Policy Summit. Keeping community banking interests front and center. 812) and the Community Bank Access to Capital Act (H.R. By Courtney Schoenborn. 1233 and S. 1523 and S.