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Trust and tax services: Worth offering?

Independent Banker

To satisfy the banking needs of some commercial and high-net-worth clients, some community banks provide trust and tax strategy services. These banks report that specialized services are a way to deepen their already close customer relationships. United Community Bank in Mount Sterling, Ill., By Don Sadler.

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United Community enters new Florida markets with Three Shores deal

American Banker

The Georgia company will expand into central and southern Florida by buying the parent of Seaside National Bank & Trust.

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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. Marketing tools.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2015 Edition

Jeff For Banks

My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years. I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments.

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AI and generative AI use cases in banking: 6 real-world examples

Abrigo

Background for genAI use cases Defining generative AI for banking Generative AI is a class of artificial intelligence (AI) models that can create new content—text, images, audio, or video—from existing data. It’s showing up in music and entertainment , education , healthcare , and marketing.

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