Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Southern Bancorp partners with other community banks to increase loan accessibility and financial literacy to low-income customers. As CEO of Southern Bancorp, Darrin Williams wants to promote relationships between community banks and CDFIs to create more prosperous communities. Photo by Dero Sanford.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Carly Fiorina, former CEO and chair of Hewlett-Packard, is a keynote speaker at ICBA’s Community Banking LIVE conference in Orlando. ICBA convention keynote speaker Carly Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard chief, shares her perspective on business innovation and leadership. How were you able to achieve this feat?

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Focusing on the ‘whys’ helps employees see how decisions fit together in a perfect puzzle for high-performing success, and it motivates them to be contributors to that success. In community banking, we’re not ones to rest on our laurels. Overall, what defines a leader is how many future leaders they are nurturing.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Aligning these factors is critical to a community bank’s success, and a great way to start doing that is by ensuring your professional development programs support your strategic goals. Yes, it’s essential to satisfy annual training requirements but, as one CEO recently remarked, we need to grow our own community bank leaders.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

That uncomfortable feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you decide to try something new serves as a motivator and is why I tell community bankers: “To succeed in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, you need to get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable.”. Facilitating open communication. Get out of your comfort zone.

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The Financial Brand

JULY 8, 2021

Here's why they're not and how to change it. The post How Community Banks Can Foster (and Benefit From) Financial Inclusion appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights. Local financial institutions should be a natural for serving many underbanked consumers.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 25, 2016

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., They like that they’re making contributions that they can see impact how we do things. By Tim Cook.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2023

Illustration by Maïté Franchi With educational sessions on hot‑button issues, inspirational speakers and beneficial networking opportunities, ICBA LIVE is the greatest community banking event in the country. Everyone leaves the event with new information in hand to put into action back at their bank.” New connections.

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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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Gonzobanker

JULY 20, 2022

financial institution executives surveyed for What’s Going On In Banking 2022 , 19% of community banks and 10% of credit unions had not launched a digital transformation strategy prior to this year, and another 15% had no plans to do so. Finally, it’s vital that digital product managers are flexible and know how to pivot.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

It also examines how community banks are different than other types of financial institutions, along with strategies for optimal operations. Guests and Marksberry typically talk leadership, life, and advice for listeners, all while telling stories of their journeys to leadership in the financial sector. Whitepaper.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

First Bank of Alabama employees serve as their tour guides, taking them through stations where they get to see positions varying from crew chief to engineer, car hauler and more. They also learn how to build a race car and what it takes to run a racetrack. The community bank understands how to make learning hands-on and enjoyable.

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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

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We recently spoke with community bank CEOs from across the country to gain insights on how they’re proactively positioning to manage risks and take advantage of growth opportunities in the coming year. Following some respite in 2022, community bankers are bracing for a tougher economic landscape ahead in 2023.

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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

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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Social Assurance

APRIL 24, 2020

From news on increasing unemployment claims to extended social distancing precautions, communities are continuing to be challenged in new and dramatic ways during COVID-19. As a community bank, more people are looking to you not only for help financially — but also for the main thing that all leaders need to provide — hope.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

This issue was discussed at the NAGGL 2019, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, conference where hundreds of SBA lenders gathered to learn about policy changes, SBA online application submission solutions, how to create successful sales reps, and other trends in the industry impacting SBA lenders.

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Social Assurance

AUGUST 14, 2020

Our leadership team sent each employee a gift card to a local ice cream shop with the suggestion of taking a fun photo of our purchase. Highlight Your Community Bank or Credit Union. Small Business Saturday on November 28th has turned into a nationwide movement to encourage community members to #shoplocal. We can help!

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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. Clearly, community banks aren’t angel investors. Of course, some community banks already engage in educational outreach to small-business owners.

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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

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Kaarin Long stops by a local manufacturer while getting to know customers as Investors Community Bank’s cash management relationship manager. Investors Community Bank in Manitowoc, Wis. IB: What is Investors Community Bank like? IB: Your position is new for Investors Community Bank.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

It was a prescient move for Hartings and the $450 million-asset community bank, which comfortably weathered the downturn even though residential mortgages are its biggest business line—but not everyone appreciated Hartings’ common-sense approach at the time. Many can trace their ownership to the bank’s founding in 1905.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 28, 2015

.” Sensing that I had won yet another debate regarding banking, I eased off the gas pedal and said to my friend: “So you see, you don’t know Jack. And as I look around the industry, it’s the mega-banks and fintech startups–not the community banks and credit unions–that are doing something about it.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar!

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We spoke with legal and financial experts about what questions community bank leaders should ask themselves pre-merger, what issues they may face and how they can build an even stronger financial institution. Combining two banks into one is a complex undertaking. By Bridget McCrea. in Minneapolis.

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Community Bank Community Minneapolis Leadership 91

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 21, 2012

JeffMarsico Credit Union CEO: "The differences between CUs & community banks are inflated by trade groups. We should focus on big banks." JeffMarsico Bank exec: "If our regulator walked by our water cooler & saw that it was half full, they would write us up for it." jfb note: Welcome to community banking.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 18, 2019

You can teach someone how to do banking. We tend to think that the customers like to bank with those people too.". The post Podcast: Bankers You’d Like to Spend a Third of Your Life With appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. You spend a third of your life at work, says Jeremy Callais.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 22, 2023

In the last article, we covered the basics of EOS ( HERE ), the Entrepreneurial Operating System, and how some banks use it to improve productivity. EOS is a comprehensive business system that empowers a leadership team to run a more successful bank. The L10 Meeting is a core part of the EOS.

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Social Assurance

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is a formidable challenge for community banks. The event feature from LinkedIn enables financial brands to showcase products and services, promote events, celebrate community involvement and philanthropic efforts, and demonstrate expertise at your organization for social selling and thought-leadership.

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Social Assurance

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is a formidable challenge for community banks. The event feature from LinkedIn enables financial brands to showcase products and services, promote events, celebrate community involvement and philanthropic efforts, and demonstrate expertise at your organization for social selling and thought-leadership.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. She is known for her knowledge, leadership, dedication, and willingness to partner with her colleagues.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

BTW, it’s amazing how much an impending industry funding issue can get us focused again. ‘C’mon Community bank marketing resources. Two very strong and focused community banks unite to combine big bank reach with community bank style and make the bet that it can scale to $15 billion and beyond.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Ringlemann said IndieGogo will be a banker’s friend because IndieGogo will take the risks banks will not and incubate the companies to get to loan-ready. Reminded us of how Lee Scott said Walmart would be the banker’s friend last year. Where’s the creativity and product leadership, folks? Two jumped out.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. Also a big Gonzo thumbs up to Mantl’s Jeff Calnen.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We’ve stressed over loan growth and then sweated how to fund it. We’ve seen the big Wall Street banks raise the hurdle (and clear it!) Despite some controversy about the deal bidding structure, the point is that MB got close to $5 billion for the franchise and locked in an exchange rate before the bank equity market softened.

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