Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Academy Bank COO Tom Kientz notes that the community bank was eager to expand its deposit and loan services. Looking for an avenue to increase its deposit base, Academy Bank tapped into a market it hadn’t explored before: homeowners associations. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois. Photo by Jason Tracy.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In a bid for scale and diversification, Illinois-based Empeople Credit Union said it would expand in Wisconsin with the planned acquisition of TSB Bank.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Whether achieved by internal or external resources, community banks provide valuable support for small businesses. By providing “bonus” services to small businesses, such as startup loan programs and referral services, community banks prove themselves to be reliable financial partners, with mutually beneficial results.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Treasury program that’s the well-kept secret in small-business lending. Community banks are vital providers of small-business credit because of their extensive local market knowledge and deep customer relationships. In Illinois, a loan participation plan by a community bank “insourced” jobs to the local area from overseas.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Illinois bank launches insurance premium financing sideline. In an era of exceptional competition with tight interest margins, many community banks are attempting to tap new lines of business. Triumph Community Bank in Moline, Ill., billion-asset community bank operates. According to Aaron P.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Ted Whitehurst, Providence Bank president and CEO, led the charge to open a new brick-and-mortar location of the Raleigh, N.C., community bank during the pandemic. Providence Bank chose to open a new brick-and-mortar site during the pandemic, when many other businesses were ceasing operations or shutting down altogether.

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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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American Banker

OCTOBER 13, 2016

West Town Bancorp in Illinois has revved up its government-backed lending to small businesses, making it a good example of how community banks can outhustle big lenders in the quest for new sources of fee income.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

The housing market in central Illinois has remained strong, and Goodfield State Bank has focused on residential real estate. As a $105 million-asset bank, it also services another $125 million in secondary market loans. Members of our lending team are not order takers. Our lending culture is “let’s make it happen.”

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Over the next three years, Anderson enrolled in all three of Community Banker University’s in-depth compliance certification training programs. I also benefit from the respect I get from our board and CEO, and definitely from the bank examiners. I’m a better compliance officer because of those programs,” she says. “I

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American Banker

JANUARY 9, 2020

Even in the face of soft loan demand, banks in the region have held firm on terms. That should position them well for the next economic downturn.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

We still have a high demand for cash,” says Tylynn Theis, vice president of Harvest Bank, a $130 million-asset community bank in Kimball, Minn. Maybe the baby boomers and older [customers] have a little higher demand for cash, but really we see all ages still coming into the bank for cash.”. Personal cash management.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Even though the industry identified several major regulatory burdens, including those posed by the Truth in Lending Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, few substantive regulations were repealed. Many community bankers concluded that the EGRPRA is little more than a “check the box” process for regulators. in Lowell, Mass.;

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 19, 2015

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. BNCCORP, Inc. But I digress.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 14 locations. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota. BNCCORP, Inc.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

The Peoples Bank helped the Jones family of Legacy Dairy in Hiseville, Ky., From left, Ally Jones; bank chairman, president and CEO Terry L. Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. Ag lending in the South: Relationships matter. By Ed Avis.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Democratic Congressman Bill Foster, who represents the 11th District of Illinois, has sent a letter to Maxine Waters, Democratic Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, to express his “strong interest in serving as the Chair of the Taskforce on Financial Technology and Innovation that will be convened in the coming weeks.”

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

The Maze of Banking: History, Theory, Crisis 2015 Gary B. Here's the Deal: How the McCoys Built America's Most Admired Bank One Acquisition at a Time 2018 John B. Bottomline Banking: Meeting the Challenges for Survival & Success 1993 Thomas K. Gorton Gorton, Gary B. McCoy McCoy, John B. McCoy McCoy, John B.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Headline writers found no shortage of dramatic ways to characterize the final version of the CFPB’s short-term lending rule that dropped yesterday (Oct. But today, the journey came to an end as the CFPB has offered its final ruling on the future of the payday and title lending industry in this country. “The clamp down.” “The

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Headline writers found no shortage of dramatic ways to characterize the final version of the CFPB’s short-term lending rule that dropped yesterday (Oct. But today, the journey came to an end as the CFPB has offered its final ruling on the future of the payday and title lending industry in this country. “The clamp down.” “The

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.

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