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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

Abrigo

With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

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Powering-Up Tools: Your Education Resources

Independent Banker

Lindsay LaNore is responsible for ICBA’s new Community Banker University. She leads a team that works to identify, develop and offer courses that meet community banks’ educational needs. Her role is to make certain that relevant education is provided in a responsive manner to all community bank members. “I

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15 Minutes With … Scott Badley

Independent Banker

So to answer the question about my role and duties, I have had the opportunity over the past couple years to be involved in compliance regulations, Bank Secrecy Act, security committee, information technology and many other areas. It is so valuable as a compliance officer to be able to understand processes throughout the bank.