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Rebeca Romero Rainey: A community banking resolution

Independent Banker

. “We look forward to serving you and your community bank in the year ahead.”. Happy New Year, community bankers! I’m of course talking about advocacy, education and innovation: the three pillars for which ICBA is known. And to keep the momentum going, check out what’s available through Community Banker University.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: ICBA’s fintech partnership

Independent Banker

Innovation will be the key to sustaining and growing our businesses.”. Here at ICBA, we’re in full innovation mode, so it’s only appropriate that this issue be dedicated to technology. This year, you’ve probably heard me say that ICBA is focused on three pillars: community bank advocacy, education and innovation.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Mostly, this means getting innovative with deposit and payment products. Building out the ever-important treasury management suite, targeting deposit-rich customer segments, and creating new savings products are all examples of how banks can build deposit balances at low cost, low-rate sensitivity, and high deposit convexity.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: See you at ICBA LIVE

Independent Banker

“Tim Zimmerman embodies what it means to be a community banker.”. Our theme is “Community Banks Turn Up the Volume,” and community bankers and our ICBA chairman Tim Zimmerman did just that over the past year. I’ll be at ICBA LIVE 2019 in Nashville, Tenn., I’m looking forward to seeing you at ICBA LIVE 2019!

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Let’s continue to push the boundaries

Independent Banker

It was wonderful to see so many of you at ICBA LIVE a few weeks ago in Nashville, Tenn. It’s always great to be with fellow community bankers, and now, as ICBA president and CEO, our members! Our theme this year was all about being bold, in innovation, leadership and life.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Huntington and TCF merge to create the $170 billion Midwest dynamo and vault them into one of the top 10 banks in the country. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. GonzoBanker of the Year – Bank. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

. ————————————————————————— The ‘En Vogue’ Trend of the Year – Credit unions buying community banks. The bank’s strategy is laser-focused. It is an innovator with tech (e.g.,

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