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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Changing customer banking habits means it’s more important than ever for community banks to use every tool at their disposal. Community banks may have longstanding relationships with their core vendors, but that doesn’t always mean they keep up to date on all the latest features and functionalities.

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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

JULY 2, 2022

It may be celebrating its 150th anniversary, but First National Bank of Fort Smith didn’t want presents this year. billion-asset The First National Bank of Fort Smith (FNB) was founded on Feb. In 2019, the community bank was a partial sponsor of the $2.25 Sicard, The First National Bank of Fort Smith.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

He said that while small banks, credit unions (CUs) and regional players deeply fear being swept aside by the great digitalization wave that the pandemic has set off, their concerns aren’t actually unique to the financial industry’s smaller end. Instead, FIs must go digital in the ways consumers are seeking.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. and a trailblazer in the world of banking as a service (BaaS). The difference could be seen in what alpha bankers bragged about.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2019

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. with our state regional partners. Your community and customers count on you. I’ll be in Little Rock, Ark., for our ICBA Capital Summit.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. This technical friction causes initiatives to slow and allows less room for innovators to deliver new value. Mandate #3: Build a next-gen I.T.

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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2015

A recent American Banker article, “ Beyond Apple Watch: Banks Explore Apps for Other 'Things' ,” provided some additional insight to the ways in which banks, credit unions and their vendors are preparing for the day when everything is “smart” and connected online. For community banks and credit unions, this may be more of a challenge.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

New inspirations, fresh experiences await at ICBA’s national convention. Welcome to the Crescent City, where the largest educational gathering of community bankers convenes this month. It’s Community Banking LIVE 2016 in New Orleans. The Peoples Bank Co. Centinel Bank of Taos. Coldwater, Ohio. jjhartings.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

FIs with the least resources — such as community banks with less than $1 billion in assets and CUs with less than $100 million in assets — tended to say that they either were still considering implementing access to the RTP network or had ruled against it.

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Alex Jimenez

APRIL 7, 2024

One executive told me that while he still supported innovation, it would have to wait. Pausing Innovation This was on my mind when reading this article about Nike’s innovation woes. Many banks seemed to be doing that in the past two years, despite accelerating innovation during the pandemic.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The merger of equals activity in 2021 was sky high, primarily because banks with pinched margins from low rates worked to grabbed scale. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Bank Merger of the Year. GonzoBanker of the Year – Bank. Congrats on a brave move and national recognition Jim!

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Banking 2020

OCTOBER 30, 2014

For our most recent FI Highlight, we spoke with Dianne Larsen, senior vice president, director of marketing, Banner Bank. Dianne shared insight on Banner Bank’s recently redesigned website and new marketing initiatives to further their approach as a “ super community bank.”. Dianne Larsen, Banner Bank.

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Community Bank Branding Marketing Mobile 95

American Banker

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

is the only industrialized nation without mandated paid parental leave, but innovative leave policies are an opportunity to attract and retain employees in a highly competitive industry.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 5, 2016

There were bound to be growing pains in the friendship between banks and fintech. Bankers plugged into the world of innovation give their advice on overcoming the challenges.

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Fintech Innovation Community Bank Regional 74

Banking 2020

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Some might be, but it turns out that the big winners, at least in this iteration, are actually local and community banks, registering a 5% migration. Meanwhile, the large regional or national banks are the biggest losers, saying sayonara to 16% in this customer age group.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Banks are just starting to realize this. AI, payments, data, and other aspects of innovation are dropping behind the scenes. During the two weeks, there were over a hundred significant cyberattacks by nation-states on national and regional banks that you could watch unfold in near real-time (bel0w) at Gartner and Money 20/20.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 20, 2023

2022 will go down as one of the worst years for community bank loan mispricing when viewed on a spread basis. Rapidly rising rates crushed performance as many banks held a fixed rate constant and/or booked a fixed rate loan at a misguided level. The result is a credit-skewed portfolio to the negative.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

But given the rise of neobanks — FinTechs that are using banking services as the foundation for new ecosystems and Big Tech, which is exploring ways to extend their reach into banking and financial services — we thought we’d go back to first principles and ask consumers that simple question in relation to their primary banking relationship.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

“Buzz Insight will enable community banks and credit unions to better comprehend how their customers and members are interacting within their communities,” Buzz Points CEO Dwayne Spradlin said. One month after picking up a $1.8

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American Banker

APRIL 25, 2016

Cutting-edge jobs — think chief innovation, strategy and data officers — are on the rise at banks and other lenders, and they are drawing free-thinking, tech-savvy candidates from inside and outside of financial services.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

The ratio would provide a bank’s current core capital position to risk-adjusted assets. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. 9) Brand Matters: SVB had one of the best brands in banking.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

These services are provided through a variety of delivery systems including automated teller machines, private banking, telephone banking and Internet banking. We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. We focus our marketing efforts in three areas.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

Five: Last Mile Digital Conversions One of the more successful uses of modern branch strategy is to move non-mobile banking customers onto your bank’s mobile platform. The average community bank may have 30% to 50% on mobile, while the national banks are closer to 80%.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

. ————————————————————————— 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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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2017

Earlier this month, NACHA (the National Automated Clearinghouse Association) sent its Government Relations Advisory Group on its annual pilgrimage to Capitol Hill. The CHOICE Act rolls back regulations that Sullivan said can pin down a community bank and prevent it from serving its function. Banking Around Legalized Marijuana.

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Payments Bitcoin Compliance Community Bank 113

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. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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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 was a trailblazer and an early innovator in analytics. The Smarter Bank Technology Award.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Bank Acquisition of the Year - BB&T Corp. Nice community bank culture fit between the two as well. Bank Merger of the Year – California United Bank and 1 st Enterprise Bank in Los Angeles. takes Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. That’s one helluva move up. Buena suerte, Bradley! EVP: Hell no.

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Los Angeles Apple Risk Management California 101

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank. see [link] ).

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? Acquisition of the Year – Guaranty Bank and Trust Company in Colorado for its acquisition of Home State Bank.

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