Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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Texas San Antonio Community Bank Community 182

Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2019

I was blown away by the incredible community banks that are featured, and I have a feeling you’ll feel the same way! Even after such a phenomenal ICBA LIVE and the ICBA Capital Summit, which may be happening as you read this, I can still draw such inspiration from our nation’s community bankers. I’m so glad that I did.

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Community Bank Tampa Community Washington 70

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. When we saw banks joining us, we realized there are a lot of ways to solve this problem.”. Maximizing NOAH.

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Austin Texas Community National 91

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank.

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Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 23, 2021

A colleague is working with a nearby college to develop a curriculum for a banking minor. They asked us to accept interns from the program as we often have summer interns, at least prior to the pandemic. The program is supported by the state banking trade association. Sure there are entry level positions that are plentiful.

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Community Bank Community Management Leadership 78

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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Community Bank Community National Fresno 196

Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

Leadership Team—Citizens Bank of Las Cruces’ executive management team, from left: Jed Fanning, Tim Hargrove, Ruth Christopher and George Ruth. Citizens Bank of Las Cruces. As a community bank, Citizens Bank of Las Cruces has roots in our community, in our history and in our culture. Las Cruces, N.M.

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Leadership Community Community Bank US 70

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Additionally, the platform can be extended to include point of sale (POS) modules for consumer lending (credit card, loans and mortgages) and small business/commercial lending offerings. The account origination and lending POS solutions are made available through the digital, branch and contact center channels.

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Digital Banking Lending ATM Atlanta 97

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. The Bank That Gets Fintech. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. You tell us. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards.

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

Independent Banker

JANUARY 28, 2016

CSB Bank in Capac, Mich. IB: Tell us about your marketplace. Badley: We have a cool blend of communities. Some are heavily farming communities. Collectively, we’re positioned where we can have customers and employees from a couple bigger areas (such as the communities of Lapeer and Port Huron). Scott Badley.

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Community Compliance Community Bank Leadership 70

FICO

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The programs and NAGGL event attract mostly community banks and credit unions across the US because the SBA is known for connecting businesses with their local providers. Small business lending was strong in 2018 and pro small business growth policies have been conducive to that growth.

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Community Community Bank Policies Leadership 67

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

With vigor and a strong commitment to service, Ron Paul leads a rapidly growing community bank in Maryland. Bank assets: $5 billion. Ronald Paul first encountered community banking as a real estate developer in the early 1980s. He became an enthusiastic advocate of relationship-based banking. Bethesda, Md.

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Community Washington Community Bank Maryland 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Investors Community Bank in Manitowoc, Wis. Milwaukee is about an hour away, so we have a nice pulse on our customers, which allows us to be in front of any new business as well as continue current customer relationships. IB: What is Investors Community Bank like? It gives us a forecast of a business’s cash flow.

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Community Community Bank Milwaukee Wisconsin 70

Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

Forming new business lines—if carefully planned and considered—can be a potentially significant way for a community bank to boost revenues and profits. But just as their upsides are significant, the downsides of new propositions for community banks can create more problems than opportunities.

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Operations Community Bank Community Management 70

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Let us break it down for you. The Tiny Bank that Did It Award UBank of Texas.

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Thoughtful lending and an open mind keep profits strong for incoming ICBA chairman Jack Hartings. The Peoples Bank Co. While out-of-town lenders gave money to customers requiring no down payments to buy overpriced homes that they couldn’t afford, Hartings, the president and CEO of The Peoples Bank Co. By Kelly Pike.

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Ohio Community Bank Community Lending 70

Ublocal

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Both of my sons went to Shelburne Community School and both graduated from Champlain Valley Union Highschool. SCHIPPS, our local Community Food Shelf, all of our houses of worship and the Champlain Housing Trust have all been bedrock contributors to a well-balanced community.” Shelburne welcomed us. Get involved!”

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Vermont Community Charlotte Leadership 52

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring. This year brought us: Mergers out the yin-yang. Heavy core conversions weighing us down. THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 101

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." jfb note: This was told to me at a conference that was designed specifically to lobby the Federal government with the key issue being expanding CUs business lending.

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Community Bank Community Groups Lending 71

Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Temenos leadership – first Akcelerant founder Jay Mossman and then Akcelerant/FIS/Sanchez veteran Emily Steele – wins points with the Cornerstone team for straight talk and course-correcting to avoid the common international player sin of over-commitment and under-delivery. has taken a “watch us and see the proof” approach.

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United States Texas Austin Kansas City 89

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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Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Seacoast Bank is at it again… and this time it is blowing past $10B in a big way. In just five months, Seacoast announced three bank acquisitions ( Drummond, Apollo , and Professional ) totaling a little over $4.7B

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Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

South State Correspondent

APRIL 15, 2024

As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry. Lesson 2: Leadership Matters Jamie Dimon cites military decision making referring to the term OODA loop (observe, orient, decide, act) that we have written about HERE.

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Community Community Bank Leadership America 195

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The gloomy overcast ride from O’Hare followed the crushing Bears loss to the Packers, so BAI had to distract us with something provoking. With a focus on digital banking and branch transformation, it was interesting to see the attendee list with lots of sexy new customer experience and analytics titles. Online delivery? Two jumped out.

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Chicago Retail Branch Design Training 98

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The stash of food additives and chemical compounds at home seem sufficient to help us deal with the onslaught of relatives over the next few weeks, so there’s reason for optimism on that front. BTW, it’s amazing how much an impending industry funding issue can get us focused again. ‘C’mon Community bank marketing resources.

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Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

. ————————————————————————— The ‘En Vogue’ Trend of the Year – Credit unions buying community banks. That’s us.” Well done, sir! at Kony’s Accelerate conference.

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

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. A humble leader shows us all how it’s done.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Big announcements like JP Morgan Chase’s to hike the pay of 22,000 workers and build 400 new branches certainly had bankers inspired to show some level of investment and even civic leadership from the tax break. Sarver grew Alliance from a small $700 million community bank acquisition to a $20 billion powerhouse in less than 15 years.

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Taxes Video Analytics Arkansas 76

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2016

Dimon went on to discuss, at some length, the “mission-critical” services that big banks can supply are the types of things “regional and community banks simply cannot do.”. I do not want any American to look back in 20 years and try to figure out how and why America’s banks lost the leadership position in financial services.

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Regulation Lending Omaha America 100