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Why community banks should partner with fintechs

Independent Banker

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Those conversations, he says, centered around whether community banks could compete against this brash group of newcomers. Photo by Pogonici/iStock. Quick Stat.

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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

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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Virginia Community Banker: LinkedIn Has Business Development Potential

Independent Banker

IB: Who should use LinkedIn at your community bank and why? Gemmill: The way I look at it, every employee is a bank ambassador. There is no reason to discount the positive effect employees can have in the Internet market, provided they exercise the appropriate regulatory and internal protocol standards.

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What SEC Filers Have Learned About CECL Implementation

Abrigo

Ours, who is Senior Vice President and Director of Credit Administration of Summit and its 32-location bank subsidiary, Summit Community Bank Inc., Lending & Credit Risk. During the webinar, Felicity Ours, CPA, CRC, of Summit Financial Group (NASDAQ: SMMF), a $2.2 Transition to CECL with confidence. Get started.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements. increased operational risks.

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Mortgage Man

Independent Banker

When there is a need at Cleveland State Bank in Cleveland, Wis., When another lender left the $103 million-asset community bank, Harms picked up her client load for months without complaint and then trained the new replacement staffer. Kelly Pike is a freelance writer in Virginia.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

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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