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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

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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All Pain, No Gain

Independent Banker

Since then, community banks have been struggling to understand all of the regulation’s various complex “moving parts” and how to best comply with it, says James Kendrick, vice president for accounting and capital policy at ICBA. ICBA supports strong minimum capital levels for all banks, including community banks.

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Excited To Help People

Independent Banker

His collection of shot glasses, each bearing a particular state’s name or emblem as tangible evidence of his visits to those states, is complete after a recent trip through the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming and then, lastly, Alaska. I believe in leading by example,” he says. “I

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PPP Funding Out But Not Necessarily Over; Lenders Preparing

Abrigo

Abrigo customer Western States Bank in Laramie, Wyoming, which has already received SBA approval for 318 loans totaling $26.7 million, told customers on its website that it continues to take applications from eligible customers in Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, even though the PPP funds had run out. “We SBA Lending.

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