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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Create opportunities for new leaders

Independent Banker

I was given a significant opportunity by the board and bank management—one I didn’t take lightly. Becoming bank president that early in my career motivated me. I was inspired to deepen my engagement, better support our customers and expand our role in our community. Rebeca Romero Rainey President and CEO, ICBA.

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

IB: You were recently reelected to serve a second term on the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors. Rasmussen: Yes, it is an honor to serve the Group 3 Banks in Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Louisiana for three more years. Rasmussen: I talk about community bank regulatory burden at every meeting.

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Dodd-Frank Pullback To Benefit SMEs, Says Donald Trump?

PYMNTS

Trump, speaking at a meeting Thursday (March 9) with community bankers, along with National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, said community banks are critical to the economic health of their communities and to providing small businesses with access to capital.