Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

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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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 16, 2020

At April 14, 2020, I measured all banks and thrifts with total assets between $1 billion and $10 billion. Still community banks, and have decent trading volume for more efficient pricing. At the median, these banks had a market metric slash line (P/E, P/TB, Dividend Yield): 8.8x / 95% / 3.39%. billion from $1.4

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

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. David Baris, regulatory consultant.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Expanding access to real-time payments will incite innovation and ensure a cohesive market. I will be meeting with the Council of State Community Bank Associations and then gathering with ICBA leadership bankers at our fall meetings in West Virginia. Where I’ll be this month.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

As a result, banks are investing in and engaging with FinTech startups to grow their customer base and their market share. With peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services, such as Venmo that offer instant payments, becoming a real option for eCommerce consumers, banks face some competition for their traditional payment offerings.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

It was a prescient move for Hartings and the $450 million-asset community bank, which comfortably weathered the downturn even though residential mortgages are its biggest business line—but not everyone appreciated Hartings’ common-sense approach at the time. Hartings and The Peoples Bank Co. Jack got us through that just fine.

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Independent Banker

JULY 1, 2015

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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

There are lots of entrepreneurial leaders in the banking space today, but this year the nod goes to Randy Chesler at Glacier Bancorp. For the past four-plus years, Chesler has guided Glacier through continued growth and successful acquisitions across the West, all while staying true to Glacier’s local market culture. 82% to over 2.3%

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

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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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2016

My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years. I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years. I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments.

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