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Excited To Help People

Independent Banker

Merchants & Planters Bank. Bank assets: $250 million. Retail outlets: 11. When Gowen first arrived at Merchants & Planters in 1983 to serve as its president and senior lending officer, the bank had two branches and $47 million in assets. In 1998, the bank became one of the first financial institutions in the St.

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At the Speed of Tech

Independent Banker

Jason Lord, Sunmark Community Bank. SunMark Community Bank. Retail locations: Four. At SunMark Community Bank in Hawkinsville, Ga., There’s really no typical day for Jason Lord, an information security officer at SunMark Community Bank in Hawkinsville, Ga. Photo by Audra Melton.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

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. The bank provides crop insurance to farmers in 11 states.