article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Does your bank need cyber insurance?

Independent Banker

“A lot of people have this notion that it will never happen to my business or my bank, because it’s too small,” says Linda Comerford, assistant vice president of incident response and cyber services at AmTrust Financial Services Inc. The bank was only able to get fully up and running after it paid a negotiated ransom.”.

Montana 152
article thumbnail

An Unexpected Turn

Independent Banker

Early Air Force service prepared the way for community banking in California. My Air Force training was as a security policeman. My thought was to work at the bank during that summer and then in the fall start college full time and continue to work part time at the bank. By Stephen M.