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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Kennebec Savings Bank.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Create opportunities for new leaders

Independent Banker

Having that door opened to me unleashed a passion to do more to help community banks flourish. In my late 20s, I was honored to join the Board of the Independent Community Bankers of New Mexico, where I focused on ways I could help meet our state’s community banking needs. Where I’ll be this month.

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Going for Gold

Independent Banker

Meanwhile, Clark says, partnering with a local celebrity can be an effective marketing strategy for community banks to compete with national or regional banks. You’ve got to do something to set yourself apart from regional banks,” he offers. “It Carol Patton is a freelance writer in Nevada.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2019 Edition

Jeff For Banks

It is the Mountlake Terrace, Washington holding company for 1st Security Bank, a $1.7 billion in assets community bank with 22 branches that encircle the Seattle Sound. It is the $888 million holding company for Plumas Bank. The bank operates thirteen branches, eleven in northern California and two in Nevada.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2014 Edition

Jeff For Banks

through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 14 locations. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota. Well done! #3. BNCCORP, Inc.

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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.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. THE BANKING AWARDS. THE BANKING AWARDS. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.