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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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The Case for CSR

Banking 2020

Several banks resisted the effort—citing concerns over confidentiality and the expenses involved—and at least one apparently changed its status as a community bank. There’s a strong case to be made why such regulations, however well-intentioned, represent government intrusiveness. Now, all those worries are moot.

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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

Independent Banker

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. billion-asset MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va. The bank also helped hotel operators obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. “I’m