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The community banks beating the Great Resignation

Independent Banker

Following their stints as interns, Malvern Bank retained the talents of (L to R) Cody Sorenson, Keegan Wederquist and Adam Konfrst, hiring them as full-time, mid-level team members. These community banks share how they have (or haven’t) altered their hiring strategies. Eclipse Bank: Reputation matters. Total employment.

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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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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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Spotlight on Specials

Independent Banker

As community banks attempt to grow funding for expanding their loan portfolios, most turn to a tried-and-true method: They promote a certificate of deposit “special.” Neil Stanley ( Neil@TheCorePoint.com ) is CEO and founder of The CorePoint, a company in Omaha, Neb. By Neil Stanley and Kimberly Myszkewicz. Expert Ideas.

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The Wit And Wisdom Of Investor Letters

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Dimon went on to discuss, at some length, the “mission-critical” services that big banks can supply are the types of things “regional and community banks simply cannot do.”. I do not want any American to look back in 20 years and try to figure out how and why America’s banks lost the leadership position in financial services.