Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

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.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community Montana Taxes 172

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

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.

Community Bank 239

Community Bank Community Industry Texas 239

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Meanwhile, leaders at small banks recognize that their institutions play a vital role in helping community businesses and individuals not only weather uncertainty but also thrive. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time? The result?

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Kansas City Community Lending 195

Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

In Texas, data security, debit card surcharges and compensation for records searches become legislative issues. Some of the most pressing issues this year involved data security breaches, patent trolls, debit card surcharges and reimbursements for litigation records search requests. Data security breaches.

Data 70

Data Texas Community Bank Taxes 70

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

We asked community banks how they’re dealing with the resulting shifts in their employment models. Before remote work was an emergency measure to keep employees safe from a devastating virus, it was a perk some community banks offered to retain and attract talent. One bank that is not turning back. WesBanco, Inc.

Missouri 142

Missouri Community Bank Community Management 142

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Mikella Newsom (middle) successfully manages a $325 million institutional investment portfolio for City Bank in Lubbock, Texas. Jeremy Smail (right) successfully manages a $150 million institutional investment portfolio for First Option Bank in Osawatomie, Kan. Investment principles of top bank portfolio managers.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Texas Management 70

Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Since his joining the Board, the bank has stabilized, returned to profitability, recaptured it's deferred tax asset, and NPAs/Assets have declined to less than 3%. Selection: Mitch Englert, EVP of Community Banking, Capital City Bank Group, Inc. They "received" their funds, and lent it into their communities.

Community Bank 60

Community Bank Lending Community Security 60