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Why a community bank in Missouri is investing in core banking startup Neocova

Bank Innovation

For Brice Luetkemeyer, president and CEO of Bank of St. Elizabeth, a Missouri-based community bank with $150 million in assets, investing in a core banking startup is critical for its future. Together with a group of other community banks, Bank of St.

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Podcast: Believing in What Banking Can Do

ABA Community Banking

After a long career as a commercial banker in St. Louis, more than a decade ago Alex Fennoy joined Midwest BankCentre. He helped transform the community bank into one that has won awards—including a 2019 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Award—for its responsiveness to local needs.

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How To Take Advantage of the FOMC Meeting

South State Correspondent

Governor Christopher Waller and St. Louis Fed President James Bullard (who dissented in favor of a 50bps move last week) argued for some half-point hikes in 2022. Implications for Community Banks. Community banks must pay attention to loans that re-price in the next two or three years. Conclusion.

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Simmons Bank to sell 4 St. Louis-area branches to CEFCU

American Banker

The deal will expand the credit union's brick-and-mortar footprint to more than 30 locations across Illinois and California.

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Thurlow Describes Innovation Journey, Core Advocacy

ABA Community Banking

In keynote remarks last night at the St. Louis Fed’s community banking research conference, bank CEO Julieann Thurlow outlined Massachusetts-based Reading Cooperative Bank’s innovation journey and how it improved financial inclusion in the communities it serves.

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Enterprise Financial Names St. Louis Entrepreneur as New Chairman

American Banker

has named a prominent St. Louis private investor and entrepreneur as its next independent chairman. Enterprise Financial Services Corp. in Clayton, Mo.,

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How Relationship Lending & A Transaction-Oriented Focus Can Win More Business Loans

Abrigo

The traditional relationship lending approach for business loans – personal attention and local connections – offered by community banks and credit unions provides a competitive advantage in winning small business loans. It is the backbone of what many community financial institutions do, and they do it well.

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