Finer Points

JUNE 16, 2015

Sometimes common sense really can prevail in Washington. This particular amendment would have required banks to send a 1099-INT form to any depositor who earned any amount of […].

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Investment principles of top bank portfolio managers. Community bank institutional investment portfolio managers have been put through their paces the past several years. Yet that is exactly what many community banks have accomplished. By Karen Epper Hoffman.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In person for the first time since 2019, the ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C., Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C. After a year of virtual visits, the ICBA Capital Summit —the most high-profile and powerful community bank advocacy event of the year—is back in person May 1–4.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Fiscal Policy We are not seeing activity from Washington DC. Tax cut and tax reform proposals have been floated. I believe that tax cuts will spur economic growth, but only if they do not increase government borrowing and the federal deficit. There have been several failed attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

It was a prescient move for Hartings and the $450 million-asset community bank, which comfortably weathered the downturn even though residential mortgages are its biggest business line—but not everyone appreciated Hartings’ common-sense approach at the time. Large Community Bank Council, member. Membership-Marketing.

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Independent Banker

JULY 8, 2015

Absent Congress actively changing the law, however, the Supreme Court has issued a decisive opinion that sets an important precedent on the disparate-impact issue for community banks and the rest of the financial services industry. The case in question— Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. Millionaire – Chris Stapleton.

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Around the Table—Wisconsin community bankers work with legislative staff members on Capitol Hill during ICBA’s Washington Policy Summit. Keeping community banking interests front and center. Here’s an outline of the key activities ICBA’s advocacy team in Washington, D.C., By Courtney Schoenborn. 1233 and S.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 28, 2015

This upcoming year has a lot of good in store for our industry, because ICBA continues to pursue even more successes for community banks nationwide. We certainly closed out 2015 with great wins in Washington, so I want to thank so many of you who stepped up to make change happen last year. Let’s leverage that.

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Finer Points

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Every now and then we have the chance to stand up for what’s right against powerful forces. As the legacy of a group of colonists who stared down and defeated the world’s greatest empire, it’s virtually our birthright as Americans. So in some ways ICBA’s federal lawsuit against the National Credit Union Administration for its […].

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

Funding Capacity as a % of Uninsured Deposits: Calculating a bank’s total liquidity lines as a percentage of uninsured deposits is now in vogue. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio.

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Long Lasting Ideas

JULY 25, 2018

When Congress passed the White House-backed tax reform legislation late last year, we at BankMarketingCenter.com tried to strike a positive chord, pointing to community banks that had increased wages and bonuses for employees. Continue reading Trump Tax Cuts – Benefiting Wall Street or Main Street?

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

We fully intend to leverage this opportunity for the benefit of community banks and the communities they serve. This is a harbinger of good news for ICBA’s nonpartisan agenda of regulatory and tax relief. Meanwhile, Congress remains full of pro-community bank lawmakers. Follow Camden R.

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