American Banker

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Lincoln Savings Bank has tapped Sean Willett, chief administrative officer at Financial Institutions, as its next leader after a six-month search.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

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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Community Bank Community Iowa Louisville 91

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Certain mobile functions and features are essential to the success of a community bank’s mobile banking offerings. Newfangled mobile capabilities could help community banks stand apart from their competitors. Funds transfer (within same bank). Personal financial management (account aggregation).

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Certain mobile functions and features are essential to the success of a community bank’s mobile banking offerings. Newfangled mobile capabilities could help community banks stand apart from their competitors. Funds transfer (within same bank). Personal financial management (account aggregation).

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 17, 2015

Iowa bank puts “Cash” behind its promotion efforts—and we’re not just talking money Community Banking Management Lines of Business HowTo.

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Iowa Marketing Community Bank Community 40

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Lynn Drysdale, Managing Attorney, Consumer Law Unit, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In this feature, we’ll look at a number of ways you can continue to build trust—an especially crucial task as the pandemic continues, telecommuting persists and consumer banking practices evolve. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. billion-asset community bank.

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Independent Banker

MAY 24, 2016

This leaves federal crop insurance support as a key risk-management tool. However, the farm community already is being forced to defend even this scaled-back safety net. It’s a crucial risk-management tool” for 1.7 million farms and the community banks that lend to them each growing season, Scanlan points out.

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Community Bank Kansas City Community Iowa 70

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Tioga State Bank aims for a pragmatic approach to its swag. Promotional merchandise, or swag, has long been regarded as a no-brainer approach to business branding, but community banks are shedding those thrifty connotations with a new, mindful approach to company gifting that imparts value and purpose while bolstering bottom lines.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Many community bankers concluded that the EGRPRA is little more than a “check the box” process for regulators. In fact, our opening salvo in the 2014-16 EGRPRA review offers not just a sampling of banking regulation in need of reform, but also advice on how regulators could maximize their effectiveness over the next two years.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2016

Communication is key. Remind your community bank’s customers of best practices, such as using reputable merchants/secure sites online and never giving sensitive information by phone. Keeping your daily limits low but manageable can prevent large losses for you, while minimizing inconvenience to your cardholders.

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Social Assurance

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The holidays are a time when communities come together to support each other and celebrate the bonds that bring us together. Through it all, community banking institutions have been there to support their neighbors. Covid-19 impacted every community across the nation and the world. The season of festivities.

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Social Assurance

OCTOBER 4, 2019

My dad has spent his career working at several banks throughout Iowa and Nebraska. Just over a decade ago, our family settled in York, Nebraska, where my dad became the CFO of a community bank. At that age, most kids aren’t even thinking about their finances — let alone managing them.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. Iowa State Bank.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2015

.” Formerly known as Smarty Pig, Social Money helps financial services companies better engage their customers by offering them savings solutions such as GoalSaver , a customized, bank-audited goal-saving system. In July, Q2 Holdings acquired anti-fraud, risk management specialist, Centrix Solutions for $20 million.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 16, 2015

” Previous investors in the company include Live Oak Banking Company and Wellington Management, which led the company’s last funding round, a $6.5 Malauzai specializes in developing innovative banking apps for community banks and credit unions. million fundraising, in May 2014.

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San Jose Austin Iowa Software 12

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Josh Guttau believes that the long-term competitiveness of community banks will heavily depend on their having great analytical skills and technology. Josh Guttau in Iowa on making decisions with data. TS Banking Group in Treynor, Iowa. IB: What single word best describes the current community banking industry?

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 25, 2016

to boost your community bank’s. With the average individual spending 100 minutes on social media each day, it’s entirely possible for community banks to share some of that screen time. According to McIlwain, there’s “no right answer” to which social media channels community banks absolutely must use.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 29, 2015

ATMs with video connections to bank staff in a centralized back office have been getting a lot of buzz within the industry. For some community banks, video tellers, sometimes called interactive teller machines or ITMs, can work well for select markets or under certain conditions, experts say. James Johnson, PCSB Bank.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Today, NPL/total loans is a manageable 0.94%, and the Bank ROA/ROE year-to-date is 1.22% and 11.61% respectively. It is the holding company for Home Federal Savings Bank, a $715 million in asset thrift headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota with retail banking and loan production offices in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. GonzoBanker of the Year: Bank. David Brager, Citizens Business Bank (Ontario, Calif.). Provident Financial Services, Inc. merges with Lakeland Bancorp. Bravo April!

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2014

It’s been a busy year integrating recent acquisitions, purchasing $1 billion+ in Banco Popular deposits, hiring former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to advise on community relations, and having former President Bill Clinton speak at a major financial literacy event. Bank Acquisition of the Year - BB&T Corp.

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