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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

The demand for professional development opportunities for community bankers has never been greater. Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: ICBA’s beginnings

Independent Banker

“These 28 community banks knew they needed to fight back. If they did nothing, the future of their banks and communities would hang in the balance.”. It’s 88 years to the day when 28 independent community bankers met in Glenwood, Minn., That’s why I challenge today’s community bankers to think the same way.

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Digital Dodge

Independent Banker

E-signature is a hot technology now in the industry; many community banks are adopting the technology to keep pace with consumer demographic preferences. If your community bank hasn’t already looked into using e-signatures, now is a good time to start. How to avoid e-signature “gotchas”. By Mark Pfeifer.

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Digital Signatures Today

Independent Banker

Paperless document-signing technology is growing among banks and consumers. But with the emergence of electronic signature technology, we’ve had to rethink some of assumptions. However, the adoption of electronic signature technology hasn’t been an easy undertaking. By Mark Pfeifer.

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Rolling the Rock

Independent Banker

Compliance experts say that by planning ahead, reviewing current compliance status and risks, using technology when needed, and staying up-to-date with training, community banks can indeed weather the storm of regulatory exams and come out fine on the other end. So what can a community bank with limited resources do?

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. You tell us.

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Board succession planning after a merger

Independent Banker

We spoke with legal and financial experts about what questions community bank leaders should ask themselves pre-merger, what issues they may face and how they can build an even stronger financial institution. Combining two banks into one is a complex undertaking. in Minneapolis. By Bridget McCrea.