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The power of a CDFI

Independent Banker

First Southwest Bank is carving out new business models to address a need for credit and financial services through nonprofit lending programs and software that leverages its community development financial institution (CDFI) funding. First Southwest Bank isn’t one to borrow a page from another bank’s playbook.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Create opportunities for new leaders

Independent Banker

I was driven by the goal of doing whatever I could do to make a difference in my community. At the young age of 22, I became the third generation of my family to take the helm as president of Centinel Bank of Taos. I was given a significant opportunity by the board and bank management—one I didn’t take lightly.

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Another 44 Banks And Credit Unions Sign Onto Apple Pay

PYMNTS

City State Bank. Comenity Capital Bank. Commercial Bank. FNB New Mexico. Pendleton Community Bank. Peoples Bank (OH). Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust. Premier Bank (MN). Premier Bank (NE). Premier Bank Rochester. Randolph Savings Bank. The PrivateBank.

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

IB: You were recently reelected to serve a second term on the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors. Rasmussen: Yes, it is an honor to serve the Group 3 Banks in Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Louisiana for three more years. We are staffed by 100 employees, who are very involved in their communities.

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Union in Va. Names Asbury Its Next CEO

American Banker

said Wednesday that John Asbury, formerly of First National Bank of Santa Fe in New Mexico, will be its next CEO. Union Bankshares in Richmond, Va.,

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N.M. Bank Sells Insurance Unit to Hub International

American Banker

First National Bank of Santa Fe in New Mexico has sold its insurance business, First Santa Fe Insurance Services, to Hub International, a brokerage based in Chicago.

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Dodd-Frank Pullback To Benefit SMEs, Says Donald Trump?

PYMNTS

Trump, speaking at a meeting Thursday (March 9) with community bankers, along with National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, said community banks are critical to the economic health of their communities and to providing small businesses with access to capital.