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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. We don’t operate from a position of fear.”. Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; By Roshan McArthur.

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DOJ settles redlining lawsuit against First Merchants Bank

CFPB Monitor

Department of Justice announced last Thursday that it had reached an agreement with First Merchants Bank, an Indiana state-chartered bank, to settle the redlining lawsuit that the DOJ filed against the bank on June 13, 2019 simultaneously with a settlement agreement and agreed order. Maintaining a fair lending monitoring program.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Nikitra Bailey, EVP, Center for Responsible Lending (Durham, NC). Community Bank Advisory Council .

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Why Banks Merge: Listen to the Sellers

Jeff For Banks

"Our combined financial institution will offer a wider array of products and services while continuing our long-standing personal commitment to our customers and community." - Gregory Schreacke, President of First Financial Service Corporation in Elizabethtown, KY on his bank''s sale to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2019 Edition

Jeff For Banks

billion in assets community bank with 22 branches that encircle the Seattle Sound. Founded in 1980, Plumas Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Quincy in Northeastern California. The bank operates thirteen branches, eleven in northern California and two in Nevada. (NASDAQ: FSBW) FS Bancorp, Inc. They are a $6.2

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The Tale of Two Banks, One Town

Jeff For Banks

I''m talking about First Commonwealth Financial Corporation ("FCF") and S&T Bancorp ("S&T") of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Most readers have no idea where on a map you can find Indiana, Pennsylvania. Indiana is in the Alabama in between. S&T simply operates more efficiently, spending their operating expenses prudently.

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Deposits: Do you want a relationship or fries with that?

Jeff For Banks

First Internet Bank of Indiana is primarily a pure Internet play that does not enjoy the same brand splash as ING. It operates in densely populated areas, attracting large amounts of CDs per branch utilizing aggressive pricing. They pursue a retail strategy to generate additional funding for their commercial lending line of business.

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