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The community banks beating the Great Resignation

Independent Banker

These community banks share how they have (or haven’t) altered their hiring strategies. According to the BLS, “quit levels and rates” by employees is higher in all employment sectors than it is in “finance and insurance” specifically, which is where community banks would fall (see table below). Photo: Colin Conces. By William Atkinson.

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The Stakes Have Never Been … 'Steakier'

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Long before COVID, folks who needed a cut above the local supermarket turned to Omaha Steaks , whose direct-to-consumer and eCommerce model made it well-positioned for a pandemic. So, fulfilling its sacred duty to steak lovers with limited choices, Omaha Steaks has created a new holiday to celebrate steaks – complete with a sale, of course.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference

South State Correspondent

Casey Christopher, Chief Empowerment Officer at Quontic Bank (NY, $835mm), and Brooke Ybarra, VP of Innovation Strategy at the ABA, provided bankers with a working knowledge of the current regulatory environment and how each technology works. Access the attitudes, preferences, and cultural traits of multicultural customers and prospects.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

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Best Picture — Payments Innovation. But no matter where one looks, it seems payments innovation is the big winner. This new round of capital will help us further our mission of connecting communities around the world through last-mile delivery,” CEO Tony Xu said. And the winners are…. Best Round of Fundraising — DoorDash.

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The Wit And Wisdom Of Investor Letters

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Innovation is the engine of America,” Purcell noted. Dimon went on to discuss, at some length, the “mission-critical” services that big banks can supply are the types of things “regional and community banks simply cannot do.”. Buffett is correct. financial services industry does not conform to simple narratives.