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Community Bank Consolidation Accelerates: Simmons First National in $277M Double Buy in Tennessee

Banking Exchange

Two community banks snapped by Simmons, while Illinois’ Heartland Bank looks to push into Iowa Community Banking Feature3 Feature Management M&A.

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Google Pay Adds 29 US Banks To Mobile Payment Service

PYMNTS

Community Bank of the Bay. Community First Credit Union (OH). First National Bank of Milaca. Greater Cleveland Community Credit Union. Hometown Community Banks. Iowa Falls State Bank. Iowa Falls State Bank. Lamar National Bank. Building Trades Credit Union. Evans Bank. Federated Bank.

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House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to hold Sept. 4 hearing on financial inclusion

CFPB Monitor

Hua Sun, Professor, University of Iowa. Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chief, Race, Wealth, and Community, National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Noel Poyo, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders. Jeff Smith, President and CEO, Unity National Bank.

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Community Banks and Our Retirement Problem

Jeff For Banks

Why don''t we play a critical role in solving the nation''s retirement problem? I recently read a report by the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions titled The Retirement Crisis and a Plan to Solve It , led by Senator Tom Harkin (D: Iowa). How can your financial institution stand out in a crowded marketplace?

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2021 Community Spark Award Runner-Up United Bank of Iowa

Social Assurance

Dean Bank underwrote the entire administration cost of the program (approximately $5,000 for the first year), served as the sole purchase location, supported the program through cross-promotion and also purchased gift cards to use in the community. No national chain stores in town were asked to participate so the dollars stay local.

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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

PYMNTS

In addition to New York, the program is now available for SNAP recipients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Oregon and Washington. Eight additional states, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont and the District of Columbia, are slated to be added in June.

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MidWestOne in Iowa hires outsider as next president

American Banker

Len Devaisher once served as a regional executive for Old National Bancorp.

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