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Agricultural Alert!

Independent Banker

However, the farm community already is being forced to defend even this scaled-back safety net. million farms and the community banks that lend to them each growing season, Scanlan points out. “We Community banks also are likely to see increased regulatory scrutiny of agricultural loans this year. Ongoing concerns.

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Nurturing New Businesses

Independent Banker

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. When you’re looking at key issues in the community, bring entrepreneurs to the table and ask them to solve it—because that’s who solves things,” Williamson insists.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

Gonzobanker

Temenos leadership – first Akcelerant founder Jay Mossman and then Akcelerant/FIS/Sanchez veteran Emily Steele – wins points with the Cornerstone team for straight talk and course-correcting to avoid the common international player sin of over-commitment and under-delivery. This third U.S. launch effort appears to be on a solid pace.

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. CVB Financial acquires Community Bank. Another example of sincerity and innovation making an impact on local communities. Easy as a golf swing.

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