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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. Our leadership consistently articulates and demonstrates a commitment to being a great place to work.”.

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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. ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey, Washington, D.C.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

PYMNTS

.” Other critics have raised the issue that the OCC is advising examiners to take community group concerns into consideration separately from their M&A approval processes. ” Now, Powell is also raising concerns about how bank industry consolidation could negatively impact the small business community.

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The AMLA and a Culture of Compliance – More Critical Than Ever

Abrigo

With the 2021 change in administration in Washington, D.C., The AMLA is extensive, and there are many steps involved before FinCEN can implement the act, such as conducting studies, writing regulations, and publishing guidance. See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. financial institutions. Learn More.

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A Matter of Responsibility

Finer Points

A hallmark of community banking is accountability. Community bankers are held accountable to their customers because they live and work in the same neighborhoods. As locally based institutions with a stake in the prosperity of their communities, community bankers simply can’t afford to take advantage of their customers.

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Dimon, Shareholders Split On Possible JPMC Breakup Review

PYMNTS

In his annual letter to shareholders, Dimon went on, at some length, to say that the “mission-critical” services that big banks can supply are the types of things “regional and community banks simply cannot do.”. “In The concept of breaking up the bank was shot down both in 2013 and 2015.

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An Unexpected Revolt?

Independent Banker

Having worked in banking for nearly 23 years and having been preceded in executive leadership by my father and grandfather at our family’s community bank, I have repeatedly heard similar statements from our mortgage customers. They are discovering how regulations are restricting how and when we can close loans (i.e.,

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