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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

Abrigo

Attendees return from ThinkBIG energized and informed so they can continue positively impacting their institutions and, more importantly, their communities. We understand what a positive impact financial institutions make in their communities. Still on the fence about attending the ThinkBIG 2024 conference?

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15 Twitter accounts every bank executive should follow

Abrigo

The ABA has a new report out on how banks are using social media, and much of the report focuses on using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like to boost customer service, make connections in the community and recruit staff. His recent research reports have covered SMB lending, alternative lenders and automating commercial lending.

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Customer to Community Banker

Independent Banker

“For Ron, giving back to the community is part of the essence of who he is. With vigor and a strong commitment to service, Ron Paul leads a rapidly growing community bank in Maryland. Ronald Paul first encountered community banking as a real estate developer in the early 1980s. Don’t expect to find him home on a weeknight!”

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Helping Bankers Deal with Change: ThinkBIG Keynote Speaker Champions Tips For Change Management

Abrigo

Modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act. The ThinkBIG Conference combines MainStreet Technologies’ National CECL Conference and Sageworks’ Lending & Risk Summit. ThinkBIG features two tracks for attendees: CECL + Portfolio Risk and Lending + Credit Risk. The current expected credit loss model, or CECL.

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Operation Choke Point 2.0

Jeff For Banks

Imagine the community bank that is experienced in lending to fuel oil businesses in or near its markets because it's comfortable using trucks, tanks, and oil inventory as collateral. Let bankers determine if lending to this industry or that is risky. Because we are going after "climate related businesses."

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Bankers: Build Your Own Small Business Loan Platform

Jeff For Banks

Many if not most small businesses are not “bankable”, in the lending sense of the word. No risk appetite to do early stage business lending? Perhaps develop a small business lending marketplace with several options. If outside of your risk appetite, how about SBA lending ? This presents a challenge. Your choice.

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Powering-Up Tools: Your Membership Resources

Independent Banker

An award-winning, monthly magazine that provides in-depth industry news, including member profiles, lending and technology trends, and expert insights. Community Bank Career Center. The ICBA Community Bank Career Center is the community banking industry’s resource for online employment connections. Member Access®.