Community Lending Management Minnesota 
Independent Banker
APRIL 30, 2022
Ashley Horner (right), senior vice president and SBA loan administrator, shown with portfolio manager Melanie Elmore, says Summit Bank is on track to make $30 million in SBA loans this year. Loan providers share an infectious enthusiasm and growing optimism for one vertical’s prospects in 2022: commercial lending. By Beth Mattson-Teig.
Independent Banker
JANUARY 31, 2022
These community banks are working to fix that through microlending programs. Now, some community banks are launching microlending programs to redress the balance. That realization sparked the idea at Summit Bank to create a microloan program that would target underserved groups in its communities. By Beth Mattson-Teig.
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Independent Banker
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. For other borrowers, the $596 million-asset community bank allowed deferrals of principal or, in some cases, full payment deferrals. Photo: R.J.
Independent Banker
APRIL 30, 2022
Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.
Independent Banker
JUNE 30, 2022
But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. Burmis, senior vice president and retail lending manager at $450 million-asset Chelsea State Bank in Chelsea, Mich. So how can community banks help? By Beth Mattson-Teig. Plenty of tools in the box. Flexibility needed.
Independent Banker
OCTOBER 31, 2021
Offering digital lending isn’t about the bells and whistles. Community bankers tell us why. started developing its digital lending platform about three years ago—and the bank is really glad it did. “I’m Community bankers are increasingly recognizing that the future of digital lending is here. By Beth Mattson-Teig.
Independent Banker
JULY 31, 2022
The Social Bankers, a collective of community bank marketers, offers inspiration, information and professional development advice to community bankers focused on marketing and social media. Membership is open to non-competing community bankers throughout the United States. Illustration by miakievy/iStock. By Julie Kendrick.
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