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Ag lending outlook & top challenges

Abrigo

Strong demand is a factor in the ag lending outlook ahead Ag lenders can begin taking steps to ensure they are prepared and can provide positive customer or member experiences. The outlook for ag lending has its share of uncertainty. Inflation, rates are factors in ag lending outlook. Farmers expect worse in 2023. Rising inputs.

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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. size businesses and individuals throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Florida.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

Abrigo

Now that banks have filed their third quarter financial reports , what did the lending picture look like last quarter? However, Q3 commercial lending is down from the beginning of 2014 (quarter ending 3/31/2014) by about $67 billion. bank and credit union, named the “ Top 15 community banks by commercial loan growth.”

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Lexicon Bank: A bank that shows its hand

Independent Banker

When it comes to supporting outliers in the Las Vegas community, Lexicon Bank knows how to play its cards. It also aimed to capture the gaming market with its Professional Poker Banking Program, which is open to players who have participated in at least one of the World Series of Poker tournaments. Photo by Sammy Tillery. Assets: $237.6

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The benefits of small business relationships

Independent Banker

One Community Bank’s 30-year relationship with All-Color Powder Coating is carried on by banker Steven Erickson (left) and Dan Anderson. Whether achieved by internal or external resources, community banks provide valuable support for small businesses. To achieve this, community banks use a number of strategies.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Our efforts are paying off

Independent Banker

It never ceases to amaze me how powerful we are when we work together, community bankers. First and foremost, we have a new farm bill—something that is good for American agriculture and for community bankers’ ability to provide credit to support their local economies. As a community banker in Taos, N.M., And while S.2155

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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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