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ICBA Community Bankers of the Year

Independent Banker

ICBA inaugurated its Community Banker of the Year award program this year to recognize the exceptional work of the individual employees of ICBA member community banks. The association accepted nominations online throughout the month of September, allowing anyone to recommend a community banker for consideration. The Judges.

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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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2014 ICBA Community Banker of the Year Awards Video

Independent Banker

The 2014 ICBA Community Banker of the Year Awards are sponsored by D+H. Community bankers rarely work alone but instead are members of dynamic teams of entrepreneurs and visionaries. National Award Recipient. National Award Recipient. Founder, chairman and CEO of Summit Bank, Oakland, Calif. Shirley Nelson.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council. New members to the Consumer Advisory Board will serve three-year terms and new members to the Community Bank and Credit Union Advisory Councils will serve two-year terms. Kathleen C.

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Building from Scratch

Independent Banker

“I love being around people, and people are what community banking is all about.” Overcoming various long odds over the years, Shirley Nelson launched and then grew a thriving California community bank. National Award Recipient. Bank Headquarters: Oakland, Calif. Shirley Nelson, Summit Bank. By Beth Mattson-Teig.

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Field of Dreams

Independent Banker

Tony La Russa was a professional baseball manager for 33 years, serving the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics and the St. He was unanimously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013. What’s your message to community bankers about team building? Louis Cardinals.

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Changing the Conversation About Income Volatility

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So together, LendUp and the Aspen Institute’s EPIC are launching Finance Forward, a national conversation to discuss the issue from the perspective of individuals, local government, nonprofits, for-profits, employers, tech and anyone else with an ability to lend or take action. The tour will wrap up later this year in Oakland, Calif.,