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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Stories worth telling

Independent Banker

This Community Banking Month, I invite you to try something new to spread your story. Share a new development, community project or initiative. As community bankers, we know relationships matter. Consider Watermark Bank in Oklahoma City, Okla., Or look at our new chairman’s bank, Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Ala.

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A gift that will keep on giving

Independent Banker

It may be celebrating its 150th anniversary, but First National Bank of Fort Smith didn’t want presents this year. billion-asset The First National Bank of Fort Smith (FNB) was founded on Feb. The clubhouse at the Jeffrey location, a community gathering place since 1978, was in dire need of improvements. By Paul Sisolak.

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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

PYMNTS

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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Wearable Wonder

Independent Banker

Many of your community bank’s customers are using smartphones, and most smartphone users with bank accounts are using mobile banking. He’s vice president and IT director of Oklahoma City’s Quail Creek Bank, whose new suite of mobile services—called Linq—includes a mobile app, Apple Pay and an Apple Watch app. By Ellen Ryan.

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John V. Anderson: 75 years in community banking

Independent Banker

Anderson celebrates 75 years in community banking this year. And when that life takes in the Great Depression, World War II and 75 years in community banking, the challenge becomes more acute. His father’s family, members of the Citizens Potawatomi Nation, farmed corn and cotton, and his mother came from a produce farming family.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Rebecca Steele, President/CEO, National Foundation for Credit Counseling (Washington, DC).

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

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.