Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

As community bankers, our customers depend on us to keep their dreams alive. Thankfully, that glass-half-full attitude comes naturally for community bankers. As community bankers, our customers depend on us to keep their dreams alive. We take these actions because we are community continuators. Innovation.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. Photo by Harold Daniels Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Georgia, is bringing his passion for community banking to his term as ICBA chairman for 2023/24. That love of community has defined his career.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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. Two of us have gotten to take it so far. He always refers to us as his coworkers.

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Community Bank Community Montana Leadership 169

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.

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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.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Swashbuckling, nimble, well-funded and unapologetically entrepreneurial, fintechs are offering innovations that allow community bankers to dream big in a host of ways.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 30, 2024

An inverted yield curve, continued bank failures, and the desire to manage risk and offer clients higher service are all factors that are driving more community banks to adopt a loan hedge program. Community banks’ main goals are to diligently support their local communities and make an acceptable return on capital in these challenging times.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Clearly, community banks in the region have plenty of opportunities to do what they do best: forge deep and lasting relationships with their customers and communities. These include family-owned businesses, community businesses and operating companies.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Anderson celebrates 75 years in community banking this year. The chairman emeritus of F&M Bank offers us a glimpse of his life, his career and the lessons he’s learned along the way. And when that life takes in the Great Depression, World War II and 75 years in community banking, the challenge becomes more acute.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. So how can community banks help? For customers who decide buying is the right choice, community bankers have a variety of products and services available to help. By Beth Mattson-Teig. Plenty of tools in the box. Flexibility needed.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2019

What about our small to mid-sized community financial institutions? Many community financial institutions believe that kleptocracy is not a risk for their institution’s profile as they conduct few foreign transactions, such as wires and ACHs. Let us help. Department of the Treasury is committed to protecting both the U.S.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Everything feeds into the customer experience, and that ability to meet and exceed customer expectations is what distinguishes us as community bankers. Because it’s more than a saying; it’s a rallying cry for community bankers. A community banker is on a journey with their customer, through the ups and downs of life.

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TheGuardian

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Alessandro DiNello, new executive chairman of regional US lender, acknowledges ‘serious situation’ as stock at lowest level in decades Shares in New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) continued to fall on Wednesday, heightening unease about the US’s regional banking sector.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

Innovation has always been important for community banks, but the driving force of digitization over the last decade has greatly sped up the pace, said Kevin Tweddle, chief innovation officer for the Independent Community Bankers of America ( ICBA ). Community banking is no exception. Innovating for Community Banks.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

A secure, open-loop, cost-saving, customer-accessible, multiplatform P2P payments network might sound too good to be true, but community bank consortium Alloy Labs Alliance hopes to achieve just that with the CHUCK payment rail. A different kind of peer-to-peer payment service is now available, “built by community banks for community banks.”.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 1, 2021

Unlike our credit union counterparts, we pay taxes, and those tax dollars are spent at home to ensure our communities grow. As we kick off Community Banking Month, I can’t help but reflect on that statement and the changes of this past year. And community banks are the heartbeat of these efforts. What you need to know.

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Perficient

JULY 10, 2020

We have the benefit of some experience and understanding what could have better served us in the face of this pandemic. Three leading organizations – Salesforce , Perficient , and The Chartis Group – have come together to share bright spots within the healthcare community that can point the way to building the necessary capacity to adapt.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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Abrigo

MARCH 9, 2017

And to thrive, those customers need economically diverse and healthy communities in which to live and work. Partnering with local organizations to promote the health of those communities is often a top priority for banks. communities where capital tends to be scarce.

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Abrigo

MARCH 13, 2020

Key Takeaways In today's uncertain economic climate, community financial institutions must resolve to manage risk and drive growth. Low interest rates and slowing growth in loan demand can put community financial institutions in a difficult position; therefore, competing effectively and mitigating any increased risk should be a top priority.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Some coverage of the lackluster mall performance reawakened calls for reuse options for malls that have lost anchor tenants, and a New York Times report examined potential social ramifications as department stores leave many malls with gaping dark holes where stores used to be. on the residential component.

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The Paypers

AUGUST 4, 2023

US-based bank Quontic has chosen Impact-as-a-Service platform Spiral to augment its community impact and provide visibility on it for customers.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 7, 2019

The rise in cashless payments and the declining presence of bank branches and ATMs is leading to a potential crisis point in many communities across the U.S. and the U.K.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2020

“As the cornerstones of the community, community bankers offer a light in the darkness of hard times.”. Bolstered by the unfailing dedication of community banks, our communities will continue to weather the storm. An ecosystem exists where, for the community bank to be successful, the community it serves must be as well.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 14, 2021

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Much like the General Store fell victim to the supermarket and the lumber yard fell victim to Home Depot, I predicted the community bank that did not pick targeted customer niches or develop product expertise will meet it's doom.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 16, 2023

Many mainly Black and Brown neighborhoods ended up with low grades, and most US banks made sure money didn’t flow in their direction. Lacking trees and parks, they are degrees warmer than nearby leafy communities. Nearly a century later, these neighborhoods still suffer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

For us the pandemic has been an accelerant to change, and a key learning experience. Another area of change reshaping retail within the “bring-it-to-me economy” is the notion that stores need to do more to serve customers and their communities, especially since studies show consumers increasingly want to shop from home.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

These community banks share how they have (or haven’t) altered their hiring strategies. According to the BLS, “quit levels and rates” by employees is higher in all employment sectors than it is in “finance and insurance” specifically, which is where community banks would fall (see table below). Photo: Colin Conces. By William Atkinson.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Community bankers and industry experts share how to best put this data to use. billion-asset First State Community Bank in Farmington, Mo. To use data effectively, community bankers need to balance the information with what they know to be true about their customers. All data creates a competitive advantage.

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BankInovation

MAY 25, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — Regional banks and credit unions should redefine what it means to be a “community” financial institution when considering new technologies to tap into underserved customer groups. “I love the idea of changing the way we think about community banks from, instead of the community that’s near us, is there a niche community of customers (..)

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Bobsguide

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The gap between the product and service offerings of the US’s biggest retail banks and its smaller community players is set to become much more pronounced, says Tyrone Canaday, managing director and global head of innovation at Protiviti – the New York based consultancy.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 15, 2024

We feel that as community bankers, we can learn from Jamie Dimon (Chairman and CEO of JPM) and from Warren Buffet’s annual shareholder letters. As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. has dropped from 8,000 in 2004 to about 5,400 in 2018. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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American Banker

JUNE 21, 2023

The bank's $4.6 billion commitment is smaller in size and shorter in duration than a previous plan. It also pledged $9 billion to sustainable finance initiatives over the next three years.

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