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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Genesee Regional Bank. Philip Pecora, president and CEO, Genesee Regional Bank. Genesee Regional Bank. Philip Pecora, president and CEO Genesee Regional Bank. Q: Why has Genesee Regional Bank succeeded? William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois. Ed Avis is a writer in Illinois. First Bank. Burkburnett.

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Marijuana Business Burns Small Illinois Bank

American Banker

Millennium Bank is said to have been the target of an enforcement action related to its work with the pot industry. The episode shows why many banks remain reluctant to serve the fast-growing cannabis industry.