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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

As David Barr, spokesperson for the FDIC, points out, “a vast majority of community banks remain well-rated and exhibit satisfactory corporate governance programs and compliance management systems.”. Anna DeSimone, president of Bankers Advisory, a lending compliance consulting firm in Belmont, Mass., increased operational risks. “So

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. Using FDIC data for 2021, we calculated a lender score out of 100 for each community bank. Ag lending in the South: Relationships matter. It also indirectly benefits our lending business.