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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

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While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Looking Toward The Blockchain . The Charter Advantage .

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; 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. Bank of Montana: Breaking the mold.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Brazos National Bank. Douglas National Bank. Bank of Montana. In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. Tom Swenson, CEO and chairman of the board, Bank of Montana. Bank of Montana.