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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Create opportunities for new leaders

Independent Banker

Leadership lies not in the position you hold but in what you do with it.”. In my late 20s, I was honored to join the Board of the Independent Community Bankers of New Mexico, where I focused on ways I could help meet our state’s community banking needs. After college, I moved back to my hometown of Taos, N.M.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2021 Edition

Jeff For Banks

What is unique is, after reviewing the management team and board, there are people of Korean, Malaysian, Indian, and Chinese descent in leadership positions. Quite the geographic expanse, but not uncommon for ethnic banks. At least that is what I can tell from the bios. billion at September 30, 2020 to $2.8 billion at September 30, 2021.

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