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Ag lending outlook & top challenges

Abrigo

Strong demand is a factor in the ag lending outlook ahead Ag lenders can begin taking steps to ensure they are prepared and can provide positive customer or member experiences. The outlook for ag lending has its share of uncertainty. Inflation, rates are factors in ag lending outlook. Farmers expect worse in 2023. Rising inputs.

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Lexicon Bank: A bank that shows its hand

Independent Banker

Stacy Watkins (left), president and CEO, and Hilary Nelson (right), senior vice president and director of operations and compliance, at the Las Vegas Strip. But the fundamental risk management in the bank’s professional poker program is old-fashioned Know Your Customer, done by people. Tom Groenfeldt is a writer in Wisconsin.

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The benefits of small business relationships

Independent Banker

In many ways, we have always operated with the initiative to become a true advisor to our customers, but in the last few years, it has become a strategic focus to function this way on a daily basis,” says Joe Allen, senior vice president/central market leader. They can go ahead and operate and know that our bank is behind them,” Allen says.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

The other individuals appointed to the CAB are: Joaquin Altoro, CEO, Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority (Madison, WI). Nikitra Bailey, EVP, Center for Responsible Lending (Durham, NC). Nadine Cohen, Managing Attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services (Boston, MA). Credit Union Advisory Council.

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

An entrepreneur with a background in accounting and finance, CEO and chairman of the board Thomas Swenson set up Montana Business Capital Corporation in 1998 with a focus on job creation and economic development lending. Swenson’s goal has been to create a team of individuals who can manage themselves but also function well together.

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Banking"s Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2020 Edition

Jeff For Banks

a management and technology consulting firm that engages in the settlement accounting, and securitization process for SBA and USDA guaranteed loans; and, get this, Live Oak Grove, LLC, which is their on-site restaurant for employees in Wilmington, North Carolina. This is a bank that demonstrates what I like to term operating discipline.

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Six Smart Steps

Independent Banker

Few community banks have the luxury of ripping and replacing their entire compliance management strategy, leaving many executives on the hunt for practical tips. Start with low-risk candidates—like branch operations or deposit operations. Improve IT vendor management. Re-examine compliance management processes.