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ICBA Community Bankers of the Year

Independent Banker

Four community bankers were selected for this year’s recognition: National Award Recipient. Summit Bank, Oakland, Calif. – Eastern Region Award Recipient. – Central Region Award Recipient. – Western Region Award Recipient. Shirley Nelson. Founder, chairman and CEO. Ronald Paul. Chairman and CEO.

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2014 ICBA Community Banker of the Year Awards Video

Independent Banker

National Award Recipient. Founder, chairman and CEO of Summit Bank, Oakland, Calif. Eastern Region Award Recipient. Central Region Award Recipient. Western Region Award Recipient. Shirley Nelson. Ronald Paul. Chairman and CEO of EagleBank, Bethesda, Md. Jim Gowen Sr. Mark Zaback.

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Building from Scratch

Independent Banker

National Award Recipient. Bank Headquarters: Oakland, Calif. Like a craftsman bricklayer steadily assembling a sturdy house, Nelson built her successful career and her community bank in Oakland, Calif., Two years later, Nelson moved as a single mom to Oakland, where she again found a job as a teller at a regional bank.

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Changing the Conversation About Income Volatility

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So together, LendUp and the Aspen Institute’s EPIC are launching Finance Forward, a national conversation to discuss the issue from the perspective of individuals, local government, nonprofits, for-profits, employers, tech and anyone else with an ability to lend or take action. The tour will wrap up later this year in Oakland, Calif.,