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Community Bank “Go Local” Initiative

Go Local Times Square Ad ICBA continues to remind consumers that now is the perfect time to join the “Go Local” movement by banking locally with their community bank. By doing so, consumers will enjoy the many benefits of community banking, including a relationship-based banking experience, superior customer service and the pride that comes with reinvesting in one’s community. ICBA encourages community banks to utilize these customizable media materials with their local press to help spread the “Go Local” message at the grassroots level.

To find your local community bank, visit ICBA’s Community Bank Locator. Simply type in your zip code and the app will show you all the community banks in your area. You can even download free ICBA locator apps for your iPhone, Android or Blackberry.

If you work at a community bank and you don’t see all your locations listed, please fill out the form on the Community Bank Locator page to ensure they are included in the future.

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Media Appearances and Stories on “Go Local”

2/8/12: NashvillePost.com: Bank on Music City seeks to offer financial stability to working poor
2/8/12: CantonRep.com: Community banks are local banks
2/7/12: Austin (MN) Daily Herald: Bank on him
2/6/12: WXIA-TV Atlanta: Hometown banker changing Atlanta's West End
2/2/12: The Inter-Mountain: BCBank urges customers to go local
1/15/12: The Washington Post: Three local banks reach five-year milestone
1/12/12: IllinoisTimes.com: Don’t blame community banks
1/10/12: Items by Ron Wilson: VoiceJail" Column and "The Banker who Gets It" Poem
12/28/11: Gainesville Today: The Pros of Community Financial Institutions
12/23/11: The New York Times: The Bank Around the Corner
12/21/11: ABC World News: 'Wonderful Life' Bank
12/16/11: Huffington Post: Want to Help Small Businesses? Move Your Money to One
12/13/11: National Public Radio (NPR): Home Sweet Home: The New American Localism
12/11/11: Altoona Mirror: Small banks are big players
12/6/11: Bankrate.com: What is the best way to bank for your buck?
12/4/11: Investment News: Small banks, big city
11/30/11: Seeking Alpha: Retirement Investors, Scared Of Large Banks? Consider Community Banks
11/22/11: Business Loans: ICBA And Idaho Independent Bank Urge Consumers: Go Local By Banking With Your Community Bank
11/18/11: MediaPost News: Community Bankers Keep Up Push
11/18/11: MyBankTracker.com: Community Bank Group to Occupy Times Square Jumbotron
11/18/11: STLToday.com: Community banks use anti-big backlash to make inroads
11/17/11: Bankrate.com Banking Blog: Banks to occupy Times Square
11/9/11: The Creswell Chronicle: Siuslaw Bank urges consumers to bank locally
11/9/11: TIMEMoneyland: Bank Transfer Day: The Tally Is In
11/8/11: CNNMoney: 'I dumped my bank!'
11/8/11: Yahoo! Finance: MidSouth Bank Adds Twist to National 'Go Local' Campaign
11/8/11: Washington Post "On Small Business" Blog: Americans angered by big banks turn to local alternatives
11/7/11: Local Motive Utah: Community Banks — The Community Choice (video)
11/5/11: Pataskala Post: ICBA and the Pataskala Banking Company Urge Customers: "Go Local" By Banking Locally with Your Community Bank
11/4/11: Monterey Herald: Fed-up consumers planning for 'Bank Transfer Day'
11/4/11: CNNMoney: Bank dumping days begin
11/3/11: Dealbook: Amid Wall Street Protests, Smaller Banks Gain Favor
11/2/11: M&M Bank Ad: "Go Local" with M&M Bank
11/1/11: Boston.com, Large or small? Proposed debit card fees prompt a new form of “Go Local” consumerism
10/31/11: Notes from the CEO, Five Star Bank: Go Local! It Works For Banking Too!
10/27/11: Pinnacle Bank: Go Local
10/27/11: MSN Business on Main, Breaking the Small-Biz Lending Barrier
10/26/11: TIME Moneyland, 60 Percent of Independent Banks See Spike in New Account Openings
10/21/11: Associated Press, 8 steps to make switching banks easy
10/21/11: Associated Press, Fee-weary customers breaking from big banks
10/11/2011: ICBA President and CEO Cam Fine talks to Fox Business about the association’s “Go Local” campaign and why consumers and small business owners should work with their local community bank

Are you making news in your community with “Go Local?” If so, send an email to golocal@icba.org and share your latest news clips and broadcast appearances so we can add them to our news section.

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