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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Amplifying the Community Bank Difference
“We must both acknowledge competitive headwinds and know that we have tailwinds to drive us forward when it comes to what we do at a local level.”
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Optimize Your Community Bank's Treasury Management Offerings
These four community banks compared the costs and use cases for adding treasury management to their services and streamlining them. Now, they’re seeing the benefits.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Michael Benedict: Community Bank Growth in a New Rate Environment
A steeper yield curve brings growth strategies back into the fold.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Ways to Get the Most Out of Your AML/CFT Program
Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism programs have become a priority for regulators. Here’s how to ensure your program is up to par.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Compliance
ESSA Bank & Trust Is All in on Accessible Homeownership
ESSA Bank & Trust is committed to empowering first-time homebuyers and historically underserved communities with its financial education and loan programs.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Oxford Bank Celebrates 140 Years of Community Support
Oxford Bank in Oxford, Mich., celebrated its 140th anniversary by building relationships, investing in the community and exercising purposeful giving.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Marketing Personalization Is More Than Adding Names to Emails
The advent of data-focused, personalized marketing has opened up doors to deeper customer relationships for community banks.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Charles Potts: Putting the "Person" in Personalized Banking
Incoming 2025/26 ICBA Chairman Jack E. Hopkins Will Bring Small-Town Sensibility to Washington
Jack E. Hopkins, president and CEO of CorTrust Bank in Sioux Falls, S.D., has been a strong voice for community banking for years. As ICBA’s 2025/26 chairman, he plans to advocate for the industry to Congress and the public, bringing a small‑town sensibility to D.C.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Lindsay LaNore: How to Bridge Gaps With Fellow Employees
How Marketing Can Win Over the C-Suite
Getting buy-in from the C-suite is essential in all facets of the bank, including marketing. Here are tips for how to get executives and the marketing team working toward the same goals.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Out of Office: Richard Thiessens
The EVP and chief technology officer at $746 million-asset FinWise Bank in Murray, Utah, makes his own wine, cider and mead.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Renovation Lending: The Solution to a Tough Mortgage Market?
With many prospective and first-time homebuyers buying fixer-uppers, community banks can tap into a new market to supplement their mortgage and construction portfolios.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Tips for Winning the Retail Banking Game
Technology continues to evolve, and community banks must do the same. To cater to and better support young, tech-savvy customers, these local banks are partnering with fintechs to revamp their retail banking offerings.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Why Your Community Bank Needs a Disaster Recovery Plan
Community banks like Countybank face and overcome challenges every day, but what about the events banks don’t expect? Natural disasters can be devastating, which is why it’s important to have a business continuity plan in place and know where to find support in the aftermath.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Powering Potential: Marketing Made Easier for Your Community Bank
The ICBA Marketing Resource Center delivers dynamic, evolving resources that can help you save time, elevate your messaging and win over current and prospective customers.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Streamline Your Bank’s Appraisal and Vendor Management with ValuTrac
SPONSORED | Tired of juggling spreadsheets, emails, and phone calls to manage appraisals and vendors? ValuTrac offers a unified workspace that transforms how banks manage their appraisal and valuation processes
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Lending
IT MSP, Integris, Reveals Top IT Trends for the Second Year in New Report, “Understanding US Banks’ Annual IT Spend in 2025”
SPONSORED | Discover where banks stand on technology in 2025! Our survey of 1,000+ bank executives reveals IT’s growing role, key infrastructure needs, cybersecurity concerns, and economic impacts. Compare insights from 2024 and see what’s ahead. Get the full report today!
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Payments
Loan Pricing strategies: Don’t let your bank become a Castaway.
SPONSORED | With rapidly changing market conditions, your bank could easily find itself isolated like Tom Hanks in Castaway, on a desert island alone. Overlooking your biggest resource to build a raft to freedom, can make escaping your island impossible.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Lending Payments
Kari Neckel: The Fedwire Transitions to ISO 20022
What community banks need to know about the Fedwire ISO 20022 switch.
March 01, 2025 |
Independent Banker
Advocacy
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