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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Use your voice

[There is a] need for strong voices to weigh in on how new regulation will affect our communities and the customers we serve.
September 01, 2021 | Independent Banker  

How to navigate payments trends

The payments space can be dizzying for even the most enterprising community bank. How do you navigate the constant churn of innovations or disruptors? Experts point to a strategy built on customer input and relationship-building.
September 01, 2021 | Independent Banker   Payments 

7 ways community banks can boost profitability

A profitability strategy has a lot to factor in given today’s uncertain market. Here’s what community bankers need to know when planning their budgets for the next year.
September 01, 2021 | Independent Banker   Growing the Community 

Community banks grow alongside their ag customers

The community bankers serving agricultural communities know how to roll up their sleeves and help with harvest, move cattle and work alongside their customers. Their commitment to keeping rural communities alive is unmatched in the banking industry. Here are some of the community banks sustaining rural America.
September 01, 2021 | Independent Banker   Lending 

11 hot-button issues you should know about

While the political landscape in Washington, D.C., has changed considerably over the past year, ICBA continues to work with regulators and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for the betterment of community banks and their customers.
September 01, 2021 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses.
September 01, 2021 | Independent Banker  

Robert Fisher: What it means to be a community bank

This is our moment to communicate just what it means to be a community bank.
September 01, 2021 | Independent Banker  

ICBA Statement on CFPB 1071 Proposed Rule

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on today’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
September 01, 2021 | Press Release   Compliance 

ICBA Offers Financial Preparedness Tips to Help Speed Recovery Following a Natural Disaster

In recognition of National Preparedness Month in September, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) and the nation’s community bankers are offering tips to help Americans secure their financial documents before disaster strikes.
September 01, 2021 | Press Release   Advocacy Risk 

ICBA to Congress: PPP Forgiveness Should Be Straightforward

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today told Congress that the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program needs a simple, easy-to-use forgiveness process to ensure the program works as intended for small-business borrowers.
September 01, 2021 | Press Release   Advocacy Crisis Preparedness 

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