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Charles Potts: Making the Case for Responsible Innovation

The rapid pace of today’s financial services landscape pulls community banks in varied directions. You must balance technology upgrades with budgetary constraints and identify your bank’s pressing priorities.
August 06, 2024 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

How To Assess Your Community Bank's Physical Security Risk

Evaluate your community bank’s zones, employees and strategies to ensure your physical security is strong enough to dissuade criminals.
August 06, 2024 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

Tioga State Bank Celebrates 160 Years

It’s an extraordinary achievement when any institution surpasses 100 years of service, much less 150 years. But this year, Tioga State Bank, N.A., in Spencer, N.Y., has gone beyond even that impressive milestone.
August 06, 2024 | Independent Banker  

Certification Q&A: Guadalupe Arroyo

Guadalupe Arroyo has found her passion in financial auditing as senior auditor and assistant vice president of Western State Bank in Garden City, Kan. We talked to Arroyo about her career and how ICBA Education services have helped hone her expertise.
August 06, 2024 | Independent Banker  

Member Milestones 2024: Steadfast Banks for Modern Times

Every time a community bank celebrates a significant anniversary, it’s a reminder that our relationship-based business model transcends time and generations. Here, ICBA recognizes and honors its member banks’ 100th, 125th and 150th anniversaries. Read on for stories of how their impact and expertise have persevered through each new year, decade and century.
August 06, 2024 | Independent Banker  

CFO Roundtable 2024: Preparation, Perspective, Diligence

This past year has been one of fluctuation for many community banks, amid inflation, rule changes and other uncertainties. Independent Banker caught up with several chief financial officers to get a handle on how community banks are weathering these changes.
August 05, 2024 | Independent Banker  

3 Ways Banks Can Increase Deposits Amid Slow Loan Demand

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August 05, 2024 | Independent Banker   Lending 

Ron Haynie & Tim Roy: Deciphering FHFA's Credit Score Transition

The FHFA continues to transition away from FICO, leaving lenders wondering about the potential impact it may have on the industry. Here’s what we know so far.
August 02, 2024 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

Explore and Evaluate Core Providers With IBT Apps’ Resource Kit

SPONSORED | The Core Technology Survival Kit is available for community bankers! Whether you’re just beginning your core modernization journey and exploring your options or evaluating your current provider and considering a change, you’ll greatly benefit from this kit.
August 02, 2024 | Independent Banker   Payments 

What Is Behavioral Economics, and Could It Help Your Bank Grow?

Much of our financial decision-making is driven by cognitive biases and emotions—and behavioral economics is the science behind that. Learn more about this field and how it’s driving some community banks to introduce products and services that engage and attract customers to make better decisions.
August 01, 2024 | Independent Banker   Growing the Community 

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