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The Secret to Engaging Customers Through Podcasts

With the popularity of podcasts, these community banks are riding the sound waves. Learn how they plan and produce episodes and build up engaged audiences.
October 01, 2025 | News   Growing the Community 

Mickey Marshall: Why National Trust Bank Charters Sparked a Growing Policy Fight

Fintech and crypto firms continue to seek out trust charters for deposit-like products, raising policy questions and competitive risks for community banks.
October 01, 2025 | News   Advocacy 

Fighting Fraud with Tech and Training

Community banks have to take a heavy hand when it comes to fraud. Amid both high-tech and check fraud, these banks are encouraging a watchful eye through technology and education.
October 01, 2025 | News   Compliance 

Bank of the Pacific Strikes Up Support for a Local Nonprofit

In March, Bank of the Pacific in Aberdeen, Washington, sponsored the Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser for Friends of the Children Portland.
October 01, 2025 | News  

MainStreet Bank Empowers the Community, One Employee At a Time

Through its Making Change program, MainStreet Bank implores its employees to engage in and contribute to community work.
October 01, 2025 | News  

Powering Potential: How ICBA's Letters Influence Congress

When a member of Congress introduces a bill that would affect the community banking industry, ICBA analyzes its implications, provides guidance and begins putting pen to paper. Here’s how ICBA uses letters to try to influence Congress.
October 01, 2025 | News   Advocacy 

Out of Office: Brad Henion

The executive vice president and chief lending officer at $4.4 billion-asset ChoiceOne Bank in Sparta, Michigan, has trained hunting dogs for decades.
October 01, 2025 | News  

Balancing Innovation & Cost Control: A Community Banker’s Guide

SPONSORED | IBT Apps' newest ebook is available! Shopping for new technology can often feel like a lose-lose situation. With this guide, you’ll learn how to innovate smarter and spend wiser. A high-level, must-read for bank executives, operations, finance, and technology leaders.
October 01, 2025 | News   Payments 

Jack E. Hopkins: Employing a Multilayered Cybersecurity Approach

“We address cybersecurity from day one; our new employee orientation includes cyber training.”
October 01, 2025 | News  

ICBA Certification Q&A: Susan McLaughlin

Susan McLaughlin is assistant vice president, auditor and financial reporting analyst at Merchants National Bank in Logan, Ohio. As a certified community bank internal auditor (CCBIA), McLaughlin shares how internal auditors play a vital role in community banking.
October 01, 2025 | News  

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