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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  

Scott Anchin: Keeping Up with Instant Payments Fraud

With instant payments becoming more mainstream, there are more opportunities for fraud.
October 01, 2025 | News   Compliance 

Jacob Eisen: Playing Offense in Today's Fraud Environment

They say the best defense is a good offense, and with payments fraud, nothing rings truer. A proactive fraud strategy is a necessity.
October 01, 2025 | News   Compliance 

ICBA Congratulates Travis Hill on Nomination as FDIC Chairman

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Travis Hill to serve as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
October 01, 2025 | Press Release   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

ICBA shares Cybersecurity Awareness Month marketing tools

ICBA offers ready-to-use marketing tools that community bankers can use in October via its Marketing Resource Center.
October 01, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

Treasury issues consumer guidance as federal paper checks end

The Treasury Department shared options for consumers who receive federal payments by check as the government officially ceased issuing checks.
October 01, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Department of Treasury 

CDFI Fund announces first awards of 2025

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund announced it has awarded 56 organizations $8.8 million in technical assistance awards under the fiscal 2025 funding round.
October 01, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

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