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Powering Potential: Finding Common Ground on ICBA Community

ICBA Community gives more than 5,000 bankers space to band together on the industry’s hot topics and issues. Its 14 groups—with others to come—focus on regulation, bank size, personal development and more.
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Michael Benedict: Finding the Portfolio's Fit in Your Balance Sheet

Address common problems with creative solutions.
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Growing the Community 

Jack E. Hopkins: Community Banks Are Leaders in Times of Crisis

“If [community banks] see hardships in the community, if we see something going wrong, we immediately jump to action.”
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Rebeca Romero Rainey: Offering Financial Freedom to Communities Nationwide

“It’s a constant balancing act between ensuring thoughtful, tailored solutions and responding to today’s immediate needs.”
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Out of Office: Andy Johnson

The chairman, co-CEO and CFO of $385 million-asset Bank of Vernon in Vernon, Alabama, is a seasoned fisherman who casts out any chance he gets.
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Kari Mitchum: It Matters to Community Banks Who Has Master Accounts

Master accounts are a notable part of the traditional financial institution’s ecosystem, but nontraditional financial companies like crypo-native institutions and nonbanks are gunning for access. See why community banks are keen to protecting such accounts.
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

A Decade of Trust. Ready For the Future of Governance.

SPONSORED | Is your bank’s board ready for AI? Take the 2025 survey to benchmark your readiness, explore what peers are doing, and request a VIP seat at our exclusive webinar with ICBA’s Charles Potts.
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

The Overlooked Role of ECM in Compliance, Privacy, and Customer Experience

SPONSORED | Enterprise content management (ECM) systems have traditionally been viewed as tools for organizing documents and managing retention schedules. But for financial institutions, ECM has evolved into something more valuable. The right solution does more than reduce paper and improve storage – it plays a critical role in compliance, data privacy, and customer service. In doing so, ECM solutions become a strategic advantage.
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

Embracing Lending Transformation to Control Your Destiny

SPONSORED | Today’s banks can gain a competitive advantage by providing a digital experience throughout the entire loan lifecycle – from onboarding to boarding to core and loan management.
July 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Lending 

New ICBA Polling Shows Public Support for Policy Efforts Targeting Check Fraud

Following federal banking regulators’ recently issued request for information on potential agency actions to address check fraud and other forms of payments fraud, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced polling results showing Americans support policy efforts to take on the scourge of check fraud.
July 01, 2025 | Press Release   Checks Fraud 

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