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Community Spirit: Dennis Frandsen

After a lengthy entrepreneurial career, Dennis Frandsen of Frandsen Bank & Trust is giving back by helping Minnesota students pay their tuition.
January 01, 2019 | Independent Banker  

Community Bank CEO Outlook 2019: What’s on your peers’ to-do list?

Independent Banker’s inaugural Community Bank CEO Outlook survey asked community bank CEOs how they plan to meet their challenges this year. Read on for a glimpse of their to-do lists for 2019, from increasing deposits to tackling digital marketing.
January 01, 2019 | Independent Banker  

Big Announcement: Agility Recovery Acquires the Workplace Recovery Business Unit of Rentsys Recovery Services

December 13, 2018 | News  

ICBA Applauds House Passage of Farm Bill

ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the House of Representatives’ passage of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2).
December 12, 2018 | Press Release   Farm Bill 

Independent Banker Profiles Community Bankers of the Year

The December issue of Independent Banker® magazine features profiles of ICBA’s Community Bankers of the Year. The profiles of Ken LaRoe, Scott McComb, Josh Rowland, and Stan Wilmoth feature their views on values, human connections, civic partnership, and community service.
December 10, 2018 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Wolters Kluwer and CRMNEXT Form Expere Services Partnership

December 05, 2018 | News  

Congress Extends Flood Program Until Friday

Congress extended the National Flood Insurance Program through this Friday. With the program set to expire at the end of last week, the last-minute vote averted a lapse.
December 03, 2018 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Flood Insurance Compliance 

Podcast Features Community Bank Payment Trends

ICBA Bancard’s Tina Giorgio and TCM Bank’s Damon Moorer were featured in the latest This Month In Banking podcast by the Kafafian Group. The 30-minute recording discusses how Bancard and TCM support community banks’ credit card offerings and offers insight on trends affecting payments.
November 30, 2018 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Payments 

Agencies Planning Resolution Reform: McWilliams

The FDIC and Federal Reserve are reviewing resolution-planning regulations for bank holding companies, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said. McWilliams said that while the largest financial institutions remain an untested resolution challenge, the agencies are looking to make resolution planning more targeted and will release a proposal in the coming months.
November 30, 2018 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Too-Big-To-Fail/Systemic Risk 

Visa: EMV Shift Crushing Counterfeit Fraud

The shift to EMV chip technology has reduced card-present counterfeit payment fraud by 82 percent at chip-enabled merchants, Visa said. More than 3.1 million merchants are now accepting chip cards—67 percent of U.S. storefronts—and 98 percent of U.S. payment volume in September was on EMV cards.
November 30, 2018 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Payments 

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