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First International Bank & Trust Welcomes Brooks Crandell, Senior Trust Officer

Camelback, AZ – First International Bank & Trust (FIB&T) is proud to welcome Brooks Crandell as a Senior Trust Officer. Brooks comes to FIB&T with many years working in Trust Services. His primary responsibilities at FIB&T will be to provide the necessary Trust resources and knowledge to First Intentional Bank & Trust customers. Brooks will be located at our Camelback, Arizona (2231 E Camelback Rd Suite 107) branch.
November 17, 2017 | News  

ICBA Statement on House Passage of Tax Reform Bill

ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine issued a statement on today’s House passage of the pro-growth Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1).
November 16, 2017 | Press Release   Taxes & Budget 

ICBA Statement on Confirmation of Otting as Comptroller of the Currency

ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine issued a statement on Joseph Otting’s confirmation as comptroller of the currency.
November 16, 2017 | Press Release   OCC 

Southern First Bank Expands to the Atlanta/Buckhead Market

Greenville, South Carolina – November 14, 2017 – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announces its expansion to Atlanta, Georgia and the Buckhead and North Atlanta market. The Bank is operating as a full service office in Two Lenox Tower, temporarily, and will relocate to its permanent location in early 2018 on the ground floor of 309 East Paces Ferry Road (formerly known as the Aaron’s Rents building), in the heart of the Buckhead business district.
November 15, 2017 | News  

ICBA Announces Staff Promotions

The Independent Community Bankers of America announced the following staff promotions, which go into effect immediately.
November 13, 2017 | Press Release  

Boiling Springs Savings Bank Passes $3 Million Milestone with Innovative Philanthropic Program

Boiling Springs Savings Bank, which has provided sound financial services to individuals and businesses for nearly 80 years, and grown to become one of northern New Jersey’s largest savings banks, has achieved a major charitable milestone with its popular, award-winning Community Alliance Program (CAP). Offering customers cost-free ways to support their favorite local non-profits, the program recently surpassed the impressive $3 million mark in terms of overall donations.
November 13, 2017 | News  

Next Gen Security: 3-D Secure 2.0

November 06, 2017 | Payments Quarterly  

Kinderhook Bank Appoints Harry Kabalian, Chief Financial Officer

November 01, 2017 | News  

What exactly is encryption, and how does it work?

Whether data is in storage or being beamed across the internet, the security expert’s motto is “Encryption everywhere” to ensure that information is safe. But what exactly is it, and how does it protect customer data?
November 01, 2017 | Independent Banker   Payments 

Internal audit: in-house or third-party?

An internal audit reveals opportunities for improvement across the board, making your community bank safer and more efficient. Take a look at the pros and cons of conducting an internal audit in-house versus outsourcing to a third-party firm.
November 01, 2017 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

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