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Taking the Proper Steps to Unmask Deepfake Fraud

Community banks face the threat of deepfake fraud as developments in AI continue to refine it. While addressing such a challenge, banks must remain cognizant of reporting practices.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

How Can Legal Expertise Smooth Succession Transitions?

Succession planning is complicated in all sorts of ways. An attorney or legal team can help iron out the issues and lay out documents that ensure long-term continuity for community banks.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Building Stronger Futures Through the Heartland Bank Community Foundation

Focused on youth development and family enrichment, Heartland Bank’s charitable foundation delivers meaningful results through strategic giving and community partnerships.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Out of Office: Robin McDougald

The chief retail and product officer at $2.3 billion-asset Texas First Bank in Texas City, Texas, is an amateur actress at the Baytown Little Theater in Baytown, Texas.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

How Fraudsters Prey on Good Nature Following Disaster

Even as people suffer and others help their neighbors after devastation from fires, tornadoes or floods, fraudsters are looking to capitalize on both vulnerability and generosity.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

Maximizing Profitability with Today's Point-of-Sale Tech

The goal of community banks in a digital age: Be top of wallet. Learn how to take advantage of growing POS innovations like digital wallets.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Payments 

What's Attracting Small Businesses to Small-Dollar SBA Loans?

Lenders are seeing an increase in small-dollar loans as demand from small business customers surges due to new SBA 7(a) program reforms and higher interest rates.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Lending 

Michael Benedict: The Resilience of Agency MBS in a Shifting Financial Landscape

Agency mortgage-backed securities rise above the rest in this relative value update.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Growing the Community 

Alan Keller: What's at Stake for Community Banks in Current Tax Legislation

Facing its expiration date at the end of 2025, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is at a crossroads.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Advocacy 

CFG Bank Uplifts Baltimore's Resilience Following Local Tragedy

From donations to innovative money market accounts, CFG Bank is supporting Baltimore as it rebuilds and recovers from the 2024 Key Bridge collapse.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

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