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Jack E. Hopkins: How Education and Technology Drive Down Fraud Risks

“To protect both our banks and our customers, we need to go that extra mile to verify every transaction is legitimate.”
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Workplace Culture: A Make or Break for Community Bank Employees?

Culture keeps a workplace and its employees running—whether they know it or not. From values and practices to the way colleagues interact, culture drives a community bank from the inside out. Learn what it means to these community banks, and discover the practices they established to maintain a positive culture at each branch.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Lindsay LaNore: Strategic Success Starts with a Thoughtful Plan

May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Drive Efficiency With These 9 Back Office Upgrades

Much of a community bank’s technical success starts behind the curtain: in the back office. By optimizing this area of operations, a bank can run like a well-oiled machine. See how those in the industry are doing just that.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Future Commercial Lending Success Through Consumer Loans

SPONSORED | Community banks often prioritize commercial lending for its strong returns, but long-term success depends on engaging consumer borrowers (tomorrow’s commercial clients). Read Teslar’s white paper to explore why community banks need to engage consumer borrowers to grow and sustain their commercial lending pipeline—and how to do it successfully.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Lending 

Protect Your Bank From Card Fraud Losses

SPONSORED | ICBA Payments helps banks recuperate losses from card fraud with its Fraud Loss Protection Plan, a unique-to-the-industry product designed for and available exclusively to community banks.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

Community banker urges tailored regulation at House hearing

J. Michael Radcliffe—chairman and CEO of Community Financial Services Bank in Benton, Ky.—testified before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions hearing on regulatory overreach.
April 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

ICBA advocacy briefing next week on deregulation, digital assets, and more

ICBA next week is hosting a complimentary community bank briefing on key congressional and regulatory developments.
April 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy 

Acting comptroller says AI can expand reach of banks

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood said artificial intelligence has tremendous potential to help banks optimize processes and promote access to banking services, but it must be used in a safe, secure, and trustworthy manner.
April 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Artificial Intellegence 

Navigate Evolving Fraud With Jack Henry Financial Crimes Defender™

SPONSORED | Effectively protect your bank from pervasive fraud threats while putting your customers first with Jack Henry Financial Crimes Defender™.
April 30, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

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