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The ICBA Newsroom collects and centralizes all the NewsWatch Today articles, press releases, Main Street Matters blogs, advocacy letters and other news that impacts community bankers.
The pros and cons of niche lending
In niche lending, your community bank’s fate comes down to expertise and passion for the work.
July 01, 2018 |
Independent Banker
Lending
ICBA’s 2018 top lenders: Who made the cut?
Every year, ICBA calculates the top community bank loan producers in the agricultural, commercial and consumer categories, broken down by asset size. This year’s lending leaders can point to many different success factors, but at the heart of it all is second-to-none customer service. Read on for their stories.
July 01, 2018 |
Independent Banker
Lending
Provident Bank Expands Financial Wellness Center
Stearns Bank Named #1 Top Performing Bank in the Nation
Report Offers Steps to Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats
A new report from the Department of Commerce and Homeland Security offers guidelines to help reduce the threat of botnets and similar cyberattacks.
June 04, 2018 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Data Security/Fraud
FS-ISAC Highlights Calls to Reboot Routers
This week’s community institution risk summary report highlights calls by federal government agencies and private sector organizations for citizens to reboot their home and office network routers and storage devices, update the firmware, and reset the administrative password.
June 04, 2018 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Data Security/Fraud
Giorgio Shares Finovate Observations
In a new blog post, ICBA Bancard President and CEO Tina Giorgio recaps the latest financial technology innovations showcased during last month’s Finovate conference.
May 31, 2018 |
ICBA NewsWatch Today
Payments Fintech Regulation
How to Create a Successful Fintech Partnership
As more community banks look for ways to deliver innovative solutions to their customers, they will most likely have to find ways to work with financial technology companies.
May 29, 2018 |
Payments Quarterly
Fintech Innovation
A Eulogy for the Static Password
Last month, Visa eliminated the use of static passwords for its Verified by Visa cardholder authentication service. Static passwords were once thought to be an easy and secure way to verify a consumer’s identity, but with more than 1.8 billion compromised accounts floating around on the Dark Web, these stolen credentials are now said to be responsible for more than 80 percent of all hacking-related breaches.
May 08, 2018 |
Payments Quarterly
Community Bankers Raise $10K With Charitable Giving Platform
Community bankers raised more than $10,000 for the youth non-profit Project 150 with ICBA Bancard’s new charitable giving platform, powered by FIS at the ICBA Community Banking LIVE this past March. ICBA Bancard’s new charitable giving platform helps move charitable donations to the web and can help banks drive organic portfolio growth while raising awareness for qualifying local charities or disaster relief programs.
May 07, 2018 |
Payments Quarterly
Roselle Savings Bank Donates $1,000 to The Arc of Somerset County
Mound City Bank Teaches Kids About Finance
10 tips to boost cross-selling
Throw your sales goals out the window. Help customers get what they want, and your bottom line will take care of itself.
May 01, 2018 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
Revealed: ICBA’s best-performing community banks 2018
Our annual coast-to-coast roster of high achievers is here! Read on to see the 75 community banks that made the cut, and hear from nine we’ve highlighted for their consistent high performance and innovative strategies.
May 01, 2018 |
Independent Banker
Growing the Community
5-Star Chelsea Groton Bank Among the Top 10% of the Nation’s Banks
Chelsea Groton Bank has once again secured BauerFinancial’s highest, 5-Star rating. This rating indicates the bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Earning and sustaining this top 5-Star rating for 96 consecutive quarters, Chelsea Groton Bank has also procured a “Top 10%” designation. This means that Chelsea Groton Bank has maintained Bauer’s highest rating consistently for longer than 90% of the industry.
April 27, 2018 |
News
ICBA Seeks One-Year Delay in ‘Beneficial Ownership’ Rule
ICBA is calling on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to delay the implementation of a rule requiring community banks and other financial institutions to identify the individuals that own controlling interests in their corporate or business customers.
April 24, 2018 |
Press Release
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
SOUTHERN FIRST BANK EXPANDS TO GREENSBORO / TRIAD MARKET JOE DEPASQUALE, MELISSA BEANE, AND JUSTIN COMBS WILL PROVIDE LEADERSHIP
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announces its expansion to Greensboro, North Carolina and the greater Triad market. The Bank intends to establish a full-service retail office upon regulatory approval.
April 23, 2018 |
News
First International Bank & Trust Heather Gillihan Wins Odin Award
First International Bank & Trust (FIB&T) is proud to announce that Heather Gillihan, of our Minot Broadway location, was the recipient of the 2017 Odin Award, from First International Bank & Trust.
April 23, 2018 |
News
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