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Home Mortgage Lending: Housing Affordability Mindset and Relationship-Focused Service Set Community Banks Apart
As interest rates and property asking prices continue to rise, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for young adults and growing families to afford a home. Recently, the average interest rate for a...
Community Banker Q&A: Unrealized Losses
Third-generation community banker and ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey answers consumer questions in a new Q&A series. In this video Rebeca shares more about what unrealized losses are...
Community Banker Q&A: How Banks Make Money
Third-generation community banker and ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey answers commonly asked consumer questions in a new Q&A series. In this video Rebeca shares more about how a bank...
Three Reasons Why Your Money is Safe with Community Banks
We're here to share that when you choose to Bank Locally with a community bank, your money is in the right hands — and more importantly, in the hands of a community banker who cares about you...
How much does it cost to ‘adult’ today?
Growing up, you probably dreamed about key milestones to come in your life: launching your career, having a family, and buying a home. But those dreams come with price tags, which can force you to...
Community Banks: Innovators in Technology and Customer Service
While community banks have embraced the digital revolution by adopting and offering online banking, mobile apps, and other advanced technological solutions that consumers expect, their foundation...
Tips to Safeguard Your Financial Data During Data Privacy Week
With the global average cost of a data breach reaching $4.45 million in 2023, a 15 percent increase over three years, safeguarding your financial information has never been more crucial.
Early signs point to raised awareness for community banks
Our objective to raise awareness of community banks is central to everything we do – and as we monitor the campaign and optimize for efficiency and performance, we want to be sure we are...
National Campaign Videos Connect with Target Audience
Video assets were one of the most significant production investments ICBA made for the ICBA National Campaign — an effort to elevate community banking in the hearts and minds of America’s...
National Campaign Educational Webinars – Community Banker Feedback Needed!
We want your input on where to focus our time and resources. We are putting webinars on the calendar to share what we’ve learned, discuss some best practices, and take your questions.
Webinar Details Market Research Basics and Findings from National Campaign
As part of our ongoing effort to share our learnings for the benefit of our members, we hosted a webinar this month showcasing some of our market research findings that have guided our journey thus...
March 2018 - Online Training Newsletter
March 2018 - Online Training Newsletter Thank you to all of those who stopped by the ICBA Community Banker University booth to drop off your “pink card” and chat with us. During our time at the...
January 2018 - Online Training Newsletter
January 2018 - Online Training Newsletter As the calendar has now flipped to January, we know your bank has the large task of assigning employees annual training and ensuring your bank’s training...
September 2017 - Online Training Newsletter
September 2017 - Online Training Newsletter ICBA’s Community Banker University is excited to tell you about a change you will see when you log into your online training beginning on Monday, Oct. 2....
April 2019 - Online Training Newsletter
April 2019 - Online Training Newsletter You asked and we delivered! The new Roster Management functionality within the ICBA website is now live. New Roster Management Has Arrived! You asked and we...
July 2019 - Online Training Newsletter
July 2019 - Online Training Newsletter Check your email! If you’re a Bank Compliance Bundle subscriber or a Standard or Custom Plan subscriber, you should've received an email with details on how...
October 2018 - Online Training Newsletter
October 2018 - Online Training Newsletter Read about facts about e-learning, long-term plan to enhance the service, upcoming updates, and recent updates, such as Reg P, Fair Lending, and Elder...
August 2018 - Online Training Newsletter
August 2018 - Online Training Newsletter Most community bank training programs follow the calendar year, so if you have not completed your annual regulatory training requirements, there are only...
July 2018 - Online Training Newsletter
July 2018 - Online Training Newsletter ICBA’s Community Banker University is pleased to release nine updated bank security courses. The course titles are the same, but the content has been updated...
June 2018 - Online Training Newsletter
June 2018 - Online Training Newsletter ICBA’s Community Banker University is pleased to present six new Bank Secrecy Act courses. The new course content is written specifically for various groups...