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Q&A: Is it Time to Change Your Community Bank Core?
What questions do community banks need to ask to ensure they’re getting the most out of their core?
Warsaw Federal Bank's Unique Path to MDI Status
Cincinnati-based Warsaw Federal Bank has just become one of the state’s two minority depository institutions, with a focus on bringing banking to the city’s underserved communities.
How Marketing Impacts Community Banks' Recruiting
A marketing campaign could be the first thing a prospective employee sees while researching your community bank.
Banking With Heart: How Community Banks Support Customers' Dreams
In honor of Community Banking Month, here are stories from six banks about how their work helps customers achieve their dreams.
Can Community Banks Benefit from Culture Leadership Positions?
Is culture something that falls into place naturally or something that is cultivated?
CRE Lending: Challenge or Opportunity?
CRE lending is down, but should community banks see it as an opportunity to win business that the megabanks won’t take?
Could a Fintech Help Your Community Bank Keep Up With Faster Payments?
The faster payments landscape is constantly evolving—but staying on top of it can provide community banks with a competitive edge. Could working with a fintech be key to that success?
Meet ICBA's 2024/25 Board of Directors
The 2024/25 ICBA board of directors is raring to go. With their eyes set on community bank advocacy, they have high hopes of what they can achieve during their term.
Rebeca Romero Rainey: Putting the Person in Personalized Marketing
When it comes to community bank marketing, it’s about the person, not the product.
Traditional Advertising's Place in Community Bank Marketing
Marketing success is often measured against website traffic, comments and likes these days, but there’s still a place for traditional ads.
Making Mortgages Happen Amid Higher Interest Rates
Higher interest rates are discouraging many consumers from taking out new mortgages or refinancing existing ones—but community banks are taking steps to fill their pipelines in innovative ways.
What Makes a Good Manager?
Even though taking on managerial duties often comes part and parcel with a promotion, not everyone is suited to it.
How Santa Cruz County Bank's Technology Transforms the Customer Experience
Santa Cruz County Bank has maintained its top rank among local banks by balancing high tech and high touch and elevating the customer above all.
How to Curate Your Community Bank's Social Strategy
Between Facebook, Instagram, X and other social media platforms, it can be difficult, if not impossible, to successfully follow every social trend when it comes to your marketing.
Test Driving Community Bank Mobile Banking Apps
With so many mobile banking apps available, a growing number of people are looking to try them out before they sign up. Can community banks give them a “test drive” function to attract more customers?
Jim Reber: The Big Chill
Might the bond market be range-bound in 2024?
Rebeca Romero Rainey: The Spirit of Community
As it’s often stated, “A rising tide lifts all boats.” When applied to community banking, that sentiment couldn’t be truer. We come together as a community of bankers, having one another’s best...
Parsing the Proliferation of Payments
Remaining competitive in the banking industry doesn’t mean you have to have your hand in every bucket and offer every available payment solution.
SouthState Bank Unlocks the Doors to Homeownership
The annual income required of potential homebuyers recently experienced its largest increase on record.
Countybank's Half-Century of Charitable Giving
In a show of unwavering support, Countybank founded the Countybank Foundation more than 50 years ago to fulfill its mission to improve every community it serves.
Sharing the Load With Participation Loans
When a bank wants to provide a loan above its lending limits, it’s time to turn to participation loans. But what are the benefits and risks involved for community banks?
The Status of De Novos Going Into 2024
De novos breathe new life into the banking sector, but activity is still far below its historic highs. That said, a new crop of community banks shows there’s great potential for success.
From Vision to Reality: How CDFIs and MDIs Fund Their Important Efforts
Minority-owned banks are a lifeline to their communities—but their needs often outstrip deposits. These MDIs are securing the capital and resources to LIFT UP their communities.
What Bank Swag Does Gen Z Want?
Financial institutions are vying for Gen Z’s business, and if you want to attract this new cohort of customers, you need to think about incentives beyond bank-branded beer koozies and keychains.
Schooling Customers on Student Loan Fraud
With student loan payments recently unpaused, cybercriminals have new ways of scamming banks and their customers. Here’s what community banks and their customers need to know.
Get Ready for ICBA LIVE 2024
Connect with your fellow bankers at this year’s ICBA LIVE in Orlando and gain new tools, further your knowledge and witness the undeniable truth that community bankers are here for good.
ICBA’s Romero Rainey, Merski recognized as top lobbyists
ICBA’s Romero Rainey, Merski recognized as top lobbyists ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey and Executive Vice President of Congressional Relations Paul Merski were featured on The...
How community banks are navigating the end of penny production
How community banks are navigating the end of penny production A new ICBA article spotlights how community bankers are responding to the federal government officially discontinuing production of...
ICBA tells Senate panel that IORB is vital to financial system
ICBA tells Senate panel that IORB is vital to financial system Ahead of a hearing on the Federal Reserve’s policy of paying interest on reserve balances (IORB) to financial institutions that...
Making Banking a Social Endeavor with Accelerator Finalist Invest Sou Sou
Making Banking a Social Endeavor with Accelerator Finalist Invest Sou Sou ICBA Bancard's Tina Giorgio profiles ThinkTECH Accelerator finalist Invest Sou Sou and its social banking account...
Wall Street Spins Another Tall Tale
Wall Street Spins Another Tall Tale The megabanks are at it again. By Rebeca Romero Rainey The megabanks are at it again. While Bank of America and other large financial institutions have been...
ThinkTECH Accelerator Finalists Gear Up for Showcase
ThinkTECH Accelerator Finalists Gear Up for Showcase With the bootcamp experience coming to a close, here's a sneak peek into what community bankers can expect during the ThinkTECH Showcase at ICBA...
Square Peg, Round Loophole
Square Peg, Round Loophole ICBA’s new white paper on industrial loan companies takes a deep dive into the long history of this obscure charter type and its transformation of recent years. By Rebeca...
Introducing Secure Digital Transport with Accelerator Finalist Botdoc
Introducing Secure Digital Transport with Accelerator Finalist Botdoc ICBA's Kevin Tweddle talks remote document collection with ThinkTECH Accelerator finalist Botdoc. Marty Sellars of FNBC Bank...
Diving into Data with Accelerator Finalist KapitalWise
Diving into Data with Accelerator Finalist KapitalWise ICBA's Kevin Tweddle talks diving into data with ThinkTECH Accelerator finalist KapitalWise. Zach Pettet of nbkc in Kansas City, Mo., offers...
ICBA Launches Partnership with the Congressional Management Foundation
ICBA Launches Partnership with the Congressional Management Foundation ICBA is proud to announce a new partnership with the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), a nonpartisan, nonprofit...
Streamlining Digital Lending with Accelerator Finalist MK Decision
Streamlining Digital Lending with Accelerator Finalist MK Decision ICBA Bancard's Tina Giorgio profiles ThinkTECH Accelerator finalist MK Decision and its online loan origination system, creating a...
Focusing on Economic Opportunity
Focusing on Economic Opportunity Community banks' dedication to bipartisan economic principles that expand access to financial services shines through in ICBA’s new policy platform: “Community...
Empowering Banks for the Future with Accelerator Finalist Agora
Empowering Banks for the Future with Accelerator Finalist Agora ICBA's Kevin Tweddle talks ramping up digital services with ThinkTECH Accelerator finalist Agora. By Kevin Tweddle There’s just...
Expediting Commercial Loan Applications with Accelerator Finalist CRiskCo
Expediting Commercial Loan Applications with Accelerator Finalist CRiskCo ICBA's Kevin Tweddle talks expedited underwriting for commercial loans with ThinkTECH Accelerator finalist CRiskCo....