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Brad M. Bolton: Working through difficult times
Working through any difficulty or crisis at your community bank won’t be a walk in the park, but it may lead to an experience for which you’re truly grateful.
Rebeca Romero Rainey: Shifts in lending
Loan providers are multiplying, and we cannot underestimate the need for a frictionless loan, one that removes hoops for our customers and feels simple, efficient and effective.
9 ways to manage credit risk
Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. These experts share nine tips and credit risk best...
Introducing the 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator finalists
The 2022 ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator spotlighted some of the most innovative fintech providers. We asked this year’s cohort how community banks can harness today’s technologies and solutions to...
4 Ways to Find International Business Customers
SPONSORED | International expansion means more opportunities to acquire new customers. PCBB's insights paper, "Strategies to Attract New International Business Customers", identifies ways to find...
Ensure your community bank is inclusive
For a workplace to be truly inclusive, its employees should feel accepted for who they are and valued for their unique perspectives and backgrounds. We asked community bankers and experts for their...
5 ways to shake up your lending strategy
A new approach to loan protocols is just one way for community banks to grow in new and different directions. Assessing best practices, rates, marketing efforts and more can position loan producers...
How community banks can help young homebuyers
As house prices skyrocket, student loan debt grows and wages stagnate, many Gen Zers and millennials are watching their homebuying dreams move out of reach. But there are ways community banks can...
Q1 2020 Bank Executive Business Outlook Survey Highlights
Q1 2020 Bank Executive Business Outlook Survey Highlights What a difference three months make. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the outlook among bankers about the economy and the state of the...
Raising Community Banker Awareness of CDFIs
Raising Community Banker Awareness of CDFIs ICBA is working to raise awareness of a special designation available to certain community banks – the Community Development Financial Institution. By...
A Guide for Community Banks Reopening Their Doors
A Guide for Community Banks Reopening Their Doors ICBA has compiled a guide to help community banks resume more normal operations and person-to-person services. ICBA has compiled a guide to help...
ICBA’s Annual M&A Workshop Goes Virtual through a Webinar Series
ICBA’s Annual M&A Workshop Goes Virtual through a Webinar Series Kicking off Oct. 13, Community Banker University® is hosting a four-part Mergers & Acquisitions Webinar Workshop series...
Bank Director News has Gone Digital
Bank Director News has Gone Digital Due to the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19, this issue of Community Bank Director News is being distributed exclusively in electronic format so...
SBA Offers PPP Answers on Directors, Partnerships, and More
SBA Offers PPP Answers on Directors, Partnerships, and More The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration just answered key ICBA questions about the Paycheck Protection Program relating...
ICBA revamps COVID-19 resource center
ICBA revamps COVID-19 resource center ICBA is continuously updating its COVID-19 Community Banking Resources page to provide community bank leadership with the latest breaking industry news and...
Governance Help is Just a Call Away
Governance Help is Just a Call Away As a subscriber of ICBA's Bank Director Program, you have free access to knowledgeable community bank attorneys at Gerrish Smith Tuck who can quickly and...
Paycheck Protection Plan Flexibility Act Increases PPP Loan Program Flexibility
Paycheck Protection Plan Flexibility Act Increases PPP Loan Program Flexibility On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) Flexibility Act was signed into law by the President. The PPP...
Ready to Run: After a lag, prepayments are primed to take off.
Ready to Run: After a lag, prepayments are primed to take off. If you are inclined to read bond analysts’ research reports, eventually you’ll chance upon some commentary that addresses the...
Why Succession Planning is Key to Bank Independence
Why Succession Planning is Key to Bank Independence Independence is at the heart of many community banks’ ethos, but how do community bankers embed this core value into their strategic planning?...
2008 vs. 2020: A Financial Crisis Comparison
2008 vs. 2020: A Financial Crisis Comparison How does the financial crisis of 2008 compare with the pandemic-driven economic crisis of today? Though both significantly impacted our economy, there...