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ICBA "Going Postal”
ICBA "Going Postal” I’m all for outside-the-box thinking. Fresh ideas and brainstorming are as important in community banking as they are in any other business. But sometimes an idea comes along...
April is a Flurry of Community Banking Activity
April is a Flurry of Community Banking Activity Wow. I don’t think there’s much more you can say with the flurry of activity going on at ICBA and throughout the community banking industry right...
Regulatory Burden Is Capturing Big Headlines
Regulatory Burden Is Capturing Big Headlines While ICBA continues our full-court press toward advancing community bank regulatory relief all the way through Congress and to the president’s desk, we...
A Thanksgiving Blessing: the Libor Fix
A Thanksgiving Blessing: the Libor Fix As we look toward Thanksgiving with thoughts on all of life’s blessings, community bankers recently got a bit of good news that we can all be thankful for....
Guest Blog: Giving Credit Where It’s Due—with Community Bankers
Guest Blog: Giving Credit Where It’s Due—with Community Bankers By Terry J. Jorde Congratulations, community bankers! This week we saw once again that our industry’s hard work and determination on...
Retailers Fishing for Distractions Amid Data Security Push
Retailers Fishing for Distractions Amid Data Security Push Congress is an intentionally deliberative body. It was structured by our founders to ensure collective participation in shaping government...
Millennials Are the Future for Community Banks
Millennials Are the Future for Community Banks Forget what you think you know about Generation Y. The nation’s millennials—the biggest and most diverse generation of customers in our nation’s...
Community Bankers to Washington: Let’s Work Together To Get the Job Done
Community Bankers to Washington: Let’s Work Together To Get the Job Done Last week’s ICBA Washington Policy Summit showed once again that community bankers are not only willing to go the extra...
The Midterms Are Over, but the Community Bank Battle Continues
The Midterms Are Over, but the Community Bank Battle Continues Well, the 2014 midterm elections are in the books. It’s all over but the shouting (almost). With all the close calls, potential...
Take Charge: Combat Call Report Encroachment with ICBA Petition
Take Charge: Combat Call Report Encroachment with ICBA Petition Before I was ever a community banker, I was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute and an officer in the U.S. Army. One of the...
Record-Setting Fines Still Megabank Pocket Change
Record-Setting Fines Still Megabank Pocket Change The recent guilty pleas and fines against five of the world’s largest financial institutions demonstrate not that regulators are finally cracking...
Common Sense Prevails on Capitol Hill
Common Sense Prevails on Capitol Hill Sometimes common sense really can prevail in Washington. It’s been known to happen before, but the latest example was the House’s recent removal of an onerous...
Loan-Loss Plan Is Direct Hit on Community Bank Lending
Loan-Loss Plan Is Direct Hit on Community Bank Lending The following op-ed originally appeared Nov. 9 on American Banker’s BankThink blog. It is no wonder that the banking industry strongly opposes...
Community Bank Persistence Pays Dividends
Community Bank Persistence Pays Dividends It wasn’t exactly what ICBA was advocating; nevertheless, nearly all community banks scored a major victory with the industry’s hard-fought exemption from...
FASB Fabrications Show Genuine Disconnect with Reality
FASB Fabrications Show Genuine Disconnect with Reality Some might be surprised to learn that I’ve encountered circumstances so unbelievable I’ve been left speechless (hard to believe, I know), but...
Responsiveness Is Key to Another Productive Year
Responsiveness Is Key to Another Productive Year Welcome to 2016, community bankers! We had a prolific year of advocacy in 2015, and I want to thank all of you for doing your part. ICBA is again...
Taking the Reins of Leadership
Taking the Reins of Leadership “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” General Colin Powell Good leaders aren’t born, they’re...
Conventional Wisdom
Conventional Wisdom What do community banks have in common with astronauts, fighter pilots and football stars? At next month’s ICBA Community Banking LIVE® national convention, community bankers...
Community Bankers Achieve Vital Changes to Accounting Rules
Community Bankers Achieve Vital Changes to Accounting Rules It took years of hard work, but community bankers once again showed they can make a positive impact on new regulations through engaged...
Taking Pride in Successful Capital Summit
Taking Pride in Successful Capital Summit Community bankers have many reasons to stand proud after last week’s seminal ICBA Capital Summit in Washington. Community bankers have many reasons to...