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Feed your focus
Feed your focus When I really need to focus, I’ve noticed the process usually starts with decluttering both my mind and my environment. I love the quote, “Starve the distractions. Feed your focus.”...
Tell Congress & regulators to wake up
Tell Congress & regulators to wake up As we continue our relentless focus on customers in need, we must not let our guard down in continuing to urge Congress, the agencies, and the public to “wake...
Short, Sharp, and Spotty: What to Expect from the Coronavirus Recession and How Community Banks Can Help
Short, Sharp, and Spotty: What to Expect from the Coronavirus Recession and How Community Banks Can Help With irrefutable evidence that the United States is in a recession, zealous market watchers...
Community Banks Continue to Respond to Small Business Needs
Community Banks Continue to Respond to Small Business Needs Literally overnight — the night of March 26 — community banks answered the call to support small businesses fighting to survive COVID-19....
Mapping out career paths
Mapping out career paths Given today’s competitive labor market and rising employee expectations, finding the right talent for your bank can be challenging. So, why not look internally and focus on...
SBA releases loan-level PPP data
SBA releases loan-level PPP data The SBA and Treasury Department just publicly released loan-by-loan information about Paycheck Protection Program loans, as they said they would on June 19. By...
7 Tips for Mitigating Synthetic Identity Fraud Risk
7 Tips for Mitigating Synthetic Identity Fraud Risk Catching synthetic identity fraudsters remains difficult, and the fall-out of not detecting it, is substantial. AI company Coalesce estimates...
Green Grass and High Strides: A Story of Resilience and Commitment in Community Banks’ Latest Performance Numbers
Green Grass and High Strides: A Story of Resilience and Commitment in Community Banks’ Latest Performance Numbers Second-quarter FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile statistics are not just evidence of...
Community Banks Respond to Americans’ Needs
Community Banks Respond to Americans’ Needs While we have never before experienced anything quite like COVID-19, we can identify a bright spot: community banks rising to serve the needs of their...
Stats Offer Perspective on Community Bank PPP Loan Impact
Stats Offer Perspective on Community Bank PPP Loan Impact It’s no surprise that community banks have been financial first responders during the coronavirus pandemic. Their mission, vision and...
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Lending
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Lending Well before coronavirus saturated our headlines, community banks accounted for 60 percent of small-business lending, served 58 percent of small...
Customer Data Sharing: What you (and your customers) should know
Customer Data Sharing: What you (and your customers) should know When I think about customer-permissioned data sharing, I am reminded of the scene from the movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off where...
When Fintech Meets Regtech
When Fintech Meets Regtech Unless you have been living on a desert island for the past few years, you would be hard-pressed to miss the technological revolution that is sweeping our nation’s...
Brave New Housing Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Banks
Brave New Housing Market: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Banks While policymakers continue debating new approaches to mitigate the coronavirus' ongoing impact, one issue has attracted...
Continuing the ThinkTECH Accelerator Journey
Continuing the ThinkTECH Accelerator Journey Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, which is why we recently kicked off its application period for our third ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator...
SimplyBank’s Take on Fostering Community Bank Innovation
SimplyBank’s Take on Fostering Community Bank Innovation In an environment where innovation needs to be continual, how can community banks succeed? Blake Swafford, senior innovation officer at...
Energy and influence
Energy and influence Academic studies have shown that making yourself smile can actually boost your mood and that a warm smile can help convince other people of your competence. Smiling is also...
A summer reading list for leaders
A summer reading list for leaders Summer is approaching rapidly, and it’s often the best time to catch up on reading. So, here are some suggestions for great books to hone your leadership skills....
How Community Banks Can Lead in Weathering Natural Disasters
How Community Banks Can Lead in Weathering Natural Disasters The coronavirus pandemic, hurricane season, and the wildfires on the West Coast, stand as prudent reminders of how critical disaster...
Budgeting for a 2021 Innovation Agenda
Budgeting for a 2021 Innovation Agenda With so many unknowns, budgeting is difficult, but there is a bright spot. With uncertainty comes the opportunity to look at what we do in a different light...