Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

This month’s Independent Banker focuses on budgeting issues with a special emphasis on the ICBA National Community Bank Service Awards. With that two-pronged concentration, I can’t help but consider the connection between our role of service and the impact regulation can have on our very ability to serve.

Community Bank 163

Community Bank Honolulu Community Georgia 163

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. He has served as president and CEO of $365 million-asset Century Bank & Trust in Milledgeville, Ga., now part of Bank of America, before moving to Griffin, Ga.,

Community 172

Community Community Bank Georgia San Antonio 172

American Banker

AUGUST 19, 2016

The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed the $21.4 million-asset Woodbury Banking Company on Friday, marking this year's fourth bank failure.

Georgia 28

Georgia Regulation Company FDIC 28

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Around the Table—Wisconsin community bankers work with legislative staff members on Capitol Hill during ICBA’s Washington Policy Summit. Keeping community banking interests front and center. 812) and the Community Bank Access to Capital Act (H.R. Any community banker is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Washington FDIC 70

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

IB: Moving from ministry to banking is quite a change. How did you conclude that community banking was a good move for you? IB: Has community banking been what you expected it to be? When the customer gives the teller the money, all the wheels in the bank come alive. It’s just crazy. IB: You just turned 32.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Lending Training 70

Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

(Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart). How did they grow so quickly?

Arkansas 65

Arkansas South Carolina FDIC North Carolina 65

American Banker

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program and encouraging digital innovation are top priorities for James Edwards, CEO of United Bank in Georgia. He also expects the American Bankers Association to promote diversity and regulatory reform in the next year.

Georgia 54

Georgia Innovation Community Bank Community 54