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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example. Key Community Bank. At the heart of Key Community Bank’s work culture is connection. Greg Dennis, Key Community Bank. “We

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Podcast: How CDFI status helps one community bank stay independent

ABA Community Banking

"We're a small bank, and it gets more expensive all the time to run a small community bank," says Andy Anderson, president and CEO of Bank of Anguilla in Anguilla, Mississippi. "As As long as we can do this profitably and remain in our community, that's what we want to do.".

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New Mississippi Law Limits State-Chartered Bank M&A to Other FDIC-Insured Banks

ABA Community Banking

Under a new law signed by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, only FDIC-insured banks can acquire or merge with Mississippi-chartered state banks. The post New Mississippi Law Limits State-Chartered Bank M&A to Other FDIC-Insured Banks appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Renasant to acquire Mississippi bank for $1.2 billion

American Banker

The buyer said the all-stock deal to buy The First Bancshares would create a combined bank with $25 billion of assets.

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ABA Foundation reaches financial education milestone with 1,000 participating banks

ABA Community Banking

The ABA Foundation announced that DeKalb, Mississippi-based Commercial Bank became the 1,000th bank to participate in its free financial education programs. The post ABA Foundation reaches financial education milestone with 1,000 participating banks appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Training Employees to Soar at Community Bank in Mississippi

American Banker

Roughly once a quarter senior executives at Community Bank in Brandon, Miss., take a select group of up-and-coming managers on a three-day retreat. The trips are part of a management training course known as the Falcon Program that took flight in 2012.

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Insurance deal too rich for Trustmark to pass up, CEO says

American Banker

The Jackson, Mississippi, company will use proceeds from the sale of its Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance unit to restructure its investment portfolio, moving $1.6 billion of low-yield securities off the balance sheet.