Independent Banker

MAY 2, 2016

We ignite prosperity in all the communities we serve through community reinvestment, lending to local businesses, and providing educational opportunities for the community and our employees. We are more than a community bank; we are a community prosperity engine.

North Dakota 70

North Dakota Community Bank Community Risk Management 70

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Far more than any other issue, regulatory compliance is the biggest challenge community bankers experienced in 2015, with 43 percent naming it as such in ICBA’s State of the Community Banking Industry survey. First Security, a $180 million-asset community bank in New Salem, N.D., Making adjustments.

North Dakota 70

North Dakota Community Bank Community Compliance 70

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Coping just fine, community banks in energy-producing regions manage the oil-price plunge. Yet community bankers serving the oil industry say they’ve been expecting a drop in the notoriously cyclical price of crude. Pat Hickman, chairman and CEO of Happy State Bank, a $2.6 By Howard Schneider. New energy regions adapt.

North Dakota 70

North Dakota Texas Louisiana Community Bank 70

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2016

billion in asset company headquartered in West Virginia, providing community banking services primarily in the Eastern Panhandle and South Central regions of the state, and the Northern and Shenandoah Valley regions of Virginia. And that is a key reason why their five-year total return exceeded 1,000%! #3. Summit Financial Group, Inc.

North Dakota 60

North Dakota Minnesota West Virginia Arizona 60

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 14 locations. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota.

North Dakota 87

North Dakota Arizona Minnesota Los Angeles 87

American Banker

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Bankers in the Bakken Share region of Minnesota and North Dakota are keeping an eye on exposure to hotels, apartments and retail space as economic slowdowns occur in energy producing markets.

Regional 28

Regional North Dakota Minnesota Retail 28

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 19, 2015

through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 16 locations. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota.

North Dakota 60

North Dakota Arizona Michigan Florida 60

American Banker

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The region now leads the nation in virus cases, and with winter lurking the fear is that the outbreak will only get worse.

Regional 78

Regional National North Dakota South Dakota 78

Payments Source

APRIL 3, 2018

First International Bank plans to rename the company Kotapay, while expanding services that include handling direct deposit and credit card processing for financial firms.

Payments 62

Payments Cards North Dakota Company 62

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

“I’m not sure how we would have processed all of the PPP loans and everything else in the last 18 months without some of the technology that we have implemented,” says Chris Jundt, senior vice president and chief lending officer at First State Bank & Trust. Northpointe Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich., Cashing in on efficiencies.

Lending 91

Lending Community Bank Community North Dakota 91

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. With the recent announcement of Andrea Short as CEO of 1st Source Bank, Murphy will remain chair and CEO of the holding company. Provident Financial Services, Inc. Goes to CSI.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216