Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 5, 2022

Not many bank CEOs can say their first bank job was. For those who can, they say it brings a unique perspective on leadership to the industry. The post The Path Less Taken to the Community Bank C-Suite appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 3, 2022

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Ohio bank CEO Mike Vynalek discusses his own journey in community bank advocacy and how he's getting emerging leaders at his bank involved in advocacy. The post Podcast: Seeing Results from Community Bank Advocacy appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Multiple lenders filled leadership roles across the country, including National Bankshares in Virginia, while Peoples Financial in Pennsylvania said its CEO would step down.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As CEO of First United Bank and Trust, ABA Treasurer Carissa Rodeheaver views personal relationships as the core business strength of the institution. The post Stressing ‘community’ in community banking appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 11, 2024

Creating a board that is high-functioning and enhances the bank’s service to the community, its success and its profitability. The post Five tips to juice community bank board performance appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 14, 2021

In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled "The Death of the Community Bank" and in that speech I made predictions. Prediction: The General Bank will become extinct. Much like competitors nip at community banks' customers. Eighteen percent of that group opened an account at a digital bank. Result: Mixed.

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ABA Community Banking

APRIL 13, 2023

How can community bank emerging leaders take initiative in innovation? The post Podcast: The just-do-it mindset in community bank innovation appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. Tim Shangle advises bankers to take small steps and explore what new technologies can do.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

We asked community bankers and experts for their advice on ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. If community banks put in the effort to foster a sense of belonging, the result is a stronger workplace culture, greater employee loyalty and, ultimately, a better experience for customers. Misti Stanton, Mercantile Bank.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists?

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Community continuation is not about checking a regulatory box; it means putting a name to the people who will be the future of our banks. This advice led me to a new way of contemplating leadership. In our bank, we have retired the phrase “succession planning” and replaced it with “community continuation.”

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 2, 2020

Whether it’s buying a mortgage division in 2009 or building a diversified product set in an age of nichification, community bank CEO Luanne Cundiff zigs when pundits say to zag. The post The Community Bank Contrarian appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Finer Points

MARCH 30, 2016

It’s something ICBA and the community banking industry say all the time: community banks are the nation’s leading small-business lenders. While community banks make up less than 20 percent of the banking system’s assets, they dole out more than half of its small-business loans.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Following their stints as interns, Malvern Bank retained the talents of (L to R) Cody Sorenson, Keegan Wederquist and Adam Konfrst, hiring them as full-time, mid-level team members. These community banks share how they have (or haven’t) altered their hiring strategies. Eclipse Bank: Reputation matters. Total employment.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2020

“Well-executed leadership is less about marching to your own beat and more about creating a well-choreographed team play.”. That approach doesn’t line up at all with the reality of true leadership. Well-executed leadership is less about marching to your own beat and more about creating a well-choreographed team play.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Financial institutions standing in 2030 will have completed a significant and gut-wrenching transformation of their leadership talent. Every year, digitization further rattles the relevancy of the traditional hierarchical banking organization. That’s the new DNA we need to increase across the banking industry.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As an early-career CPA, Carissa Rodeheaver began her community banking career as a trust administrator nearly three decades ago. Now, she's at the same bank, as chairman, president and CEO of Oakland, Maryland-based First United Bank and Trust.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Community Banks as Venture Capitalists In fact, not all providers of venture capital are venture capitalists. Increasingly, banks are filling the void created by VCs. Among community banks investing in fintech startups, the average investment was nearly $3 million per bank in 2022. billion in 2021.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The fourth season of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast kicks off with Minnesota community bank CEO Andy Schornack. The post Podcast: Giving Emerging Community Bank Talent ‘Opportunities to Shine’ appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 6, 2021

CEO survey reveals banks’ resilience, commitment to employees and communities. The post How Community Banks Survived the COVID Pandemic appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

APRIL 18, 2024

The post Podcast: How a Georgia community bank engaged employees at 3X the national rate appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. The rest are described as disengaged, with 17 percent actively disengaged, "which means they are literally trying to sabotage the organization," notes Neil Stevens.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Multiple lenders recruited and promoted from within to fill leadership posts. Orrstown Financial Services disclosed the retirement of its planned CEO successor.

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ABA Community Banking

JULY 11, 2022

Cloud migration was a big deal for banks before COVID, but it kicked into a higher gear than ever as the pandemic drove virtual banking, digital workflows and remote work across the industry. The post Podcast: A community bank CEO’s perspective on cloud migration appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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BankInovation

APRIL 29, 2021

This month saw investment in digital leadership and compliance, as C-suite positions were filled with new faces at JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Independent Financial, as well as at MoneyGram and Fiserv.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2020

“As the cornerstones of the community, community bankers offer a light in the darkness of hard times.”. Bolstered by the unfailing dedication of community banks, our communities will continue to weather the storm. Working together, hand in hand with our communities, community bankers make a difference.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

A conversation with Tim Marshall, president and CEO of the Bank of Ann Arbor. The post CEO Q&A: Brand Presence for Community Banks appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Photo by Chris Williams For community banks, marketing often points to finding ways to educate, support and grow community, as well as customer knowledge and awareness. True relationships withstand the test of time, and such is the case with the community bank/customer connection. I hope to see you there!

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

What it means for community banks is clear. Throughout the near future, similar market volatility and uncertainty is likely to plague mortgage lenders, calling on community bank leaders to develop new strategies to aging challenges. Developing leaders in mortgage lending.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 2, 2021

One of my tweeps (Twitter friends), is Andy Schornack, CEO of Flagship Bank Minnesota, based in Wayzata. He exemplifies the best of next generation bank leadership, with eyes wide open to the next iteration of banking in our rapidly changing environment.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Community banks need to get engaged on the regulators’ capital framework overhaul, outgoing ABA Chair Dan Robb told ABA’s Annual Convention in Nashville this morning. The post Dan Robb: Capital proposal is concerning to community bankers appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Southern Bancorp partners with other community banks to increase loan accessibility and financial literacy to low-income customers. As CEO of Southern Bancorp, Darrin Williams wants to promote relationships between community banks and CDFIs to create more prosperous communities. Better serving its communities.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 11, 2020

Two rising community bank executives in North Carolina share lessons in career development and leadership. The post Podcast: Building a Career as a Community Banker appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

APRIL 23, 2021

American Bankers Association President and CEO Rob Nichols today said that the rapid convergence of banking and technology is important and benefits consumers, but emphasized that “there should be some degree of levelness as it pertains to supervision and consumer protection,” for new market entrants offering bank-like services.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As rates stay high, concerns about credit risk and borrower health are top of mind for bank and credit union leaders, especially as it relates to lending to small businesses. However, recent data from Abrigo shows that privately held companies across the U.S. are displaying their financial resilience. Nearly all U.S.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 3, 2024

Citing his leadership in advocacy and “his thoughtful, deliberate dedication to the essence of community banking,” BankBeat magazine has named Bryan Bruns — president and CEO of Lake Central Bank in Annandale, Minnesota — as its 2024 Banker of the Year.

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