Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Here’s how community banks can enhance their payments offerings. of banks’ revenues come from payments. Payments account for up to 30% of bank revenue, and that income stream is under attack. As 2023 kicks off, community banks can respond to today’s payments landscape by addressing five key trends.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The bank cut its dividend, raised capital, hired multiple top executives and vowed to reduce its commercial real estate concentration after a bruising first half of 2024.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As community banks grow, their vendor partnerships usually also do, which can lead to challenges with organization, data security and more. To address these issues, some community banks have turned to artificial intelligence. Greg Ohlendorf, First Community Bank and Trust. Photo by MirageC/Getty Images.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Atlantic Union to buy Sandy Spring in Maryland; deals also announced in Tennessee and Texas. The post Bank acquisitions announced in three states appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Across the world, people are using super apps to send messages, purchase tickets and, of course, bank online. What are they, and how can community banks stay on top of this trend? Community bank considerations. So, what does this intersection of regulation and technology competition mean for community banks?

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ABA Community Banking

APRIL 26, 2020

With the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program set to re-opening for applications tomorrow, a Maryland bank CEO this weekend recounted his bank’s experience getting up and running during the early days of the program. The post Maryland Bank CEO Reflects on First Round of PPP Applications appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

MAY 23, 2024

The bank took a big hit on an office property in Washington, D.C., during the first quarter. This month, it filed a shelf registration statement for an offering of up to $150 million that could be used to bolster capital or refinance debt.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Experts say community banks can use education, biometrics and solid cybersecurity practices to fight this growing area of crime. Say a scammer calls a community bank customer and gains their trust by using information obtained from a major data breach. By Elizabeth Judd. Examples of remote authentication fraud.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

“For Ron, giving back to the community is part of the essence of who he is. With vigor and a strong commitment to service, Ron Paul leads a rapidly growing community bank in Maryland. Ronald Paul first encountered community banking as a real estate developer in the early 1980s. Laurence Bensinger, EagleBank.

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Banking Exchange

JULY 24, 2019

Maryland bank enables next-level communication at nine branches Technology Feature3 Feature Customers Branch Technology/ATMs Tech Management Community Banking.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. It’s certainly an interesting time to be a community bank, but there are still plenty of ways to make efficiencies with an eye on profitability. ? How can they counteract these effects and maximize financial efficiency?

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

So how do social payments fit in community banks’ long-term future? In fact, a 2020 NerdWallet survey found that 68% of consumers have maintained a balance in their mobile payment app, and on average, those who use them have allowed up to $287 to accrue before they transfer it to their bank. DJ Seeterlin, Chesapeake Bank.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

An event at EMS in June brought together (L–R) Clear Mountain Bank president/CEO Dave Thomas, ICBA president Rebeca Romero Rainey, FHLBank Pittsburgh president/CEO Winthrop Watson, and Tim Critchfield, EMS owner/president. Name: Clear Mountain Bank. In 2021, the bank was named West Virginia Community Lender of the Year.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

The payments space can be dizzying for even the most enterprising community bank. Banking-as-a-service (BaaS). Central bank digital currency (CBDC). The financial services industry is acting on this digital demand, incorporating fintech solutions, instant payments offerings and crypto banking products.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

The FedNow Service is launching in early 2023, giving community banks about a year to plan. Here’s how community bankers, payments experts and fintech vendors suggest using the time to prepare. With less than a year until the scheduled launch of the FedNow Service, community banks are still awaiting updates on specifics. “And

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Here’s what community banks need to know about these products and how they can take advantage of this model. BNPL: The community bank play. Those drawbacks present opportunities for community banks to emphasize their roles as trusted financial partners. Colleen Morriso n is a writer in Maryland.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

When Rockland Trust synced up with an ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator grad to launch a virtual digital banking platform, it took relationships between the community bank and its customers to a whole new level. For Rockland Trust, a $20 billion-asset community bank in Rockland, Mass., By Colleen Morrison.

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American Banker

JULY 17, 2023

Scully, who founded and then eventually sold Howard Bank, will help the Rockville, Maryland-based Capital expand its footprint in the Washington, D.C., metro area.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 15, 2022

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American Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The acquisition would deepen Orrstown's presence in its home state and Maryland. Codorus Valley Bancorp in recent years had faced pressure from an activist investor to consider selling.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Faced with several transitional issues, here’s how these community banks gained support from their new providers to adapt to the change. Two years before changing core processors, Asian Bank began conducting weekly meetings to brainstorm attributes its dream core provider would possess. When Del Norte Bank in Del Norte, Colo.,

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American Banker

DECEMBER 12, 2022

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American Banker

JUNE 18, 2020

Delmarva Bancshares, which was on the brink of failure during the financial crisis, will be sold to BV Financial for $54 million.

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American Banker

JULY 27, 2023

Like many of its peers, the bank is grappling with higher deposit costs and net interest margin pressure.

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American Banker

AUGUST 4, 2016

said that its insurance unit bought The Advantage Group, which offers personal, business and life insurance to clients in Maryland, northern Virginia and Washington. Sandy Spring Bancorp in Olney, Md.,

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Quail Creek Bank develops its own Apple Watch app. Many of your community bank’s customers are using smartphones, and most smartphone users with bank accounts are using mobile banking. Community banks must improve their customers’ mobile banking experience to remain competitive with national banks.”.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

is planning to enter Maryland with its agreement to buy New Windsor Bancorp in Taneytown, Md. in Gettysburg, Pa.,

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Driver Management, a bank investor, alleges that First United in Maryland made false claims and improperly lobbied lawmakers to keep its nominees off the board. The bank asserts that it acted properly in response to an attempted hostile takeover.

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American Banker

AUGUST 17, 2022

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 26, 2015

At some community banks, budgeting for technology has become a more important focus over the past several years. If the project is something that can make a bank more profitable in the short term or long term, the bank should make the purchase, whether it was budgeted for or not. State Bank and Trust Co.

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American Banker

MARCH 3, 2021

The company would gain its first branches around Annapolis after it buys Severn in a deal valued at $146 million.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 14, 2014

When Community Bank of Bergen County unveiled its online mortgage hub this summer, the bank put “ease of use” at the top of its goals for the site, says President and CEO Peter Michelotti. “I Sam Vallandingham, president and CEO of The First State Bank in Barboursville, W.Va., Hubs of Opportunity. By Elizabeth Judd.

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American Banker

JANUARY 9, 2023

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Me to a community banker: Why don't you offer more options than real estate secured lending to help fund early stage businesses? Banker: Because that's not community banking. I've been in this business over 20 years and still don't know the definition of community banking. In other words, be a General Bank.

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American Banker

MARCH 6, 2020

The company will pay $25 million in cash for Carroll Bancorp in a deal between Baltimore-area banks.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

The Internet of Things, also known as the Industrial Internet, is where networked smart devices communicate to powerfully automate a multitude of complex tasks for both consumers and businesses, potentially including community banks. Michael Blankenheim is a freelance writer in Maryland. in Stamford, Conn.,

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Independent Banker

JULY 1, 2015

The combination has helped make him the star lender at Farmers & Merchants Bank, a $120 million-asset community bank in Miamisburg, Ohio. With a flat local economy, “98 percent of our business comes from happy customers,” says Shon Myers, the bank’s president and CEO. Clinton Morton, Famers & Merchants Bank.

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