ICBA’s Community Bank Mission Critical to 2023 Successes
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ICBA Center for Innovation: The Next Chapter in Fostering Community Bank-Fintech Partnerships
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Six Payment Trends Shaping Community Bank Priorities in 2024
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Community Banks are Fighting Check Fraud on the Front Lines
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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Authentic connection
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by Lauri Loveridge
1y ago
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. It’s not unusual to hear about a community bank having served a family or a business for generations, and that’s a testament to the strength of the relationship. As we consider marketing in this month’s issue, I took time to reflect on exactly what differentiates the community banker and how marketing can help in gro ..read more
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Brad Bolton: Keep advocating
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by Lauri Loveridge
1y ago
Photo by Chris Williams I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as chairman. I will continue to advocate for community banking, and for the rest of my career, stand side by side with you to fight our future battles. Serving as ICBA chairman has been one of the highest honors of my life. It’s hard to put into words how special this experience is. The work you’re doing every day puts real faces and names to the communities we’re fighting for, and it has been a privilege to be your representative at the national level. Yet, it takes the voices of many to make a true impact. That’s why ..read more
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BankOnBuffalo redefines mobile banking
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by Lauri Loveridge
1y ago
BankOnBuffalo president Michael Noah says the bank’s mobile branch will provide service to those who don’t have easy access to banks. Photos by Luke Copping Photography BankOnBuffalo has hit the road with its new mobile bank, BankOnWheels, to meet the needs of underserved communities. By William Atkinson Name: BankOnBuffalo Assets: $1.1 billion Location: Buffalo, N.Y. This past November, BankOnBuffalo, a division of $5.5 billion-asset CNB Bank headquartered in Clearfield, Penn., added a new branch to its preexisting lineup of 12 branches and offices in or around Buffalo, N.Y. Where is this ..read more
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Lindsay LaNore: 7 ideas for cultivating inspiration
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by Lauri Loveridge
1y ago
By Lindsay LaNore, ICBA The theme for ICBA LIVE 2023 is “Light the Fire. Light the Way.” As leaders, that’s a huge part of what we do: spark enthusiasm, encourage creativity and guide our teams on the paths to success. But inspiration doesn’t always happen spontaneously, or even daily, so it’s incumbent upon us to develop strategies and create environments that inspire and motivate our teams, all while making sure we stay inspired ourselves. Here are some great tools for cultivating inspiration. Remove limitations. Sometimes a project or task seems, on its face, to have restrictions. Bu ..read more
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Valley Bank helps lead women home
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by Lauri Loveridge
1y ago
Valley Bank offers financial literacy education to women through Hoving Home. Valley Bank is working side by side with Walter Hoving Home, a place of refuge for women struggling with addiction and other personal challenges, to offer residents financial empowerment. By Roshan McArthur For Valley Bank in Wayne, N.J., success brings with it an obligation to help others succeed, too. The near century-old, $57 billion-asset community bank believes deeply in financial empowerment, not just for its customers but for the most vulnerable community members, too. For more than five years, Valley Bank ha ..read more
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The benefits of offering virtual advisor services
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by Lauri Loveridge
1y ago
From left: Coastal Heritage Bank staff Pat Driscoll, Sondra Krieg, Lisa Levy, Janet Joyce, Diane Calabro and Scott Ambroceo. Photo by Mike Ritter Spurred by social distancing and shutdowns during the pandemic, many community banks turned to virtual financial advisory services, and these new practices are expected to stick around. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert The pandemic shutdowns expedited community banks’ digital transformation journeys—including the adoption of virtual financial advisory services. More and more community banks offering wealth management now provide these services, not as a subs ..read more
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