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Looking Ahead: The Lending Landscape for 2026
Explore the 2026 lending landscape for community banks, including trends in CRE, SBA loans, consumer spending and credit quality monitoring.
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Community Banking Deregulation: Preparing for Policy Changes in 2026
AdvocacyLegislation and Regulation
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Public Funds as a Strategic Anchor in Modern Wholesale Funding
OperationsGrowth
The IT Vendor Decision That Could Make or Break Your Bank
FintechOperations
Your 2026 Budget Is Complete. Now Is the Right Time to Fix What Made It Hard.
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Defend Your Bank from Card Fraud Loss
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Advocacy
Community Banking Deregulation: Preparing for Policy Changes in 2026
AdvocacyLegislation and Regulation
Mickey Marshall: Let's Close the ILC Loophole
AdvocacyLegislation and Regulation
Deposit Insurance Reform: Community Bankers' Goals
AdvocacyLegislation and Regulation
Revealed: The Impact of Credit Union Acquisitions
Grassroots ActionAdvocacy
Payments & Tech
4 Reasons Community Banks Should Offer E-invoicing to Business Customers
PaymentsPayments & Tech
Should Community Banks Offer Subscription Management Services?
PaymentsPayments & Tech
How to Unlock Hidden Card Revenue with BINs
PaymentsPayments & Tech
Strengthening Franchise Value: Community Banks’ Growing Use of Reciprocal Deposits
PaymentsPayments & Tech
In Community Bankers' Own Words
“Given the industry loss rates, you have to be more cautious on ensuring your restaurant clients have the appropriate collateral and cash flow from other sources to assist them in assuming [their] debt service payments can be made and that they can make principal payments.”
David Saber
CEO, Park State Bank
Compliance & Risk
Personalization Strategies, Driven by Community Bank Data
Compliance & RiskCompliance and BSA-AML
Fraud Moves Fast. Are You Keeping Up?
FraudCompliance & Risk
Free IT Assessment for Banks—Limited-Time Offer
SecurityCompliance & Risk
FHFA Updates Enable Faster, Fairer Mortgages
Compliance & RiskInsights
Growth
Adding a Line of Business? Consider This
GrowthGrowth Strategies and MandA
Full-Service Financial Well-being
Wealth ManagementGrowth
Jim Reber: Barbell Strategies Can Help Bond Portfolios in 2026
GrowthInvestment and Insurance
Public Funds as a Strategic Anchor in Modern Wholesale Funding
OperationsGrowth
People
Bringing Free Patient Care to Those In Need
CulturePeople
ENTER NOW: 40 Under 40: Community Bank Leaders awards
CulturePeople
Jack E. Hopkins: Setting our priorities for 2026
PeopleColumns
Out of Office: Olympia Reed
CulturePeople
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