Santa Maria-style banking is personal Jul 31st 2020 12:07am on Connections, Operations & Management, Products & Services, Technology Santa Maria-style banking is personal Jul 31st 2020 12:07am on Connections, Operations & Management, Products & Services, Technology The award-winning Community Bank of Santa Maria has won over new customers with its high-tech, high-touch service despite challenges like COVID-19 and economic downturns.
Wilson Bank & Trust is rebuilding after a storm Jul 31st 2020 12:07am on Connections, General, Lending When its four-county market in Tennessee was hit by not one but 10 strong tornadoes, Wilson Bank & Trust came to its aid by offering recovery loans with under-market interest rates.
Grow your banking career virtually with ICBA Jul 31st 2020 12:07am on Advocacy, Connections, Membership While community bankers are not able to meet physically due to COVID-19, the moment creates new opportunities to connect virtually and grow professionally with fewer time and budget constraints.
The bank pioneering banking as a service Jul 01st 2020 12:07am on Connections, Operations & Management, Products & Services, Technology With the help of a fintech partnership, Coastal Community Bank has blazed a trail by providing banking as a service (BaaS). By Judith Sears Name: Coastal Community Bank Location: Everett, Wash. Assets: $1.1 billion For the past five years, Coastal Community Bank in Everett, Wash., has provided what it calls banking as a service, or […]
Building a better beach community Jul 01st 2020 12:07am on Connections, General, Lending Sanibel Captiva Community Bank in Sanibel, Fla., won an award because of its commitment to fueling the growth of its coastal community. By William Atkinson For the past 17 years, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has served families and businesses of Lee County, Florida. The bank was originally created to serve those on the Sanibel and […]
Need digital payments guidance? Try this ICBA Bancard tool Jul 01st 2020 12:07am on Advocacy, Connections, Membership A free, interactive tool and guide from ICBA Bancard and Aite Group is helping community bankers to tailor their digital payments strategies to their customers’ needs. By Mary Yerkes Customer demand for digital payments continues to rise, and with it, the number of serious competitors contending for market share. Although community banks have long realized […]
The community bank broadcasting Kansas City Jun 01st 2020 12:06am on Connections, Marketing, Membership Country Club Bank’s podcast, Banking on KC, shares highlights of its greater Kansas City, Mo., community, including insights from many of the community bank’s business customers and local leaders. By Rebecca Lubecki Name: Country Club Bank Assets: $1.5 billion Location: Kansas City, Mo. For those unfamiliar with the banking industry, it can be easy to […]
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust goes casual for a cause Jun 01st 2020 12:06am on Connections, Membership, Other Programs Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is swapping donations for denim. Employees who donate through its Casual for a Cause program get to dress down at work, a simple act that has collectively generated thousands of dollars for local charities. By Eric Best Wearing jeans used to be a deal breaker at Bar Harbor Bank & […]
Kitsap Bank: Deeply rooted in community May 01st 2020 08:05am on Connections, Membership, Other Programs Kitsap Bank has been central to the communities it serves since its founding in 1908. Whether it’s financing fire departments or inspiring local entrepreneurs, the community bank is on a mission to “cause good.” By Judith Sears Name: Kitsap Bank Assets: $1.2 billion Location: Port Orchard, Wash. The first firetruck in Port Orchard, Wash., was […]
ICBA: 90 years of helping community banks flourish May 01st 2020 08:05am on Advocacy, Connections, Membership In 1930, a group of 28 community bankers came together in rural Minnesota for one reason. In the wake of the stock market crash of 1929, just seven months earlier, their aim was to stop big banks from concentrating the banking industry. Nearly a century later, that mission has not changed. This month, the organization […]
