Noah Wilcox: A year that defined community banks Dec 01st 2020 12:12am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight Noah Wilcox: A year that defined community banks Dec 01st 2020 12:12am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight It’s time to look toward the future, and I encourage you to hold onto this bigger-picture perspective to propel our communities out of this crisis.
Noah Wilcox: Continuing to push forward Nov 01st 2020 12:11am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight We’ve faced a hard year, one that will go down in the history books. But, despite the difficulties we have endured, there have been positives.
Noah Wilcox: You’ve answered the call Oct 01st 2020 12:10am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight
Noah Wilcox: Helping communities in good and bad times Sep 01st 2020 12:09am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight Our job is to help people in good times and not-so-good times. What we do for the benefit of the community is part of who we are.
Noah Wilcox: Facing challenges head on Jul 31st 2020 12:07am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight “Community banks will strengthen our position at the center of the financial services industry. That’s the power of your membership at work.”
Noah Wilcox: Fighting for our communities Jul 01st 2020 12:07am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight “We’ve been in the trenches fighting for our communities, and we’ve emerged triumphant.” We shut our lobbies in late March due to COVID-19. In our community bank’s history, the only other time we have closed was during the Great Depression, yet we were the first in Minnesota to voluntarily lock up because of the pandemic. Making […]
Noah Wilcox: Our decisions go beyond dollars Jun 01st 2020 12:06am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight “Our decisions go far beyond dollars and cents and extend to finding ways to contribute to the greater good.” My senior year in college, I took a business law class that doled out a daunting assignment: Put a stake in the ground and say where you’re going to be at age 35 and how you’re going […]
Noah Wilcox: Community banks are essential May 01st 2020 08:05am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight “[The top-performing community banks] advanced with hard work and dedication to their communities.” I’ve shared this story before, but in today’s environment, it bears repeating. When I left for college, I was pretty sure of two things: One, I wasn’t going into the family business. And two, I wasn’t going to become a banker. But, […]
Noah Wilcox: This industry is in my blood Apr 01st 2020 12:04am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight “As a fourth-generation community banker, this industry is in my blood. It’s not just what I do; it’s part of who I am.” It couldn’t be more fitting that I’m penning my first column as chairman during Community Banking Month. As a fourth-generation community banker, this industry is in my blood. It’s not just what […]
Preston Kennedy: We won’t stay on the sidelines Mar 01st 2020 12:03am on Columns, From the Chairman, Industry Insight “ICBA is loud, proud and unwilling to stay on the sidelines.” It is hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since I addressed ICBA LIVE 2019 in Nashville, Tenn., as the incoming chairman. What an honor it has been to serve as chairman of the only national association dedicated exclusively to representing the interests […]
