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Viewpoints

From the Top
Getting personal with Washington policymakers
By Jeff Gerhart

Fine Points
An inconvenient truth finally confessed
By Camden Fine

Washington Watch
ICBA weighs in on streamlining consumer regulations
By Elizabeth Eurgubian

Payments Exchange
Preparing for mobile payments, but knowing when would help
By Cary Whaley

Portfolio Management
A second try at HARP may release a new wave of refinancing
By Jim Reber

Vantage Point
Five steps for building an entrepreneurial movement
By Tim Williamson

Think Big

Think Big

In the Great Recession’s aftermath, small entrepreneurial communities are fostering big ideas for startup businesses

Serving the Startup Generation

Serving the Startup Generation

Gen Y entrepreneurs offer youth, smarts—and great investment opportunities for community banks

Core Values

Core Values

Pursuing core systems conversions to seek future growth and increased efficiency

Transfusion

Transfusion

Digitizing operation workflows through document management systems

Bundling Business Opportunities

Bundling Business Opportunities

Through judicious packaging, community banks make the most of their small-business products, services and expertise

A Smash Hit

A Smash Hit

Community bankers find networking opportunities, thought-provoking ideas and a good time in Music City

Extending the Online Branch

Iowa's Treynor State Bank embraces change, technology and strategic planning

The Tablet Revolution

Tablets could quickly transform a big, affluent share of retail banking

Newly Old Lessons

Reviewing risk management lessons as commercial lending revives

Web Exclusives

Looking Past the Crisis

Community banker panels at an FDIC conference explore successful strategies and challenges and opportunities for today and the future

Under Control

Is your community bank’s BSA/AML risk assessment complete?

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My best talent is the ability to hire managers smarter than me.

—Steven Gardner,
Pacific Premier Bank

There’s nothing more important in the banking business than integrity.

—John C. Harris,
The Callaway Bank

Downtown Turnaround

Nate Zastrow helps turn around a Wisconsin downtown

A New Kind of Networking

Downturn draws some banks to third-party lending intermediaries

Long, Esteemed Service

For nearly three-quarters of a century, John C. Harris served Missouri and nation as a hometown community banker

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IB Road Trip: Luling, Texas

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Flood Factors

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15 Minutes With … Christopher A. Eager

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Ask a Social Media Guru—Part I