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Renovation Lending: The Solution to a Tough Mortgage Market?

With many prospective and first-time homebuyers buying fixer-uppers, community banks can tap into a new market to supplement their mortgage and construction portfolios.

By Beth Mattson-Teig

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Loan Pricing strategies: Don’t let your bank become a Castaway.
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Alternative Credit Scoring Models: Beyond FICO

By Bridget McCrea

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Keeping in Line With Equal Lending Practices

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert

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How To Drive Auto Loan Opportunities

By Beth Mattson-Teig

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Who are ICBA's Top Lenders of 2024?

By Bridget McCrea

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Overcoming banking hurdles for Native American customers

By Beth Mattson-Teig

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What young borrowers want in the loan journey

By Jen A. Miller

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What’s a special-purpose credit program?

By Mary Thorson Wright

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Who made ICBA's 2021 list of Top Lenders?

By Ed Avis

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Will 2021 be another banner year for mortgage lending?

By Beth Mattson-Teig

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2021: What's the path ahead?

By Kelly Pike

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2021’s lending outlook: cautious optimism

By Beth Mattson-Teig

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10 mobile lending UX best practices

By Elizabeth Judd