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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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Compliance & Risk
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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Who made ICBA’s 2020 Top Lenders list?

By Ed Avis

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Preventing and detecting mortgage fraud

By Mary Thorson Wright

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Who made our list of top industry loan producers for 2019?

By Beth Mattson-Teig

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The pros and cons of niche lending

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Great Midwest Bank team Commercial
ICBA’s 2018 top lenders: Who made the cut?
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ICBA’s top loan producers for 2017: Find out who made the list