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Public Funds as a Strategic Anchor in Modern Wholesale Funding
SPONSORED | PTMA Funding links community banks and local governments, providing stable public deposits that diversify liquidity. Governed by statute and fiscal calendars, these fiduciary relationships offer flexible funding and respond predictably to short-term market dislocations across economic cycles.
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The IT Vendor Decision That Could Make or Break Your Bank
SPONSORED | Choosing the wrong IT vendor can cost your bank in security, compliance, and growth. Discover how to evaluate your MSP and make the right choice with the Integris Competitive MSP Checklist, your roadmap to a safer, smarter future.
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Your 2026 Budget Is Complete. Now Is the Right Time to Fix What Made It Hard.
SPONSORED | Budget season is behind you, but those frustrating spreadsheet errors, manual ALM imports, and limited forecasting flexibility that made it difficult remain. January is the perfect time to fix these structural issues and implement better tools before 2027 planning begins.
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Defend Your Bank from Card Fraud Loss
SPONSORED | How are you protecting your bank and customers this holiday season? Keep your holiday cheer this season—sign up for the ICBA Payments Fraud Loss Protection Plan (FLPP), and get help.
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Free IT Assessment for Banks—Limited-Time Offer
SPONSORED | Banks: Get a free, expert-led IT assessment covering firewalls, MFA, email security, and more. Reduce risk, boost compliance, and plan for growth. Offer ends December 31, 2025. See if you qualify today.
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Regulatory Expectations for Compliance Are Evolving – Are You Keeping Up?
SPONSORED | As the regulatory landscape continues to change, every financial institution can use an extra hand when it comes to the interpretation and implementation of banking laws and regulations. Bankers’ Compliance Group® (BCG), the banking community’s foremost resource for legal and compliance services, is here to help.
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Rocket Pro helped Elly turn 'Maybe' into 'Move-in'
SPONSORED | Discover how Rocket Pro helped Elly expand her options, close more deals and turn “maybe” into “move-in” for families in her community.
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End Document Chaos and Close Loans Faster with FileInvite
SPONSORED | FileInvite streamlines document collection for commercial lending. Our secure platform eliminates the back-and-forth chaos of gathering documents from borrowers, guarantors, and third parties to reduce loan processing time while ensuring compliance and a better borrower experience.
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Fraud Moves Fast. Are You Keeping Up?
SPONSORED | Bad actors are organized and interconnected, but the systems meant to stop them are often fragmented and siloed. Fraud flows across entire financial ecosystems. Without a unified approach, you risk operating with the same limited visibility that fraudsters exploit.
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Free IT Assessment for Banks—Limited-Time Offer
SPONSORED | Banks: Get a free, expert-led IT assessment covering firewalls, MFA, email security, and more. Reduce risk, boost compliance, and plan for growth. Offer ends December 31, 2025. See if you qualify today.
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Strengthening Franchise Value: Community Banks’ Growing Use of Reciprocal Deposits
SPONSORED | Why are community bankers increasing their use of reciprocal deposits? In an environment where deposit competition is intensifying and customer concerns about deposit safety remain top of mind, reciprocal deposits have emerged as a vital tool for community banks.
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Balancing Innovation & Cost Control: A Community Banker’s Guide
SPONSORED | IBT Apps' newest ebook is available! Shopping for new technology can often feel like a lose-lose situation. With this guide, you’ll learn how to innovate smarter and spend wiser. A high-level, must-read for bank executives, operations, finance, and technology leaders.
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Outdated Positive Pay Leaves Banks Exposed
SPONSORED | Over 90% of banks report rising fraud attacks, yet most remain dissatisfied with Positive Pay adoption—while fintechs win business customers with modern tools. Here’s how community banks can protect accounts, strengthen loyalty, and create new revenue.
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