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At ICBA Securities, we provide community bankers the tools to grow their investments.

ICBA Securities Corporation is a service of the ICBA Services Network®, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICBA.

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ICBA Securities Overview

ICBA Securities Corporation (ICBA Securities) a subsidiary of the ICBA (Independent Community Bankers of America) that was founded in 1989 following two years of intensive research by ICBA's Bank Services Committee.

As ICBA Securities is owned by the nation’s largest trade association for community banks, it has a commitment to return all of its profits to the industry, in the form of royalties, sponsorships, or dividends. Through 2021, it had reinvested over $49 million back into its supporting state/regional partners or into the ICBA. Six of the seven ICBA Securities board directors are leadership community bankers.

We are proud to be endorsed by over 30 community bank state associations.

Education Opportunities Through ICBA Securities

ICBA Securities provides an education platform tailored to the needs of community banks and ICBA Securities representatives attend and speak at most state community banking conferences, conducting an average of 50 educational events per year.

ICBA Securities annually hosts the ICBA Bond Academy, which equips community bank portfolio managers with the skills to maintain a high performing institution, and the ICBA Balance Sheet Academy, which is an intermediate-level program for more experienced financial managers. 

ICBA Securities also endorses and teaches at the Barret Graduate School of Banking in Memphis, Tenn. The President of ICBA Securities, Jim Reber, writes a monthly investment column for ICBA’s Independent Banker magazine.

If you would like to learn more about the organization, please contact ICBA Securities President Jim Reber at 901-262-1353 or jreber@icbasecurities.com

Current Financials

We are happy to provide you with a copy of our most recent audited financial statement. If you would like to learn more, please contact ICBA Securities President Jim Reber at 901-262-1353 or jreber@​icbasecurities.​com.

Learn How ICBA Securities Can Help Your Community Bank

For general information email us: info@icbasecurities.com
Reach us by phone at 901-262-1353

Upcoming Events

Effective Prospecting

Building a strong portfolio is critical for every commercial banker, but prospecting is tough. It takes discipline, resilience, and a clear, practical plan. Many bankers overlook the basic information and resources available to help them open doors and build a healthy pipeline.  

Because the pipeline ultimately shapes the portfolio you and your bank want, you need a strategy that connects you with the right prospects, those who truly benefit from your expertise.  

This session explains how to structure your prospecting, target the right prospects, use key information sources effectively, and increase your overall success rate.  

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify personal qualities such as discipline, consistency, and resilience, that support successful prospecting.
  • Develop a step-by-step prospecting framework that supports your portfolio goals and your bank’s strategies.
  • Apply insights from your plan to refine your pipeline and convert more prospects into clients.

Duration: 60-minutes  

Presented live and recorded on 02/26/26.  

Feb 26, 2026  | 
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  • Commercial Lending Lending

    Digital Assets Use Cases

    Digital assets have moved far beyond theory. They're now actively shaping processes and innovations across the financial industry. This webinar expands past basic definitions and into real-world applications; showcasing how financial institutions are putting digital assets to work today. Through clear explanations and case studies, you’ll explore how these technologies are being adopted, and what they mean for the future of certain financial transactions. You’ll also examine the key risk factors banks should consider when evaluating digital asset transactions.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Identify how digital assets are being used or considered across the industry.
    • Assess how digital assets may affect your bank’s operations and strategy.
    • Take digital asset learnings and put them into action for your community bank.

    Duration: 60-minutes

    Presented live and recorded on 02/26/26.

    Purchase the five-part webinar series

    Feb 26, 2026  | 
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  • Digital Assets Payments

    Q1 Regulatory Compliance Updates 2026

    The Quarterly Regulatory Compliance Webinars deliver the most up-to-date guidance on regulatory compliance, upcoming deadlines, available resources, and more. Offered quarterly, these 60-minute webinars deliver comprehensive information with actionable takeaways. 

    Gain valuable perspectives and commentary from our team of knowledgeable educators, engage in discussions on current regulatory issues, and submit questions. Tailored for community bank compliance officers and risk managers, these webinars are also suitable for all banking professionals seeking to stay abreast of developments in the compliance landscape.

    Duration: 60 minutes

    Presented live and recorded on 3/12/26.

    Mar 12, 2026  | 
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  • Compliance

    Advanced Tax Return Analysis

    As business clients grow more complex, so do their financial and tax situations. This session is designed to provide bankers with advanced tax return concepts and related analyses to help them more effectively work with their business customers. Discussion will begin with a review of a business owner’s personal “1040” tax return and the return of an LLC, S corporation, and C corporation including Schedules M-1, M-2, and K-1.

    Instructor will then cover corporate tax issues (business structure, section 179 depreciation, bonus depreciation), investments (capital gain/loss issues, and passive activities), real estate issues (personal residence, rentals, home offices, 1031 tax-free exchanges), employer-provided benefits (qualified retirement plans and health savings accounts-HSAs), retirement planning (defined benefit plans), estate planning, and year-end tax strategies. ?

    The session will conclude with the changes to the tax code, including the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), that impacts businesses and business owners/guarantors.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Review personal and business tax returns.
    • Explore corporate tax issues and investment concepts.
    • Identify real estate issues.
    • Determine employer provided benefits
    • Cover retirement planning strategies and estate planning issues.
    • Determine year-end tax strategies.
    • Analyze changes to the tax code.

    Duration: 90 minutes

    Presented live and recorded on 3/18/26.

    Mar 18, 2026  | 
  • Webinar
  • Agriculture Lending Commercial Lending

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    34 State Associations Endorse ICBA Securities

    ICBA Securities is pleased to have earned the endorsement of the community bank state associations below. We participate in their educational agendas and support their advocacy efforts. We also help support their operations financially in the form of royalties and sponsorships. Click on a logo to visit an association’s website.

    For more information, please contact ICBA Securities President Jim Reber at jreber@icbasecurities.com or 901-262-1353. 

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    Board of Directors

    James Reber

    James L. Reber

    President & CEO

    ICBA Securities

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    Aza Bittinger

    Aza Bittinger

    President & CEO

    Community Bankers Association of Ohio

    Columbus

    Ohio

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    Rebeca Romero Rainey

    Rebeca Romero Rainey

    President & CEO

    ICBA

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    Kevin Tweddle

    Kevin Tweddle

    Senior Executive Vice President, Innovation

    ICBA

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    Thomas Bates Jr.

    Thomas Bates, Jr.

    ICBA At-Large Director

    President & CEO

    Legends Bank of Clarksville

    TN

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    Brenda Foster

    Brenda Foster

    ICBA At-Large Director and Federal Delegate Board Representative

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    President and CEO

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    Craig Wanichek

    Craig Wanichek

    President & CEO

    Summit Bank

    Eugene

    OR

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    Blake Heid

    Blake Heid

    President & CEO

    First Option Bank

    Osawatomie

    KS

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    Gabe Guerra

    Gabe Guerra

    President/CEO

    Kleberg Bank

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