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Lindsay LaNore: Strategic Success Starts with a Thoughtful Plan

May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Drive Efficiency With These 9 Back Office Upgrades

Much of a community bank’s technical success starts behind the curtain: in the back office. By optimizing this area of operations, a bank can run like a well-oiled machine. See how those in the industry are doing just that.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Future Commercial Lending Success Through Consumer Loans

SPONSORED | Community banks often prioritize commercial lending for its strong returns, but long-term success depends on engaging consumer borrowers (tomorrow’s commercial clients). Read Teslar’s white paper to explore why community banks need to engage consumer borrowers to grow and sustain their commercial lending pipeline—and how to do it successfully.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Lending 

Protect Your Bank From Card Fraud Losses

SPONSORED | ICBA Payments helps banks recuperate losses from card fraud with its Fraud Loss Protection Plan, a unique-to-the-industry product designed for and available exclusively to community banks.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

Michael Benedict: The Resilience of Agency MBS in a Shifting Financial Landscape

Agency mortgage-backed securities rise above the rest in this relative value update.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Growing the Community 

CFG Bank Uplifts Baltimore's Resilience Following Local Tragedy

From donations to innovative money market accounts, CFG Bank is supporting Baltimore as it rebuilds and recovers from the 2024 Key Bridge collapse.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

What Every Community Bank Needs to Fight Fraud

When it comes to fraud, everything old is new again—and then some. Fraudsters not only stick with the tried and true but also find ever-more-dubious ways to trick people into giving up their hard-earned dollars. Keeping a keen eye for the warning signs of fraud, community banks can take back power.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

Rebeca Romero Rainey: Coming Together to Address Fraud

“Some of the most effective approaches to fraud prevention emerge through conversations about what has worked within your banks.”
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

What's Attracting Small Businesses to Small-Dollar SBA Loans?

Lenders are seeing an increase in small-dollar loans as demand from small business customers surges due to new SBA 7(a) program reforms and higher interest rates.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker   Lending 

Powering Potential: ICBA Welcomes Peter Nelson

In February 2025, ICBA welcomed Peter Nelson as senior EVP of member engagement. As a long-time community banker, Nelson brings with him a history of robust involvement with ICBA. Here’s a look at what he brings to the table in his new position and a peek at his goals for 2025 and beyond.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

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