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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 

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 

Workplace Culture: A Make or Break for Community Bank Employees?

Culture keeps a workplace and its employees running—whether they know it or not. From values and practices to the way colleagues interact, culture drives a community bank from the inside out. Learn what it means to these community banks, and discover the practices they established to maintain a positive culture at each branch.
May 01, 2025 | Independent Banker  

Community banker urges tailored regulation at House hearing

J. Michael Radcliffe—chairman and CEO of Community Financial Services Bank in Benton, Ky.—testified before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions hearing on regulatory overreach.
April 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Congressional Matters 

ICBA advocacy briefing next week on deregulation, digital assets, and more

ICBA next week is hosting a complimentary community bank briefing on key congressional and regulatory developments.
April 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Advocacy 

Acting comptroller says AI can expand reach of banks

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood said artificial intelligence has tremendous potential to help banks optimize processes and promote access to banking services, but it must be used in a safe, secure, and trustworthy manner.
April 30, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Artificial Intellegence 

Navigate Evolving Fraud With Jack Henry Financial Crimes Defender™

SPONSORED | Effectively protect your bank from pervasive fraud threats while putting your customers first with Jack Henry Financial Crimes Defender™.
April 30, 2025 | Independent Banker   Compliance 

How community banks are advertising on streaming TV

Community bankers are exploring the targeting capabilities and flexibility of advertising on connected TV, according to the latest Independent Banker magazine.
April 29, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

Community banker testifying today at House regulatory hearing

J. Michael Radcliffe—chairman and CEO of Community Financial Services Bank in Benton, Ky.—today is scheduled to testify before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions.
April 29, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA urges grassroots action on trigger leads

As Congress returns from its April recess, ICBA is encouraging community bankers to tell their lawmakers to protect homebuyers by limiting mortgage trigger leads.
April 29, 2025 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Grassroots/Be Heard 

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