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Bremer Financial rebrands, signals strategy shift

June 24, 2019 / Features

Bremer’s new brand is the culmination of a two-year dive into self-reflection, said CEO Jeanne Crain. The process started as Bremer explored how to move into the future, asking, “What’s the right strategy? What’s the right focus for our team? And, how do we invest our capital wisely? ...
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Employees respond to leadership that meets them on their turf

June 19, 2019 / Leadership

“One of the most important features is people who flex to their team,” says Jessica Nollett, discussing effective leadership. Nollett, ...
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Mythbusting digital lending

June 18, 2019 / Technology

Chris Rentner, director of digital lending for Velocity Solutions, LLC and founder and former CEO of Akouba, remembers a time ...
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Communities need a good bank and a good newspaper

June 17, 2019 / Opinion

People have long talked about the demise of banking. And in the last decade, talk has ramped up on the ...
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Chronicles

Minnesota CEO elected chair of U.S. Faster Payments Council

June 20, 2019 / Chronicles

Michael Bilski, CEO and chair of North American Banking Company, Roseville, Minn., was named chair of the U.S. Faster Payments ...
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First Financial buys capital markets firm

June 20, 2019 / Chronicles

Ohio’s First Financial Corp signed a deal to acquire Bannockburn Global Forex, LLC, a capital markets firm. Both are based ...
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Reg relief is pillar of FDIC chair’s agenda

June 11, 2019 / Chronicles

FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams stressed the importance of reg relief for community banks, saying she doesn’t think Basel should apply ...
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Meloy to lead Wisconsin Bankers

June 7, 2019 / Chronicles

Mark Meloy, CEO of First Business Bank, Madison, has been elected to serve as the 2019-2020 chair of the Wisconsin ...
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Wintrust buying STC Capital Bank

June 6, 2019 / Chronicles

Chicago’s Wintrust bank is adding to its footprint in the area with its acquisition of a bank on the western ...
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Purdue, Indiana banks join for banking concentration

June 5, 2019 / Chronicles

Members of the Indiana banking community presented a donation of $135,000 to Purdue University Northwest at a PNW Banking Program ...
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People

First Federal names pair of executive officers

June 13, 2019 / Promotions & New Hires

First Federal Bank of Wisconsin, Waukesha, named Brian McManus SVP of lending and Michelle Haslam SVP of operations; both were ...
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Sturgis names new director

June 11, 2019 / Directorships

Jason Halling joined the boards of Sturgis Bancorp, Inc., and Sturgis Bank & Trust Company, both of Sturgis, Mich ...
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Bremer names EVP of financial solutions

June 10, 2019 / Promotions & New Hires

St. Paul-based Bremer Financial Corporation recently named Travis Hoaglund its executive vice president of financial solutions, effective immediately ...
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