Plan for growth nets top job at Wisconsin bank

Plan for growth nets top job at Wisconsin bank

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Scott Cattanach moved up from his position as senior vice president and CFO at Peoples State Bank, Wausau, by showing the company's leadership that he had a tailored plan to make the bank more robust ...
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Minnesota banker aces accelerated succession

Minnesota banker aces accelerated succession

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Anita Drentlaw always knew being involved with the family bank was a career possibility – she’s been attending industry meetings ...
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Paula Tompkins

Personal Microsites: The linchpin for educating customers

/ Technology
Microsites have been used by banks as a way of onboarding and cross-selling customers. Why not do the same for ...
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Iowa banker keeps the community centered

Iowa banker keeps the community centered

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In and out of the office Brad Lane, president of the $127 million Security Savings Bank, Gowrie, serves as the ...
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Chronicles

West Virginia’s City Holding buying two in Kentucky

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City Holding Company is buying a pair of Kentucky banks in two separate deals: Town Square Bank, Ashland, and Farmers ...
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Anchor calls off Washington Fed deal

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Lacey, Wash.-based Anchor Bancorp will be bought by FS Bancorp, Inc., Mountlake Terrace, Wash., after terminating its deal with Washington ...
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Big banks up the ante on advocacy

/ Chronicles
Two trade groups for the nation’s largest banks, the Financial Services Roundtable and the Clearing House Association, merged to form ...
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People

Singh will join Washington Fed board

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Steve Singh, CEO and chair of cloud tech company Docker, is joining the board of Seattle’s Washington Federal on Aug ...
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Bridges will join U.S. Bancorp board

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Dorothy Bridges, former senior vice president for the Public Programs division at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is joining ...
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Hiden named CIO at First Mid

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David Hiden was hired as senior vice president, chief information officer at Mattoon, Ill.-based First Mid Bank & Trust, leading ...
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Opinion

Mid-year assessment: Good management practice for bankers

/ Operations
Mid-year seems like a good time to pause and consider four issues bankers need to get right if they hope ...
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Mentoring paves a path to success

/ Leadership
Finding the right mentor for your specific circumstances can be the difference between a lofty career trajectory and a more ...
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Bank economists see robust economy pushing unemployment lower

/ The Economy
The consensus of 16 chief economists from among the largest North American banks is that the economy will see inflation-adjusted ...
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Community Relations

TCF raises $150,000 for March of Dimes

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Minnesota’s TCF Bank raised $150,000 in donations for March of Dimes, a nonprofit that champions for the health of mothers ...
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North Dakota bank surprises three with scholarships

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Minot, N.D., area President Todd Vangsness made surprise appearances to area schools to recognize and award $1,000 each to the ...
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Madison County banks join forces for community support

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Nine banks with a local presence have pledged donations to Madison County Community Fund, a charitable endowment established by local ...
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