Missouri bank demonstrates how banks can be gathering spaces
Looking at Belgrade State Bank’s Potosi, Mo., branch from the outside, you can likely guess right away the building was once a church. The converted branch still has a traditional steeple, arch-shaped entryways and original stained glass windows preserved from what used to be the Potosi Methodist Episcopal South Church. ...
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Don’t let perfection be a roadblock to progress
A fourth-generation community banker recently shared a piece of advice she got from her father. There are times and situations, ...
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Will the SAFE Banking Act break through the new Congress?
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate following previous introduction by the House of ...
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Expected tax law changes will impact banks
Banks may get pulled into an effort to collect more of the taxes the federal government says it is owed ...
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Chronicles
Savings initiative encourages Wisconsin financial literacy
Wisconsin state, business and financial leaders launched a state-wide effort to encourage its residents to establish emergency funds ...
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NBA announces leadership changes
At its annual meeting, the Nebraska Bankers Association announced its 2021-2022 chair, chair-elect and board members ...
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FNBO adds branches in Kansas metro
First National Bank of Omaha, Neb., is celebrating the opening of its newest branch in Overland Park, Kan., on May ...
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Iowa bank opens renovated lobby
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank, Spencer, Iowa, reopened its main lobby after months of renovation ...
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Falcon National acquires Eagle Community
Foley, Minn.-based Falcon National Bank finalized its acquisition of Eagle Community Bank, Maple Grove, Minn., at the end of last ...
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FNBT opens Janesville LPO
First National Bank & Trust in Beloit, Wis., is opening an LPO in Janesville, Wis., its second location in the ...
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People
Nicolet names CFO
Phil Moore is joining Nicolet Bankshares and its subsidiary Nicolet Bank as chief financial officer, effective June 7 ...
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Old National names chief strategy officer
John Moran has rejoined Old National Bank in Evansville, Ind., as chief strategy officer ...
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TS Banking Group names president
Kevin Forristall has been named president and chief credit officer of TS Banking Group in Treynor, Iowa ...
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Opinion
How to field a marketing team in 2021 and beyond
Your customers are comparing your mobile banking app experience to shopping on Amazon. Your CEO wants a digital transformation plan ...
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#QuickTakes Cheryl Lawson
Cheryl Lawson, executive vice president of compliance review with JMFA, joins BankBeat publisher Tom Bengtson to discuss the importance of ...
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Bringing true AI to AML
Criminals have become increasingly sophisticated at money laundering, creating a flourishing industry that costs banks around the world a great ...
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Community Relations
Indiana bank funds education expansion
The Bippus State Bank in Huntington, Ind., recently donated $25,000 towards the development of the Heartland Adult Education Career Center ...
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Wisconsin bank buoys food pantries
One Community Bank donated almost 3,500 pounds of food and other necessities to local nonprofits earlier this month ...
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CNB puts a roof on library
CNB Bank & Trust in Carlinville, Ill., is helping put a roof on the local library, dropping $1,000 into the ...
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