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Rising Stars 2021: Indiana banker envisions growth, potential

July 29, 2021 / Features

When Amanda Morris-Feldman met Don Groenleer, she was a 25-year-old CPA working for Crowe Horwath LLP, her first job out of college, and he was chief financial officer at First Federal Savings Bank in Rochester, Ind. At the time, she had no reason to envision herself in his role. But ...
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Rising Stars 2021: Minnesotan defines community banking on home turf

July 28, 2021 / Features

A lot of people talk about being a community banker, said Nate Lloyd, “but I don’t think you’d know what ...
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Rising Stars 2021: Relationships are foundational for CSO

July 27, 2021 / Features

When you drive onto a farm, you’d better have a feel for the position that farmer is in, said Juhl ...
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How has the pandemic impacted branch strategy?

July 26, 2021 / Features

Bank owners are in the throes of rethinking their branch networks. This process has been ongoing for years, thanks largely ...
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Chronicles

Old Second, West Suburban merging

July 28, 2021 / Chronicles

Old Second Bancorp in Aurora, Ill., is acquiring West Suburban Bancorp, Inc., Lombard, Ill., in a cash and stock deal ...
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Sales of new U.S. homes significantly lower than 2020

July 28, 2021 / Chronicles

Marred by continuing inventory shortages, sales of newly-built U.S. homes in June fell to nearly 20 percent below last year’s ...
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FHLB advances drop 34 percent in 2020

July 28, 2021 / Chronicles

Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks decreased by more than one-third last year as financial institutions experienced record levels of ...
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First Federal acquires Washington branch

July 26, 2021 / Chronicles

First Northwest Bancorp, holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Port Angeles, Wash., bought a Bellevue, Wash., ...
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Banks handling record influx of deposits, economic uncertainty

July 26, 2021 / Chronicles

Banks say they are facing challenges from an influx of deposits and a lack of business investments due to ongoing ...
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SEC Chair: Securities regulations apply to cryptocurrency platformers

July 26, 2021 / Chronicles

SEC Chair Gary Gensler said securities regulations apply to platforms that offer crypto tokens or other products that are priced ...
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People

Security National adds VP

July 28, 2021 / Promotions & New Hires

Sioux City, Iowa-based Security National Bank has hired Craig Mayo as vice president of commercial services ...
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May out at Solera National

July 27, 2021 / Promotions & New Hires

Martin May has left his position as president and CEO of Solera National Bank in Lakewood, Colo., and its holding ...
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Nicolet, Peoples add directors

July 26, 2021 / Directorships

Holding companies in Wisconsin, Texas, Ohio and Colorado recently announced new board members ...
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Opinion

Nothing beats a written plan when setting goals

July 21, 2021 / Agriculture

For quite a few years, the conversations surrounding agriculture have focused on financial stress. Since 2014, we’ve had a rise ...
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Stress tests can guide CRE decision-making

July 15, 2021 / Operations

Lenders, property owners, economists, and more have been holding their collective breaths when it comes to potential fallout from Covid-19 ...
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