The future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s controversial Section 1071 small business data collection rule remains uncertain, with only a year remaining until the nation’s largest bank lenders need to start reporting data. [Continue]
Between bank failures, climbing interest rates, liquidity concerns, commercial real estate (non)occupancy rates and labor market problems, the economy of 2023 has no shortage of worries to offer community bankers. Offering his perspective on the state of the industry both national and local is David Lamb, president and CEO of Oxford Bank, based on the northern edge of the Detroit metro. [Continue]
BankBeat recently interviewed College Raptor Founder Bill Staib and Chris Ebeling, executive vice president and head of student lending at Citizens Bank N.A., about the bank’s recent acquisition of the student loan platform. [Continue]
Horicon Bank in eastern Wisconsin had fairly typical small-town beginnings, but has blossomed into a bustling and innovative enterprise. [Continue]
The energy sector is strong across the Upper Midwest but remains constrained by a shortage of workers and the volatility of the oil and gas extraction industry. [Continue]
Billings, Mont.-based First Interstate BancSystem is working to offset its energy usage in Iowa and Oregon by subscribing to two community solar gardens. [Continue]
San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank has emerged unscathed from the recent failures of several banks and the subsequent concerns over the future of the regional banking industry. [Continue]
Stephanie Foster is a people person. When considering what it takes to succeed in the fintech space, however, it’s not typical to think of “soft skills” as consequential. [Continue]
Bell Bank Twin Cities Market President Erin Procko recently participated in a four-day Alpine Crucible in Colorado. During the trip, Procko learned lessons that will serve her both personally and professionally.
Randy Dorn was thrust into an unforeseen position.
A youth basketball coach since arriving in Battle Lake, Minn., 14 years ago, Dorn accepted an offer to coach the Battle Lake High School varsity boys’ basketball team during the 2021-22 season, following the resignation of the school’s previous coach. [Continue]