Howard Clancy has joined Community National Bank, Waterloo, Iowa, as mortgage loan officer. Clancy has more than 27 years of experience beginning his banking career in 1985 at MidAmerica Savings Bank, Waterloo. Most recently, he was branch sales manager of Regions Bank in the Cedar Valley market. Clancy is a graduate of the University of … Read more
After more than a century of being privately owned by the same family, The State Bank of Bricelyn, Minn., founded in 1899, will merge into Farmers Trust and Savings Bank of Buffalo Center, Minn. The merger, to be completed this month, adds $26 million in assets to Farmers’ $183 million, as well as a rich … Read more
SHAZAM and UBB team up on new ID theft protection To help financial institutions protect customers from identity theft, the SHAZAM Network has partnered with United Bankers’ Bank of Bloomington, Minn., to make ID TheftSmart available to all financial institutions in SHAZAM’s network. A comprehensive protection and identity restoration product, ID TheftSmart is designed to … Read more
Roundtable agrees that bankers can’t wait for regulators to establish ERM practices. [Continue]
Data from the task force highlights the profit and advantages of such clubs, says the president of Heritage Clubs International. [Continue]
Banks use remote deposit capture to serve customers previously beyond reach. [Continue]
Close more deals by requiring more of prospects. [Continue]
Business is ultimately about relationships – the interaction you share with your employees, colleagues, shareholders and customers. Trust is the natural product of a good relationship. When there is a high degree of trust, people become willing to take risks. And risk is essential for change. Launching something new, reaching out to a stranger, doing … Read more
Curry confirmed Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, who served as the Commissioner of Banks for Massachusetts during most of the 1990s, was confirmed Comptroller of the Currency by the U.S. Senate. His first day on the job was scheduled to be April 8. Curry has served on the FDIC board since 2004 and as … Read more
Thomas Gronstal and Becki Drahota have joined the board of directors of Bank Midwest, Spirit Lake, Iowa. Gronstal was Superintendent of Banking for the State of Iowa from 2002 to 2010. He was president of the Carroll County State Bank prior to his appointment. Gronstal currently serves on the board of directors for Carroll County … Read more