Dan Maddox fully expected to end up as the fourth generation of his family to work at a community bank and the third to work at Citizens State Bank of New Castle, Ind. He just wanted to do something else before that conclusion. Looking to follow a passion, Maddox’s interlude forayed into music instruction and … Read more
If you told a 13-year-old Tony Gudajtes he would be involved in banking three decades later, he would readily believe you. If you told him he would also be farming the same land he grew up on, he would quickly doubt your fortune-telling abilities. Gudajtes had been working that land for five years at that … Read more
Rarely does someone fresh out of college looking for a creative job respond to an ad from a bank. Then an assistant manager at a local restaurant, Becky Miller saw a First Bank Financial Centre listing for a marketing assistant. Eleven years later, Miller remains at the $1.1 billion Oconomowoc, Wis., bank, now as the … Read more
If someone enters the banking industry with a desire for continuous learning, that person’s landing spot may likely be the ever-changing field of compliance. Lori Keigher joined HomeStar Bank in 1997 as a teller and soon began supervising the loan processing department before becoming a loan processor herself. Without anyone at HomeStar specifically tasked to … Read more
Seven industry insiders field questions about the current mergers and acquisitions market and the best ways to approach deals. [Continue]
Much like community banks, core processing providers have to adjust for industry consolidation. [Continue]
SHAZAM focuses on core. [Continue]
BHCA panel addresses ownership transitions. [Continue]
State Bank, Green River, Wyo., will be sold to a credit based in the same town, continuing trend of credit union acquisitions. [Continue]
Lincoln Savings Bank named 2017 SBDC Champion by America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa. [Continue]