Writer: Justin Dullum

Minnesota banker Wayne Finnern closes out 30-year ownership run, and separate deals match Indiana, Michigan banks, and Kansas, Oklahoma banks. [Continue]

How important are smartphones to delivery of banking services? [Continue]

The challenging quest for capital requires a lot of planning and some patience [Continue]

Adam’s Dairy Bank, Blue Springs, Mo., forms holding company, Nebraska banks combine, and Colorado bank sells office. [Continue]

EyeVerify’s new technology scarcely resembles what one might expect from a science fiction movie — perhaps a bright red light that runs across the wide open eyeball of someone opening the door of a spaceship. [Continue]

Twin Cities bank opens high profile office [Continue]

Remote meetings: A security compromise [Continue]

South Dakota bank builds on the strength of rural towns First Dakota National Bank of Yankton, S.D., has completed an acquisition of Bank 360, Beresford, S.D. The addition of the $37 million bank brings First Dakota’s asset size to $960 million. Bank 360’s Beresford and Elk Point markets have been on First Dakota’s radar for … Read more

Wisconsin bank battles back from the brink ISB Community Bank, Ixonia, Wis., is changing its name to Ixonia Bank as a symbol of its rejuvenation efforts; the $300 million bank nearly failed during the recession. “This bank was formed in 1918 and was called Ixonia until 2003,” said Dan Westrope, the bank’s president. “ISB Community … Read more

Can Bitcoins and banks get along? Bitcoin is teetering on the edge of going main stream and may soon become the currency of choice at major online retailers. Bitcoin is a digital currency, backed by no government. Transactions are managed practically for free over a peer-to-peer network of anyone who wants to participate. It is … Read more