Writer: Justin Dullum

The electric billfold: Coming soon to a pocket near you. [Continue]

Minnesota bank merges to keep up with compliance. [Continue]

Having launched smart apps, banks wait for demand to unfold. [Continue]

Iowa savings bank to adopt state charter; Kansas HC keeps its new brand local; N.D. ag bank picks up abandoned branch [Continue]

Iowa bank strives for full e-branch       TS Bank, Treynor, Iowa, made a decision in 2006 to go full steam ahead into advanced web banking and continues to transform its website (www.tsbank.com) into not only a full service branch offering feature-rich checking and savings accounts, but also a sophisticated and clever educational and outreach tool that … Read more

Indiana bank fights its way back from the brink; S.D. bank enters Minneapolis with new brand. [Continue]

      With this new column, NorthWestern Financial Review will be taking a look at the latest in internet banking and how some banks use social networks like Facebook and Twitter. To launch the series, here are a few thoughts on the subject from an expert, Chris Reifschneider, chief design architect for Strategic eCommerce … Read more

Retooled bank is green beyond the color of money [Continue]

Kansas community bank swaps for state charter; Illinois bank thrives after capital injection; regional bank emerging in Missouri and Kansas. [Continue]

Mergers in Kansas, Indiana, branch acquisitions in Iowa       Hoisington National Bank of Hoisington, Kan., has completed a merger into Wilson State Bank in Wilson, Kan. Hoisington’s sole office held $21 million in assets. The deal gives Wilson three branches in the state and $64 million in assets.       Irv Mitchell, Wilson’s president, said Hoisington’s management was … Read more