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Oxford Bank & Trust: Community Banking Month Award Recipient

Posted by Megan Plis on 4/20/16 1:00 PM

We are pleased to announce Oxford Bank & Trust - Addison, IL  as our third  Community Banking Month winner!

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Hastings City Bank: Community Banking Month Award Recipient

Posted by Megan Plis on 4/13/16 10:30 AM

We are pleased to announce Hastings City Bank - Hastings, MI as our second Community Banking Month winner!

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1st Community Bank: Community Banking Month Award Recipient

Posted by Megan Plis on 4/6/16 9:30 AM

We are pleased to announce 1st Community Bank as our first Community Banking Month winner!

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Community Banks: Fun with Funds Transfer Pricing, Part II

Posted by Tom Parsons on 3/23/16 12:00 PM

In the previous post we explored the concept of funds transfer pricing (FTP), but only on the surface level. Now for the good stuff: how should the FTP rate be assigned? Well, in a number of ways from the simple to the complex. Like a lot of things in life, simple means fast, easy, less data, good enough; whereas complex requires lots of patience and data for a little more accuracy.

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5 Things Your Community Bank's Website Needs

Posted by Megan Plis on 3/3/16 9:00 AM

Your community bank has a website. You hired a FinTech professional to make it look great. Chances are you're ready to take the Internet banking world by storm. But just to make sure, check that you've got these five things employed (and visible!) on your site. You'd be surprised how many seemingly perfect websites are missing out on these vital opportunities!

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How to Get Someone to Do What You Want

Posted by Jim Groark on 2/17/16 10:30 AM

One of the worst ways to get someone to do something you want is to tell them what to do. Most parents learn that lesson the hard way. The better way to incent certain behaviors is to have the other person see the benefit of exhibiting the desired behavior.

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Your Email is Putting Your Bank at Risk

Posted by Christopher Hartman on 2/3/16 1:00 PM

***Your Domain name can be used to SPOOF emails to anyone.***

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CEOs: 3 Important Thoughts on FinTech and Community Banking for 2016

Posted by Tom Parsons on 1/19/16 12:30 PM

As a CEO or CFO of a community bank, you are well aware that mega banking institutions are investing heavily in innovative technologies designed to take customers away from you. Having serviced the industry for over 25 years, I've seen many changes, but none as profound as outlined in two recent articles highlighting the impact of FinTech.

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Community Bank & Credit Union Forum: Compass Roundtable 2015

Posted by Jennifer Mello on 1/7/16 2:00 PM

A Note to Attendees

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Get Your Community Bank Started with Social Media Marketing

Posted by Tom Parsons on 12/15/15 3:00 PM

For #CommunityBankers who are curious

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