Pub. 2 2023 Issue 1

NICB Endorsed Partners Bankers Compliance Consulting – Dave Dickenson Barret Graduate School of Banking – Memphis, Tennessee Community Bankers Webinar Network – Financial Ed Cross Financial – Marketing/working with customers Dell Computers ICBA Securities – Jim Reber ICBA Bancard NICB-CBAK Liquidity Program QwickRate SHAZAM – presented last year at Area Meetings Spectrum Financial – Fee

Banks are facing unprecedented risk management challenges amid rapid technological and competitive changes. Federal and state authorities have recently issued guidance to address paradigm-altering shifts such as climate change, artificial intelligence (A.I.), cryptocurrency, digital and mobile banking, credit models, data security, and more. Financial institutions should understand how these changes could affect their operating model

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued guidance about two junk fee practices that are likely unfair and unlawful under existing law. The first is surprise overdraft fees, including overdraft fees charged when consumers had enough money in their account to cover a debit charge at the time the bank authorizes it. The second

By now, many of us have seen a TikTok video filmed at someone’s workplace – a “day in the life” video, someone complaining about their coworkers, supervisors, or customers, or someone talking about an unrelated subject while at the office. And a relatively new platform, BeReal, goes a step further by encouraging users to provide

As we turn the page to a new year, the innovation evolution continues. ICBA is leaning into it, bringing its ThinkTECH Accelerator program and innovation efforts in-house to provide community bankers with targeted solutions tailored to their needs. Here at ICBA, we’ve been tossing around a quote from author Courtney C. Stevens’ novel, The Lies

What’s your choice for the term of the decade so far (that is, other than COVID-19)? In the last three years, a number of expressions have come into fashion, some of which have been worn out, used out of context, and deemed to be a blight on our vocabulary by linguists. I’m sorry to say

Windows 11 is here, and while it may seem like an enticing upgrade, it is important to consider whether or not your business should make the switch. The new Windows operating system has many similarities to Windows 10, but there have also been some significant changes with this release that could impact your workflow. Here

I’ve always been a glass-half-full guy, and though 2023 is expected to be a challenging economic year, it also will bring opportunity. We simply need to remember what makes us special as community bankers, and with that as our foundation, we can embrace this season of change in four primary ways: Demonstrating the community bank