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The Importance of Secure Technology in Community Banking

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For example, Norton Security states that cybercriminals hit the financial services industry harder than any other industry in 2018 and the few years preceding it. Banks and other financial institutions need to take special care to ensure that they can protect the security and privacy of their customers.

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Assessing Board Performance: Best Practices for Community Banks

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Behind every community bank or credit union is a hardworking board. Community banking organizations can only get an accurate view of board performance through annual board evaluations that incorporate best practices for board assessments , with attention to individual performances and the board as a whole.

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A Board Effectiveness Checklist Helping Community Banks Better Fulfill Their Responsibilities

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Recognize all of these challenges facing your community bank? Addressing these requires community banks to be nimble, innovative, and focused on building strong relationships with their customers. How does your community bank measure up against these top 10 characteristics on our board effectiveness checklist?

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Community Banking Trends for 2021

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Ordinarily, the community banking trends from 2020 would provide a glimpse of what’s to come in 2021, but to say the least, 2020 was an extremely unusual year. Your community bank needs to stay in the loop of banking trends because banks play a central role in society, and we live in a continually evolving world.

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A Board Effectiveness Checklist Helping Community Banks Better Fulfill Their Responsibilities

Board Effect

Recognize all of these challenges facing your community bank? Addressing these requires community banks to be nimble, innovative, and focused on building strong relationships with their customers. How does your community bank measure up against these top 10 characteristics on our board effectiveness checklist?

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The Impact of Community

Duct Tape Marketing

The Impact of Community written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Lloyed Lobo In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Lloyed Lobo. He is an entrepreneur, podcast host, and community builder. Would you support that idea? [10:39] 11:32] The subtitle of the book has 13 rules.

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Setting Community Bank Board?Expectations to Increase Effectiveness

Board Effect

As a CEO or board director of a community bank, you have a personal stake in improving the effectiveness of your board. Enhancing decision-making, strategic planning, and governance practices within your board can directly contribute to the success of your bank in serving customers and making a positive impact on the community you serve.