91% of M&A participants in banking are community based FIs
Banks and Credit Unions

Community Financial Institutions Make Up Majority of Bank M&A Deals

April 18, 2024
The Story: Community financial institutions have made up the vast majority of merger participants for the last decade, on both ...
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Banking Podcast

Community Commitment: M&A for Credit Union Growth Featuring Michael Bell

April 17, 2024
In this special guest episode of the Believe in Banking podcast, Gina and Juliet welcome Michael Bell, Partner and Leader ...
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Community Banking

Growth Opportunity for Community Banks and Credit Unions in Small Business Lending

May 12, 2023
The Story: Although the pandemic brought many small businesses to community financial institutions through the PPP program, those same banks ...
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Banking

Small Business Owners Bullish About Business and Their Banking Relationships

May 11, 2023
Data from the National Federation of Independent Business finds small business owners more likely to look local when choosing a ...
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Banking

Millennials Favor Banks That Show Support for Local Communities

April 14, 2023
The Story:  Research from the Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA) finds that Millennials prefer banks that support local communities. Even ...
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Banking Podcast

Building Trust in Banking

March 22, 2023
In this special episode, Sean and Gina return to conversations about the fundamentals for financial institutions acting with trust and ...
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Banking

Believe In Banking Podcast: The Growth Edition

February 22, 2023
In the “Believe in Banking Podcast: The Growth Edition,” Sean and Gina discuss ways that banks and credit unions are ...
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Banking

Community Banks Boost Tech Budgets to Build Better CX

October 28, 2022
The Story: In 2022, community banks grew their technology budgets by an average of 11%, bringing the median yearly budget ...
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