FEDERAL DELEGATE REPORT

Federal Delegate Report — Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, ICBA National Director, Farmers State Bank of Canton, Canton, SD At the time of writing this article, it’s the beginning of February and only 37 days until ICBA LIVE in Honolulu! Can you tell I’m excited? By the time this article reaches your desk, our suntans will be fading [...]
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The Power of Networking

The Power of Networking — Dillon Kjerstad, Chairman of ICBSD, Vice President, First National Bank in Philip Getting together with fellow bankers is one of my favorite things about ICBSD! We all know the impact networking with one another can have on our ability to serve our customers and communities. When you are faced with [...]
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Preventing Elder Financial Abuse

Preventing Elder Financial Abuse — Megan Olson, President & CEO, ICBSD Roughly 20 percent of older Americans fall prey to financial exploitation totaling $3 billion annually or an average of $120,000 per elderly victim, according to a study from the AARP Public Policy Institute. And given that only one out of every 44 financial abuse [...]
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Written By: Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, ICBA National Director, Farmers State Bank of Canton As bankers, we are used to government overreach. I often wonder what the bankers in generations before me would have thought about the newest hot topic in banking- climate control. I think we can all agree, this is getting out of hand. The [...]
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The Purpose of Community Banking

Written By: Dillon Kjerstad, ICBSD Chairman of the Board What is the purpose of community banking? This is a question that could be open to some debate.However, those of us engaged in the business of independent community banking could agree that a central theme of our purpose is to “Make A Difference.” Not one bank [...]
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NOW ENROLLING: LEVEL UP Written By: Megan Olson, ICBSD President & CEO, ICBSD This spring ICBSD was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with ICBA and Philip Smith of The Smith Gerrish &Tuck Law Firm to create a new strategic plan to help guide us as we serve you and your bank. During this [...]
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Federal Delegate's Report By: Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, ICBA National Director, Farmers State Bank of Canton in Canton, SD I hope a fun time was had by all in the Black Hills at the ICBSD Retreat! It was great to see familiar faces and meet new people. A big thank you to Megan and Hannah for another [...]
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The Purpose of Community Banking by: Dillon Kjerstad, Vice President of First National Bank in Phillip and Chairman of the ICBSD Board of Directors What is the purpose of community banking? This is a question that could be open to some debate. However, those of us engaged in the business of independent community banking could [...]
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Introducing Level Up: ICBSD's Professional Leadership & Development Program This spring ICBSD was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with ICBA and Philip Smith of The Smith Gerrish &Tuck Law Firm to create a new strategic plan to help guide us as we serve you and your bank. During this session, we revised our [...]
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Why ICBA Opposes the Flawed Marshall-Durbin Amendment Expansion Legislation

Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) recently introduced legislation expanding the broad authority of merchants over credit card transactions at the expense of community banks and the consumers they serve. Despite ICBA’s persistent communications on the negative impact of Durbin Amendment interventions on payment card systems, this latest iteration of Durbin only compounds [...]
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