Tag: Banking
Rural Mainstreet Index report: Regional economy expanding
After declining below growth neutral for March, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index for June expanded above the threshold for a third straight month to...
Breaking down the banking crisis
The recent banking meltdown has left many Americans with more questions than answers. The stunning collapse of two American banks, Silicon Valley Bank and...
Farmers State Bank announces new marketing team
Farmers State Bank has announced the appointment of a new marketing team, including a vice president of marketing, a digital marketing specialist and an...
Tax reporting provision would put Iowans’ privacy and data security at risk
The Biden administration is proposing a sweeping expansion of tax information reporting to raise revenue to help offset the cost of additional spending programs...
Iowa Bankers Association honors Charlie Funk with Leach Leadership Award
The Iowa Bankers Association presented Charlie Funk, president and CEO of MidWestOne Bank in Iowa City, with the 2021 James A. Leach Leadership Award...
Banking on small transaction marketing
When it comes to media savviness, we can all learn a thing or two from the banks and credit unions with roots in the...
Iowa banks deliver crucial PPP funds
If there is one thing the successful execution of the Paycheck Protection Program in Iowa taught us, it’s that relationships matter. Thanks to the...
Loans are up, earnings down for Iowa banks through Q3
INDEX: A chart showing loans among Iowa-chartered banks through the past seven quarters and the year-over-year change for each quarter. SOURCE FDIC
Iowa’s banking industry...
The pandemic changed banking, but what will stick?
Seven months after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic and eight months after a recession was declared, Iowa’s financial institutions continue to adapt.
“I feel...
The pandemic changed banking, but what will stick?
Seven months after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic and eight months after a recession was declared, Iowa’s financial institutions continue to adapt.
“I feel...