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We are honored to have Coach John Stiegelmeier deliver the keynote presentation at our upcoming fall conference Farming, Finance & Global Markets. Whether you are a banker, a farmer or someone in-between, John\’s message is applicable to all walks of life! Register for Farming, Finance & Global Markets here!  John Stiegelmeier, the winningest football coach […]

Randy Friederich, Assurance Senior Manager with Eide Bailly, will be one of our breakout session presenters at our upcoming fall conference, Farming, Finance & Global Markets. Randy will be presenting Observations from the Field: An Ag Lending Update along side his colleague Greg Clausen. Register for Farming, Finance & Global Markets here! Approximately 30 years of community bank

Greg Clausen, CPA and partner with Eide Bailly, will be one of our breakout session presenters at our upcoming fall conference Farming, Finance & Global Markets! Greg will be presenting Observations from the Field: An Ag Lending Update along side his colleague Randy Friederich. Register for Farming, Finance & Global Markets here! Greg provides assurance, loan

Press Release – For Immediate Release CONTACT: McKaela Laxen at (952) 835-2275 or McKaela@NFRcom.com Minneapolis, August 21, 2018 — Beginning with its September 2018 issue, NorthWestern Financial Review magazine will adopt the name BankBeat. This event completes a branding transition which began earlier this year when the publication relaunched its website as BankBeat.biz — now

BLOOMINGTON, MN – United Bankers’ Bank (UBB) has promoted Mary Williams to SVP, Chief Operations Officer, effective August 6. Williams succeeds Anne Hofstede who retired after 41 years of service at UBB. In her role, Williams will lead UBB’s Operations team and will oversee the bank’s operational products and deposit services in addition to customer

by Tina Giorgio It often seems as though there’s a technology du jour in our industry. As fast as one solution takes center stage, a shiny, new option emerges, and all heads turn. This constant over-saturation can leave us struggling to separate the long-term standards from the fleeting fads. Let me cut through that clutter

SIOUX FALLS –On Wednesday, August 8, 2018,  SBA and The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) will present  a panel on rural small business  lending and technical assistance.  The audience will learn about assistance and loans offered by the SBA, USDA RD, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), Governor’s

MBS prepayments very stable in spite of Fed action By Jim Reber Community bankers, being conservative types (regarding their investment strategies, among other topics), like predictability. Equity markets, commodities, and the dreaded “D” word (“derivatives”) all are perceived by many to be far too volatile for their risk profile, whether we’re talking about personal or