[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Preventing Elder Financial Abuse\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]— 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 […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”NOW ENROLLING: LEVEL UP” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]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 […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Federal Delegate’s Report” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text] 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 […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Purpose of Community Banking” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]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 […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Introducing Level Up: ICBSD’s Professional Leadership & Development Program” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text] 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 […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”People You Should Know: Teresa Thill” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Advantage Network Manager, The Advantage Network, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls   INSPIRED BY COMMUNITY Teresa Thill has always had a love for finance. Even as a young child, she played restaurant with her sister and cousins — creating a menu with prices, calculating the bill, […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Federal Delegate’s Report” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text] By: Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, President, Farmers State Bank of Canton Hello community bankers! Representing South Dakota as the Federal Delegate is a career highlight for me. I have met some of you, but there are many of you left that I need to meet. Let me introduce myself! My name is […]