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Meet the Presenter: Ashley Podhradsky

June 27, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Meet the Presenter: Ashley Podhradsky\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]During her presentation at the 2022 ICBSD Black Hills Retreat, Ashley Podhradsky will provide an overview on Project Boundary Fence. Project Boundary Fence is a free resource for South Dakota county and city governments provided by the Attorney General’s Office of South Dakota. The goal of the project is […]

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Meet The Presenter: Gale Simons-Poole

June 27, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Meet the Presenter: Gale Simons-Poole\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]Gale Simons-Pool, Chief Regulatory Relations Officer at BHG Financial, will be joining us for the 2022 ICBSD Black Hills Retreat! Presentation Synopsis: Navigating the Fast Changing Regulatory Environment The session will cover current regulatory trends and emerging issues for community banks along with practical risk mitigation strategies.  Topics to […]

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Meet the Presenters: IFAM Capital

June 27, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Meet the Presenters: Marta Hurst, Jeff Gordon, Bryce Sowitch, Kim Jardine \” font_container=\”tag:h2|text_align:center\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\”1/4\”][vc_single_image image=\”5016\” add_caption=\”yes\” alignment=\”center\”][vc_column_text] Marta Hurst, Partner with Fiduciary Wise [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\”1/4\”][vc_single_image image=\”5014\”][vc_column_text] Jeff Gordon, Partner, IFAM Capital [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\”1/4\”][vc_single_image image=\”5017\”][vc_column_text] Bryce Sowitch, Partner, IFAM Capital [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=\”1/4\”][vc_single_image image=\”5015\”][vc_column_text] Kim Jardine, Chief Compliance Officer [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ICBSD has an exciting new […]

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Meet the Presenter: Lynn Paulson

June 27, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Meet the Presenter: Lynn Paulson, Senior Vice President and Director of Agribusiness Development, Bell Bank\” font_container=\”tag:h2|text_align:center\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]Lynn Paulson, senior vice president and director of agribusiness development for Bell Bank, will be presenting at the 2022 ICBSD Black Hills Retreat! Lynn\’s presentation \”Be Prepared, Keep Vigilant, Stay Focused\” will focus on agriculture\’s economic cycles and […]

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Four steps to take now to prepare for CFPB Small Business Fair Lending Reviews

April 12, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Four Steps to Take Now to Prepare for CFPB Small Business Fair Lending Reviews\” font_container=\”tag:h2|text_align:center\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text] CFPB is currently scheduling Small Business Fair Lending Reviews at financial institutions of all sizes, with a strong focus on pandemic lending practices. We explore what to expect and how to prepare. Small businesses are the lifeblood of […]

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Why it Pays to Bank Local

March 31, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Today, there are more banking options available to consumers than ever before making it difficult to know who to trust your hard-earned month with. Local, independent community banks are crucial to the success and vibrancy of the communities they serve. In fact, it pays to bank locally! Here’s why: Lowers Costs and Better Services […]

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Where You Bank Matters

March 31, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When you support your local, independent bank, you support your community. The Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota (ICBSD) is reminding consumers: where you choose to bank and with whom matters. This reminder comes in celebration of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Community Banking Month in April. “Community banks are the economic engines […]

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South Dakota Community Bankers Unite to Defeat Government Mandate

February 17, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]South Dakota Community Bankers Unite to Defeat Government Mandate February 17, 2022 (Watertown, SD) – This week, the Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota and its members successfully defeated Senate Bill 182 titled “Prohibit discriminatory actions against persons engaged with the firearm industry”. Sponsored by special interest groups outside of South Dakota, this bill would […]

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Bankers Helping Bankers

January 7, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”New Exclusive ICBSD Member Benefit: Bankers Helping Bankers\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]WATERTOWN, SD – JANUARY 7, 2022 – Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota (ICBSD) is pleased to announce its participation with the FedFis and state community banking associations nationwide to offer access to Bankers Helping Bankers to its member banks in South Dakota. Bankers Helping Bankers […]

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December 22, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”COMMUNITY BANKER ELECTED TO THE 2021 ICBA FEDERAL DELEGATE BOARD” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text] WASHINGTON, D.C. (DECEMBER 2021) – The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that community banker Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, President of Farmers State Bank, Canton, SD was elected to the ICBA Federal Delegate Board. ICBA is the nation’s voice for community banks. “I […]

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