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The Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota has considered the impact that Amendment W would have on the state’s constitution, the ability of this organization to address elected officials and work with public employees, and the potential for unreasonable regulations to be placed on our organization, and the businesses and individuals that support us. The […]
The ICBSD received the following press release from Bret Afdahl, Director of Banking. Date: September 17, 2018 To: SD State Chartered Banks Subject: Appointment of a New Deputy Director Dear President: I am writing to inform you of a recent change in leadership at the Division. Deputy Director John Crompton retired on August 1st after […]
We are excited to have Mike Sonne of Swenson Investments and Commodities lead one of our breakout sessions at our upcoming fall conference Farming, Finance & Global Markets. Register for Farming, Finance & Global Markets here! Mike Sonne holds a finance degree from Dakota State University (’05) and a Graduate School of Banking Degree from the University […]
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 […]
This first of its kind program provides United Bankers Bank’s community bank customers and prospects with affordable and direct access to intelligent data and bank marketing solutions. BLOOMINGTON, Minn, September 5, 2018 – United Bankers’ Bank (UBB), the nation’s first bankers’ bank, today announced a collaboration with intelligent target marketing solutions provider, WordCom. Through this […]
By Dean Krogman, ICBSD Lobbyist With the recent primary elections taking place, the campaign trails are heating up. Everywhere you turn, voters are being exposed to information from political candidates- from TV to literature in the mail, social media posts and even phone calls. I encourage you to capitalize on this time and engage with […]
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 […]