2026 Pub. 5 Issue 2

FLOURISH As financial services continue to shift, community banks are positioned to be the anchors for the industry, supporting our customers and communities with a resiliency that transcends the environment. By continuing to lean into the personal relationships we build, we differentiate ourselves and bring immense value to those we serve. Doubling down on our relationship-based model means we’re supporting our customers by deploying new, efficient technology. We’re speeding up processes, enhancing our customers’ experiences and growing our connections with them, while retaining the attributes that are at the core of who we are and what we do. We simply need to fast-forward the tenets that already exist to address growing demands. Individually, community banks might need to have hard conversations to determine which solutions warrant their time and attention and which might not best serve their customers. The beauty of community banking is that it’s not one-size-fits-all, and each community bank can identify the new technologies and solutions that best support it. Community Banking STRATEGY FOR GROWTH By REBECA ROMERO RAINEY President and CEO, ICBA 6 NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT BANKER

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