Endorsed Providers
CBAO Endorsed Service Providers are selected by bankers just like you. Endorsed Service Providers offer CBAO member banks an excellent resource for bank products and services. CBAO works with a few select companies that are the best in their field.
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ICBA Payments
ICBA Payments, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), has been managing payments solutions for the nation’s community banks since 1985.We help power the potential of ICBA members through payments-related innovation, education, and advocacy to help community banks navigate the payments ecosystem and select suitable offerings at favorable pricing—helping community banks compete and thrive.
As a trusted strategic partner, ICBA Payments also provides consultative services, industry representation and ongoing vendor support to help community banks retain their best customers, earn profitable returns, and be respected as full-fledged participants in the evolving payments landscape.
Website: icbapayments.com Telephone: 800-242-4770 Address: 1615 L Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20036 Email: payments@icba.org
TCM Bank, N.A. TCM Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of ICBA Payments, provides credit card services along with portfolio acquisition and agent bank sponsorship for community banks nationwide.
Through the Total Card Management® credit card program, TCM offers superior community bank service along with compliance relief, improved market positioning, speed-to-market technology, and marketing support—all with no risk and zero liability. TCM Bank partners with nearly 750 community banks across the U.S. and is proud to meet the credit card needs of more than 530,000 cardholders. Website: tcmbank.com Telephone: 866-861-7669 Address: 3501 E Frontage Rd. Ste. 200, Tampa, FL 33607 Email: TCMBank@tcmbank.com
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ICBA Securities ICBA Securities provides a full suite of investment products and services for community banks through its exclusively endorsed broker, Stifel. Included are traditional debt
securities, interest rate products, whole loans, and M&A and bank valuation services. Stifel also has state-of-the-art asset/liability and bond accounting products. It offers investment banking services through KBW. ICBA Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICBA, provides a full calendar of educational events for community bankers and investment professionals. ICBA Securities is endorsed by 34 affiliated state banking associations, and is the only broker/dealer owned by the community banking industry.
Website: icbasecurities.com Telephone: 800-422-6442 Address: 775 Ridge Lake Blvd., Suite 190, Memphis, TN 38120 Contact: Jim Reber, President and CEO Email: jreber@icbasecurities.com X: @ICBASecurities LinkedIn: ICBA Securities
ICBA Investment Column:
by: Jim Reber, President and CEO of ICBA Securities
- Do’s, Don’ts, and Maybes – A set of simple rules to streamline portfolio management in 2021
- Munis for the many – Taxable municipal bonds have appeal for nearly all community banks
- Slippery slope – Another yield curve shift has community bankers guessing.
- Portfolios morph-Investment securities have undergone big changes this year.
- Fed Taper Tactics A review of past QE wind-down strategies.
- Treasuries for the win! – Low yield spreads send community banks back to the basics
- Rising tide – Bonds to own for a rate hike environment
- The Great Escape
- Up with Coupons
- Price pullback prospects
- Fourth quarter rally
- Fixed rate or floating?
- World-wide demand
- High baseline yields accompany surprisingly wide spreads
- Remember the munis
- Time out for trivia
- Spread the wealth
- Play Ball!
- The Meek…
- Easing into the fall