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Whether in bustling cities or the rural Midwest, community banks improve lives in the communities they serve. This seems to be a popular notion across the nation, as can be seen by their large local support. According to the ICBA, community banks make up 96 percent of all banking institutions in the country. They are
BOULDER, COLO. – Karl Metcalf, Vice President of Iowa State Bank & Trust, recently graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC), a 25-month banking school which provides management and leadership training for community-banking professionals. Metcalf finished among the top 10% of 164 graduates during the 68th Annual School Session, hosted July 15-27
Thanks to the power of grass roots advocacy and the support of pro-community banking elected officials, Washington has approved a very much needed regulatory relief bill. The landmark Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act provides regulatory relief to our nation’s community banks, so they can continue financing and supporting the dreams of Americans
The Independent Community Bankers of America, of which Iowa State Bank and Trust is a life member, is celebrating community banking in the month of April. The positive impact that the 5,700 community banks dispersed across the nation on their local areas is very important to the health of those localities as well as our
Many individuals have goals and resolutions they are striving for in the new year. They are fostering hope for a better tomorrow and realize they need to add or dilute some of their habits in order to have the life they envision. Many, if not most of these resolutions fail for lack of motivation. In
If you’re a teen, you know that making adequate money for your college fund and paying for the rising cost of items is challenging. School has never been as time consuming and with the economic pressure to go to college and the rising rate in unpaid internships, you may be at a loss as to
The spring semester is quickly approaching. With the impending holiday break, what better way to spend your time than searching for scholarships? While it may not be on the top of your to-do list over your break, taking this initiative can pay off. Most college graduates leave with a diploma in one hand and $27,857,
Sometimes the best intentions can lend themselves to producing the worst results. While many friends and family members may offer quick solutions to your financial anguish, often times, the best education, is understanding those lessons first hand. At Iowa State Bank we’d like to showcase several of the most common pieces of advice we hear,
I still remember buying my first home and the feeling I had in knowing it was mine. You wanted to make it look the best you could, decorate it with all the things you loved, and personalize it to reflect your personality. Besides that sense of pride in ownership, it was also a good investment.
I’ve had the pleasure to work with customers at Iowa State Bank now for almost 4 years in my capacity as the commercial lender. However, even many of my friends don’t really know what that means and still ask me what I really do. Sure, I make loans for business owners and commercial endeavors, but
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