Join the 2025 ICBA Compensation Survey
Avannis is proud to serve as ICBA’s Preferred Service Provider who will field the 2025 Community Banking Compensation Survey. This survey is designed exclusively for community banks and is your chance to gain invaluable compensation insights—all while helping strengthen the...
Avannis and Kasasa Partner
The mutual partnership between the two ICBA Preferred Service Providers is formalized in connection with ICBA LIVE, the largest annual community banking convention, demonstrating the importance of industry collaboration in a constantly changing market. Kasasa is a financial technology and...
Best Community Banks to Work For
Each year, in partnership with the ICBA, Avannis conducts the Best Community Bank to Work For contest, which recognizes banks that go above and beyond for their employees. Best of all, it’s included with ICBA membership! The December issue of...
Investing in Your Employees
Investing in and retraining employees is essential to creating a workplace where employees can grow both vertically and laterally. According to Deloitte, companies that foster a strong learning culture see employees who are 52% more productive. Yet, despite the clear...
Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Employee Engagement
We know that employees want to feel seen and appreciated, and employers aim to create a positive work environment. Yet, the reality is stark: only 30% of employees are engaged, as corroborated by this Forbes article and supported by Gallup research....
Rates… down!
Rates are coming down! Everybody breathe… We know community banks needed this news yesterday! The recent drop in interest rates not only reduces operating costs but also empowers local small businesses to invest in their growth—whether through facility expansions, equipment...
We Get AI
AI is the next frontier, akin to the transformative impact of the internet on business in the 90s. It’s poised to revolutionize many tedious day-to-day functions, saving us valuable time. Firms and industries as a whole are identifying the most...
Community Banks Power Small Businesses
In light of National Small Business Week, which runs from April 28 to May 4, 2024, the Salina Post recognizes the contributions of ICBA member First Bank Kansas in a recent article. (Linked here). Community banks serve as the primary...
Caring Service
Comunidad Latina Federal Credit Union. At $9 million in assets, this community CU is not a power player in the state of California. Instead, Comunidad Latina FCU is a small but integral part of the community of Santa Ana, CA....