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2025 News
December 29, 2025 - MPR News
'We are going to see some loss': Minnesota Ag lenders brace for a volatile 2026
A recent credit survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis showed that lenders expect farmers to apply for even more loans as next year rolls around. And the vast majority of those loans come from smaller, local community banks.
December 4, 2025 - BankNews
New leader in place at BankIn Minnesota
New BankIn Minnesota President and CEO Rich Jones sees opportunities to support community bankers through industry challenges.
October 15, 2025 - Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Rich Jones takes over as CEO of BankIn Minnesota
Rich Jones has been named the new president and CEO of bank advocacy group BankIn Minnesota, effective Tuesday, after more than a decade of leading Randall State Bank.
October 14, 2025 - BankNews
BankIn Minnesota names Rich Jones President, CEO
Bloomington, Minn.-based BankIn Minnesota appointed Rich Jones as President and CEO, effective Oct. 14.
October 13, 2025 - BankNews
Doing double duty, Raymo focuses on leadership transitions
Raymo was named chair of the board for BankIn Minnesota at its annual convention on Aug. 7, accepting the gavel from outgoing chair Tiffany Baer Paine, president and co-CEO of Security Bank USA in Bemidji, Minn. ... Raymo also is serving as president of BankIn Minnesota on an interim basis, until the group names a permanent president following the departure of Jim Amundson.
September 25, 2025 - Star News (Elk River, Minn.)
Stewart Wilson of Elk River honored for 50 years in community banking
Stewart Wilson, longtime board director of The Bank of Elk River, has received the Legacy of Community Banking Award from BankIn Minnesota.
August 27, 2025 - The Globe (Worthington, Minn.)
Raymo named chairman of BankIn Minnesota Board
After more than four decades of leadership in community banking, Greg Raymo was named chairman of the board for BankIn Minnesota, the association for community banks across the state.
May 15, 2025 - BankBeat
Tech, social and AI are table stakes for marketers
BankBeat reached out to 15 marketing professionals to ask how they manage today's marketing challenges and learn how they make the most of today's opportunities. This is the final in a three-part series capturing their responses.
May 8, 2025 - BankBeat
Respect tradition or shoot for viral?
BankBeat reached out to 15 marketing professionals to ask how they manage today's marketing challenges and learn how they make the most of today's opportunities. This is the second in a three-part series capturing their responses.
May 1, 2025 - BankBeat
Bank marketers share insights into their challenges, successes
BankBeat reached out to 15 marketing professionals to ask how they manage today's marketing challenges and learn how they make the most of today's opportunities. This is the first in a three-part series capturing their responses.
February 5, 2025 - BankNews
Community bankers play key role in rural immigration
Community banks play an essential role in the settling of immigrants within rural communities, from helping them set up bank accounts to eventually assisting them in getting loans for businesses or homes.
January 13, 2025 - BankBeat
Farm, commercial real estate concerns abound in '25
BankBeat spoke with approximately two-dozen local bankers and industry experts about what they expect for this year. This is the second in a two-part series chronicling their thoughts.
January 2, 2025 - BankBeat
Bankers, industry players bullish on 2025 potential
BankBeat spoke with approximately two-dozen local bankers and industry experts about what they expect for this year. This is the first in a two-part series chronicling their thoughts.
2024 News
November 1, 2024 - BankBeat
Outstanding Women 2024: Terri Barrett
Terri Barrett, BankIn board member and Market President of Bravera Bank in Kerkhoven, Minn., was named one of BankBeat's Outstanding Women in Banking for 2024.
September 5, 2024 - BankBeat
BankIn Minnesota's new chair looks to educate
Tiffany Baer Paine, president and co-CEO of Security Bank USA in Bemidji, Minn., was recently named chair of BankIn Minnesota. Here, she weighs in on the importance of a level playing field with credit unions, the importance of independent community banking and serving as an ambassador for the industry.
May 9, 2024 - Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
CRE's Power Lenders: Why worry about downtown office drama? These banks play a different game
Community bank leaders in the Twin Cities recognize the high-profile troubles of downtown office markets, but that's not where they lend.
April 30, 2024 - American Banker
'Like wildfire': Rising check fraud pits small banks against big banks
Check fraud is wreaking havoc on community banks, which are urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to crack down on their large bank competitors for failing to comply with rules meant to stop criminals from opening accounts.
March 8, 2024 - Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
EntreBank, Minnesota's newest bank, off to a hot start
EntreBank has the second-highest level of assets of the 14 banks to open across the country in 2022, and it was able to turn a profit more than a year ahead of initial projections.
2023 News
November 30, 2023 - Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Community banks see more CRE lending as big banks take a back seat
Rising interest rates, coupled with more scrutiny from federal regulators after high-profile bank failures this year, have forced developers to turn to smaller banks for lending needs.
November 3, 2023 - MINNPOST
Underrepresented companies find financing options based on character
Stressed out by her corporate job and looking for a release, Sabrina Jones started dabbling in homemade, chemical-free skin care products in 2015.