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CONNECTIONS INNOVATION CONVERSATIONS
Shaza Andersen
up from just 5.2% a year ago.
" Community banks are the
backbone of small business, and
small business is the backbone
of our country, " says Ken LaRoe,
founder, CEO and chairman of
the board at Climate First Bank,
a $240 million-asset de novo in
St. Petersburg, Fla. " To me, a
banking charter is a tremendous
business delivery system. We're
helping small businesses who meet
our value proposition, and it's
profi table. "
Ken LaRoe
And community banks
themselves bring a unique value
proposition to the markets they
serve, says Shaza Andersen, founder
and CEO of $600 million-asset de
novo Trustar Bank, based in Great
Falls, Va. " Bank consolidation
tends to leave gaps in the market
that are best served by community
banks, " she says. " We were driven
to start Trustar Bank by customers
and employees who wanted a
community bank that best served
their needs rather than relying on
larger institutions. "
Lauren Sparks
The resurgence of de novos
As the number of financial institutions have dropped, the number
of de novos has started to rise. The founders of three startup banks
discuss the importance of community banks to the country as
mission-driven organizations. By Colleen Morrison
he June 2022 FDIC Quarterly
Report pointed to a total of
4,771 insured fi nancial institutions
in the U.S., a decline of nearly 50%
over the past 20 years. But this bank
consolidation trend may be on the
T
verge of being countered, at least
partly, by growth in de novo banks.
In fact, 2022 has a replenishment
rate-the number of de novo banks
opened versus those banks that have
merged, closed, or failed-of 11.7%,
70 Q ICBA Independent Banker Q December 2022
Lauren Sparks, founder, director
and CEO of $42 million-asset
Agility Bank, a de novo in Houston,
Texas, also emphasized the vital
role community banks play in the
fi nancial infrastructure. " It's about
how important community banks
are to the economy. We have to
make sure we keep them relevant
and available for Main Street. "
Community banks serve their
customers and communities
first, making them missiondriven
organizations.
Shaza Andersen: Community
banks serve a vital role in
communities across the country.
This was especially true during
the pandemic, supporting the PPP
[Paycheck Protection Program].
Ken LaRoe photo courtesy of MacKenzie LaRoe

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