July 27, 2023

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BuildingMetrix Scott Elliott (206) 273-7141 scott.elliott@wsrb.com BuildingMetrix knows property. For over a century, our parent company, WSRB, has provided insurance carriers with powerful data, enabling them to evaluate risk effectively and efficiently. BuildingMetrix, a wholly owned WSRB company, aims to provide that same level of expertise to industries outside insurance. Our proprietary algorithm aggregates and

As soon as the news broke about Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, ICBA sprang into action, shielding community banks from paying for the failures of the megabanks. It’s not every day a financial crisis unfolds, and it’s certainly not something community bankers expect while attending the industry’s leading convention, ICBA LIVE. But that’s exactly

Technology continues to insinuate itself into almost every facet of our daily lives, whether it is personal or work-related. As a result, protecting data privacy has become increasingly more relevant to every consumer and business. In 2022, 422 million people were affected by data breaches at U.S. companies with an average of 4.8 breaches per

If your responsibilities include your community bank’s bond portfolio, you’ve been confounded by several elements of its performance in the last 18 months. To the extent your portfolio has mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and government agency bonds, and the clear majority of all bonds owned by banks are in these two categories, they’ve certainly lost value

Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) scams continue to be a costly and challenging issue for financial institutions. Wire transfer fraud can easily reach millions of dollars, and with advancements in technology, such as online databases for county clerk records, online banking and online title searching, data commonly used by financial institutions to verify customer

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), as the great Wizard of Oz once said, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.” There’s been a lot of hype about AI and its offshoots like ChatGPT, and while it’s an exciting technology, it’s not new. The first patents on AI algorithms came out more

The future of our industry hinges on tomorrow’s community bank leaders. Each year, the Community Bankers of Washington (CBW) awards one NextGen Scholarship, and two additional applicants receive a John Collins Leadership Award to ensure that future industry leaders are being prepared for the jobs of tomorrow. The scholarship and awards provide a pathway to

Welcome to the first issue of Currency — CBW’s re‑branded quarterly magazine. Our purpose is to highlight the wealth of knowledge, resources and opportunities provided by and for Community Bankers of Washington’s members. CBW’s raison d’etre is to advocate for Washington’s community banks and only for community banks. You cannot find this singular mission for