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	<description>Thoughts on Community Banking from a Community Banker</description>
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		<title>Mutual Loyalty</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/mutual-loyalty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many people do you know have enjoyed a private dinner with George W. Bush, won a journalism award writing for Reuters, speaks five languages, served on the Governor’s Cabinet of George Voinovich, and traveled the world while banking with &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/mutual-loyalty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=167&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Construction is underway on Findlay West</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/construction-is-underway-on-findlay-west/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Findlay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Findlay West branch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First National Bank]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Sprague]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Bank broke ground yesterday for the new &#8220;Findlay West&#8221; branch.  The branch will open early next year and is located across the road from Wal Mart on Trenton Avenue west of I75.  The exciting times continue at First National &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/construction-is-underway-on-findlay-west/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=161&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It Was BIG, Thanks to Your Help</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/it-was-big-thanks-to-your-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BIG Lemonade Stand]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would have taken a whole lot more than overcast skies and a little rain to dampen the entrepreneurial spirits of the 40 youth who showed up at &#8220;work&#8221; Saturday for First National Bank&#8217;s inaugural &#8220;BIG Lemonade Stand.&#8221; From the authentic lemonade stand &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/it-was-big-thanks-to-your-help/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=155&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Business Coming To Bluffton!</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/new-business-coming-to-bluffton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new business will be opening its doors on June 24, 2011, in Bluffton, Ohio. And, earlier this spring I had the opportunity to facilitate a strategic planning session for this aspiring business.  The company has about 40 employees that &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/new-business-coming-to-bluffton/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=150&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s my Credit Score?</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/whats-my-credit-score/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent report by Smartcredit.com, only 4% of people access their free credit each year. The government originally started requiring the three major credit bureaus—Equifax, Transunion, and Experian—to provide a free annual report every year to encourage credit &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/whats-my-credit-score/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=140&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Kasasa…Where does this fit into reality?</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/back-to-kasasa%e2%80%a6where-does-this-fit-into-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First National Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest rates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/?p=133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since we launched Kasasa at First National Bank on May 9, 2011, we’ve had a great response from the community. Many of our existing clients are giving it a try and finding out this product is fantastic. We’re also seeing &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/back-to-kasasa%e2%80%a6where-does-this-fit-into-reality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=133&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Picking a Bank isn&#8217;t as Easy as it Used to Be</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/picking-a-bank-isnt-as-easy-as-it-used-to-be/</link>
		<comments>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/picking-a-bank-isnt-as-easy-as-it-used-to-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 19:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was at Barret Graduate School of Banking in Memphis, TN, last week. It was a great week and I met some fantastic people and instructors from around the country. I was also reminded of something over and over again &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/picking-a-bank-isnt-as-easy-as-it-used-to-be/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=127&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is there a Solution to Low Interest Rates offered at Banks?</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/is-there-a-solution-to-low-interest-rates-offered-at-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/is-there-a-solution-to-low-interest-rates-offered-at-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 17:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rates on deposit accounts at banks have been low for what probably seems like forever. And it&#8217;s discouraging to see the same low rates (or lower) every day when you walk into the Bank and think about where you might &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/is-there-a-solution-to-low-interest-rates-offered-at-banks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=121&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If your odds were 1 in 30 How Daring Would you Be?</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/if-your-odds-were-1-in-30-how-daring-would-you-be/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a 1 in 30 chance that you were a victim of identity theft in 2008. In addition, there is a 1 in 10 chance that you’ve already been a victim of ID theft at some point in your &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/if-your-odds-were-1-in-30-how-daring-would-you-be/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=116&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Did My 50 in April&#8230;How About You?</title>
		<link>http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/i-did-my-50-in-april-how-about-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Community Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2009, a business owner in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tried to encourage locals to support locally and independently owned businesses by starting an initiative called the 3/50 project.  The initiative took off and today the project has spread all over the &#8230; <a href="http://communitybanking.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/i-did-my-50-in-april-how-about-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=communitybanking.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13344743&amp;post=107&amp;subd=communitybanking&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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