<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/video/states-looking-to-regulate-interchange-fees</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/import/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/card-stack.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T21:56:02.483Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>States looking to regulate interchange fees</news:title>
<news:keywords>Videos, Videos</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/people/bank-first-promotes-compliance-executive</loc>
<news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T20:40:52.976Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bank First promotes compliance executive </news:title>
<news:keywords>People, Bank First, Mike Molepske, Caryn Langolf</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/people/associated-banc-corp-hires-senior-ai-director</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-07-01/kv5g1wcc/Andy-Miner-headshot.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Andy Miner</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T20:30:19.660Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Associated Banc-Corp hires senior AI director</news:title>
<news:keywords>People, Associated Banc-Corp, Phillip Trier, Andy Miner</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/fnbc-bancorp-in-arkansas-to-acquire-riverwind-bancshares</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-01-08/j43x9ev8/MA-stock-image-BankNews.com.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T19:31:35.831Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FNBC Bancorp in Arkansas to acquire RiverWind Bancshares</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chronicles, M&amp;A, FNBC Bancorp, FNBC Bank, RiverWind Bancshares, RiverWind Bank</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/manufacturing-conditions-positive-despite-job-losses-inflation</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-01-05/w74hxflx/Manufacturing-stock-image.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T18:26:19.029Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Manufacturing conditions positive despite job losses, inflation</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chronicles, Creighton University, Ernie Goss</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/honors/2026-rising-stars-in-banking-liandra-hoffman</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/t7gaq5sj/Liandra-Hoffman.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Liandra Hoffman</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T13:51:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 Rising Stars in Banking: Liandra Hoffman</news:title>
<news:keywords>Honors, Rising Stars in Banking, Liandra Hoffman, State Bank of Pearl City, Ill., Allen Brewer</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/honors/2026-rising-stars-in-banking-kaydi-sobottka</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/ftl65die/KaydiSobottka.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kaydi Sobottka</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/x3fms99q/FNBRF-Diaper-Drive.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kaydi Sobottka leads the bank’s "Culture" committee, which annually conducts a diaper drive benefiting the "Diaper Bank" of United Way St. Croix and Red Cedar Valleys. Sobottka is vice president, human resources at the First National Bank of River Falls, Wis.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 Rising Stars in Banking: Kaydi Sobottka</news:title>
<news:keywords>Honors, Jeff Johnson, Rising Stars in Banking, Kaydi Sobottka, First National Bank of River Falls, Wis.</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/honors/2026-rising-stars-in-banking-jacob-reiter</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/i0izjidg/Jacob-Reiter.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Jacob Reiter</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/n4cc71ss/TBC4239HI.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Granite Bank mortgage team poses for a picture in front of its Champlin, Minn., office. Jacob Reiter, EVP-CEO, is part of the ownership family that has turned the bank into a mortgage powerhouse.</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 Rising Stars in Banking: Jacob Reiter</news:title>
<news:keywords>Honors, Rising Stars in Banking, Jacob Reiter, Granite Bank</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/opinion/2026-rising-stars-in-banking-sam-androli</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/tgludyiu/Sam-Androli.JPG</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sam Androli</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 Rising Stars in Banking: Sam Androli</news:title>
<news:keywords>Insights, Rising Stars in Banking, Sam Androli, Security State Bank of Wanamingo, Minn., Scott Peterson</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/2026-rising-stars-in-banking-rudy-fors</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/q8rlmwey/Rudy-Fors.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rudy Fors</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 Rising Stars in Banking: Rudy Fors</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chronicles, Rising Stars in Banking, Rudy Fors, Twin Cedars Bancorp, Jaci Hansen, Rhonda Housken</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/honors/2026-rising-stars-in-banking-leslie-scharfe</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/yfqitzfu/Leslie-Scharfe.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Leslie Scharfe</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 Rising Stars in Banking: Leslie Scharfe</news:title>
<news:keywords>Honors, First Interstate Bank, Rising Stars in Banking, Leslie Scharfe, Anthony Kutzler</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/honors/2026-rising-stars-in-banking-kevin-hegland</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-29/va02h9zt/Kevin-Hegland.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kevin Hegland</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T11:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>2026 Rising Stars in Banking: Kevin Hegland</news:title>
<news:keywords>Honors, Rising Stars in Banking, Kevin Hegland, Gale Hoese, Security Bank &amp; Trust Co.</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/community-relations/first-bank-of-berne-donates-1500-for-local-event</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-30/icb5pqbw/Dunkirk-Glass-Days-500-700-p-C-97.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>First Bank of Berne, Ind., donates $1,500 to Dunkirk Glass Days. </image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-30T21:29:44.709Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>First Bank of Berne donates $1,500 for local event</news:title>
<news:keywords>Community Relations, First Bank of Berne</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/people/busey-bank-hires-chief-strategy-officer</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/import/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/buseybank.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-30T21:17:34.349Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Busey Bank hires chief strategy officer </news:title>
<news:keywords>People, Busey Bank, Mike Daley, Amy Randolph</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/community-relations/bank-midwest-community-fund-donates-45k-to-local-groups</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/2026-06-30/bjltpz73/Windom-Preschool2-edited-scaled.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bank Midwest donates $25,000 to the Windom Area Foundation for a new childcare facility. </image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-30T20:36:58.411Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bank Midwest Community Fund donates $45K to local groups</news:title>
<news:keywords>Community Relations, Bank Midwest</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/people/stearns-bank-appoints-cfo</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/import/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/istock-629827156.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-30T17:47:41.996Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Stearns Bank appoints CFO</news:title>
<news:keywords>People, Stearns Bank, Heather Plumski, Camille Kazarian</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/community-relations/bell-bank-donates-16k-to-nonprofits</loc>
<news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-30T17:34:20.995Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bell Bank donates $16K to nonprofits</news:title>
<news:keywords>Community Relations, Bell Bank</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/bill-would-require-federal-agencies-to-review-bank-fintech-partnerships</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/import/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/capitol-with-flag-e1635305288871.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-30T15:54:12.216Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bill would require federal agencies to review bank-fintech partnerships</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chronicles, Congress, Pete Ricketts, Catherine Cortez Masto</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/fdic-proposes-increasing-small-bank-threshold-lowering-deposit-insurance-assessments</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/import/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fdic-building-sign-wall.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-30T15:38:38.706Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FDIC proposes increasing small bank threshold, lowering deposit insurance assessments</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chronicles, FDIC</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/cfpb-updates-consumer-complaints-process</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/banknews/import/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cfpb-building-exterior-e1705692346931.jpg</image:loc>
</image:image><news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>banknews</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-06-30T14:53:28.150Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CFPB updates consumer complaints process</news:title>
<news:keywords>Chronicles, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
</urlset>