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<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/generations-community-bank-puts-relationships-first</loc>
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<news:title>Generations Community Bank puts relationships first</news:title>
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<news:title>Dart Bank promotes treasury management executive </news:title>
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<loc>https://banknews.com/community-relations/marquette-bank-awards-3000-scholarships-to-dozens-of-students</loc>
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<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/first-national-bank-of-omaha-acquiring-blue-ridge-bank-and-trust</loc>
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<news:title>Old National Bank names leader of C&amp;I banking</news:title>
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<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/illinois-delays-interchange-law-implementation-until-27</loc>
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<news:title>Illinois delays interchange fee ban implementation until ’27</news:title>
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<news:title>Why financial institutions are rethinking the ‘all-in-one’ approach</news:title>
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<loc>https://banknews.com/opinion/payment-methods-new-and-old-arent-getting-any-easier</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-01T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Payment methods — new and old — aren't getting any easier</news:title>
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<news:title>New Jersey’s Bogota Financial to acquire GSL Savings Bank </news:title>
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<loc>https://banknews.com/chronicles/manufacturing-economy-weakens-remains-positive</loc>
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<news:title>Manufacturing economy weakens, remains positive </news:title>
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<loc>https://banknews.com/people/longtime-minnesota-bank-owner-passes-away</loc>
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<image:caption>William Watts Pye II</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-06-01T14:24:05.830Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Longtime Minnesota bank owner passes away </news:title>
<news:keywords>People, William Watts Pye II, Lake Country Community Bank</news:keywords>
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