Kadince Blog

By Jaidyn Crookston | July 05, 2023 | 11 Minute Read

CRA Officers are often told to build relationships throughout their financial institution. These relationships will help your CRA program grow, provide fresh volunteers, help you mine for community development loans, and overall hel...

By Jaidyn Crookston | April 11, 2023 | 6 Minute Read

As a bank or credit union employee, you likely understand that providing financial education for the members of your community is extremely important. After all, the more financially educated your community members are, the more lik...

By Jaidyn Crookston | October 25, 2022 | 8 Minute Read

No matter how cool your bank or credit union’s financial literacy program is (and it’s probably pretty cool!), there are always ways to make it more impactful.    Sometimes this means starting a new program, hosting a new event, o...

By Kayla Czappa | July 12, 2022 | 5 Minute Read

With rising inflation and living costs, more people are turning to reputable financial institutions for answers—where to store their money, whether to buy or sell a house, how to save and invest, and so on. And it takes a lot of con...

By Kayla Czappa | June 14, 2022 | 5 Minute Read

Financial institutions do a great job helping everyone—communities, families, schools, you name it. And with so many efforts geared toward serving and strengthening their communities, it’s no wonder banks and credit unions have begu...

By Jaidyn Crookston | February 22, 2022 | 8 Minute Read

As a bank or credit union marketer, you know how important it is to attract potential customers to your website. One of the best ways to get people to your website is by ranking high on Google, but this is much easier said than done...

By Jaidyn Crookston | September 28, 2021 | 7 Minute Read

Most financial institutions, like Machias Savings Bank, are very involved in their communities. Not only do your coworkers spend hours volunteering, but your institution gives grants, donations, loans, and more to support your commu...