Kadince Blog

By Jaidyn Crookston | April 29, 2025 | 12 Minute Read

Community banks do more than just manage money—they can also be powerful forces for good in their communities. By giving back through donations, sponsorships, and employee involvement, financial institutions have a real chance to ma...

By Jaidyn Crookston | July 16, 2024 | 9 Minute Read

Over 44 million people in the U.S. face hunger every day. 13 million of them are children, and childhood hunger can have longterm effects like poor academic performance, health problems, and developmental differences.    In 2022 a...

By Jaidyn Crookston | May 07, 2024 | 8 Minute Read

Tax season can be a stressful time of year for those who don’t really understand the filing process. One slip-up can cause serious legal and financial issues, and not everyone is prepared for what it takes to file their taxes. Low-i...

By Jaidyn Crookston | March 05, 2024 | 11 Minute Read

If you help run a bank or credit union community engagement program, you know that getting employees to volunteer (and tracking those hours) is hard. On a good day, you might log a dozen volunteer hours, and this number might jump u...

By Jaidyn Crookston | January 09, 2024 | 11 Minute Read

When you hear “this bank logged over 400 volunteer hours in one day,” you probably picture a bank of at least $2 billion in assets with tons of employees, right? Often, you would be right. It’s easier for large banks and credit unio...

By Jaidyn Crookston | December 12, 2023 | 6 Minute Read

Picture this: a compliance specialist buried under a mountain of emails and complaint forms, desperately trying to track and resolve customer issues. See it in the mirror every day?   If so, you know how difficult it is to track a...

By Jaidyn Crookston | November 14, 2023 | 11 Minute Read

You finally signed with the data tracking software company you’ve been dying to partner with. It’s been a long process—management isn’t always easy to convince—but you’re sure it will be worth it.    Learning about this new softwa...

By Jaidyn Crookston | October 25, 2023 | 7 Minute Read

Ever feel like you’re missing the CRA support you need? Having to comply with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) means tracking a lot of data and learning a lot of new information. But resources are scarce for bankers coming into ...

By Jaidyn Crookston | August 31, 2023 | 7 Minute Read

The Cold Call  When a cold call pops up on your screen, chances are you ignore it. Or at the very least think, oh no, not again.   In November of 2022, Jennifer Reed was no different.    Jennifer is the VP of Public Relations a...

By Jaidyn Crookston | August 21, 2023 | 5 Minute Read

Managing one CRA program is hard enough. Can you imagine overseeing four at once?    “It isn’t easy,” says Tonia Taylor, SVP and Director of Compliance at QCR Holdings, a holding company that owns four separate chartered banks.  ...