One of the most fundamentally sound ideas in business is the concept of cooperation, even among competitors. OBL BankServices is quite simply the Ohio banking industry's buying cooperative for financial products and services. Directed by a board of Ohio bank executives, this subsidiary leverages the collective purchasing power of member institutions to increase quality and reduce costs. Members can take advantage of any or all of the programs and vendors listed in this special section of the Web site to enhance their bottom line.

As well as the dedicated professionals employed by OBL BankServices business partners listed in our Products & Services Resource, the OBL has a dedicated team of pros on staff to help answer your questions and make your buying experience the best in the business. Industry veterans like Michelle Crume and Brenda Arnold are just a phone call away.

Banc Consulting Partners (BCP) specializes in the design and ongoing risk management of bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) and non-qualified executive and director benefit plans.

Their consultative approach has helped more than 400 financial institutions develop programs that attract quality leadership, balance risk and reward and optimize earnings to offset the ever-increasing cost of benefit liabilities.

They strive to educate our clients on the entire landscape of plan options so that an informed decision is possible.

If your leadership team is seeking a trusted and knowledgeable partner to implement or review benefit and BOLI programs, we invite you to contact the advisors at Banc Consulting Partners.

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PWCampbell is a full-service provider of design-build services, branded environments, technology solutions, and consulting to the financial industry. Our Complete Facility Solution^SM reflects our dedication to delivering all-encompassing services needed to create a dynamic retail environment—from data-driven facilities planning to quality-assured project completion—managed all under one roof. With over 114 years of experience and as a certified Women's Business Enterprise by the WBENC, we pride ourselves on being an industry leader with a team that consistently delivers expertise, passion, and creativity to address our clients’ current needs and future ambitions.

For Tech Solutions: https://www.pwcampbell.com/brandvisionhd/

PWCampbell Capabilities: https://www.pwcampbell.com/capabilities/

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Arctic Wolf^® is the market leader in security operations. Using the cloud-native Arctic Wolf^® Platform, we provide security operations as a concierge service. Highly-trained Concierge Security^® experts work as an extension of your team to provide 24x7 monitoring, detection and response, as well as ongoing risk management to proactively protect systems and data while continually strengthening your security posture. For more information about Arctic Wolf, visit https://arcticwolf.com.

BHG Financial is transforming the financial industry; leveraging the power of data, analytics, and the creator of the largest community bank network in the country. Since 2001, BHG has originated more than $9 billion in loan solutions to top-quality borrowers, which community and midsize banks can purchase via The BHG Loan Hub.

Bankers’ Bank does not serve the general public; therefore, we do not compete with our clients. We strive to remain the leading provider of banking services for community-minded institutions of all sizes by offering the products and personal assistance that keep your bank competitive.

Bankers’ Bank is always a partner, never a competitor with the over 800 Midwestern financial institutions our staff serves each day. Based in Madison, WI since 1981, we serve our customers through additional offices in the Chicago, Des Moines and Indianapolis areas. Your Bankers’ Bank correspondent and commercial banking representatives reside in and work out of various locations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. In-person service visits are the norm, not the exception.

Bankers’ Bank provides services only to financial institutions and is owned by its customer banks. Our ownership is independent of control by any group or other affiliation. Ownership interests are available to our customers but are not a requirement.

Our large product mix of over 70 services strictly supports financial institutions, providing you with effective and diverse tools to best serve your customers. Call us today, or go to BankersBank.com to learn more.

Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC provides fixed-income portfolio and investment banking services to community banks. We teach clients our analytical approach through Performance Trust University®, a premier fixed-income portfolio education program designed to help clients acquire the tools to ask the right questions and make beneficial decisions for their institutions. We also provide a range of investment banking services relating to, among other things, M&A transactions, strategic options, capital alternatives, fairness opinions, valuations and strategic business plans.

Members may also contact:
Paul Drake, Director | Balance Sheet Strategies
Direct: (312) 521-1125 | Email: pdrake@performancetrust.com

COCC is a client-owned core processing company that has been serving community banks since 1967. We provide next generation information technology services and core processing solutions to community banks. Whether you need solutions that are customized or out-of-the-box, we’ll collaborate closely with your team to make sure you are always ahead of the curve.

Vorys, a full-service business law firm with approximately 380 lawyers in seven offices, knows the financial services industry and understands its challenges. We represent more than 150 financial institutions and we are deeply involved in virtually all aspects of legal and regulatory matters, particularly in Ohio. Our clients range from small community banks and thrifts to large multi-national financial services organizations. Our financial institution team is comprised of more than 100 industry practitioners with hands-on experience in virtually all aspects of industry issues. Our ranks include several partners who have decades of experience as general counsel and executive officers of several large bank holding companies. Importantly, we take a unique and effective interdisciplinary team approach to industry issues based on extensive hands-on industry experience and decades of industry work. That work and experience enables Vorys to provide a unique combination of services to the industry and to partner with our clients to provide support in a practical and cost-effective manner.

Vorys has long enjoyed a reputation for representing significant clients in complex and challenging legal matters. We have been involved in virtually every kind of litigation across a wide variety of industries. We have represented clients in matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, all 13 U.S. Courts of Appeals, in federal and state courts nationwide, and before a broad range of arbitration panels and administrative agencies. We also have exceptional transactional practices that focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities law, corporate and public finance, federal and state tax, technology and intellectual property, government relations, real estate, environmental and energy law, insurance, bankruptcy and reorganization, international transactions, employment, labor and executive compensation, and health care.

PRI is a process and profit improvement firm that has been assisting community banks with profit and efficiency improvements since 1990. We work with OBL members to boost non-interest income and reduce non-interest expense, evaluate data processing systems (core, EFT, LOS, etc.) and negotiate contract terms, provide merger integration assistance and much more. We utilize a collaborative, hands-on approach that results in real quantifiable change and bottom line improvements.

LEAD SERIES - Learn | Educate | Analyze | Discuss OBL BankServices is proud to offer partner webinars to showcase the expertise and solutions of OBL Endorsed Business Partners and gain visibility with bankers.

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SBS CyberSecurity helps business leaders identify and understand cybersecurity risks to make more informed and proactive business decisions. Since 2004, SBS has been dedicated to assisting organizations with the implementation of valuable risk management programs and mitigating cybersecurity risks. SBS provides turnkey offerings tailored to each client’s needs, including risk management solutions, network security, consulting, auditing, and education.

Sanford Rose Associates® – Rhonemus Group is one of the Midwest's leading executive search consulting firms. Founded by a 30 year veteran of the financial services and recruitment industries, we deliver talent management, career management, and succession planning services to our clients and candidates. Sanford Rose Associates® (SRA) is a network of independently-owned executive search firms assisting clients to fill their mission-critical positions. We are committed to "finding people who make a difference®" within organizations by finding individuals who perform, exceed expectations, and assist the organization achieve its strategic goals.

ATM Solutions is a provider of end-to-end ATM services. The company's suite of services for ATM deployers includes armored cash replenishment, ATM maintenance, ATM sales, and deposit pick-up services. ATM Solutions has focused solely on ATM services and products from its inception in 1994.

As the leading provider of lending intelligence, financial and lending professionals turn to Financial Suite for our enhanced tools, commitment to data accuracy and intuitive search features. The access to market share insights using our robust reporting features with custom comparable tools, prospecting features including identifying ARMs, as well as loan maturity dates, sets you apart from the competition by delivering all the information you need to find and grow business. We back up our data and tools with reliable customer service. You’ll speak with real humans when you need help!

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati is part of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, a national network of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks and more than 6,500 member financial institutions.

Services include Short and Long-Term Advances, Mortgage Purchase Program, Housing Program, and Correspondent Services.

Bank specialists providing audit, tax planning, internal audit, loan review, regulatory compliance and systems analysis, Sarbanes-Oxley and GLBA compliance, IT audit, network security assessments, penetration testing, business continuity planning, merger and acquisition assistance, and employee benefit consulting

OBL Members may also contact Scott Phillips, Partner
Office: (216) 274-6554
Email: scott.phillips@plantemoran.com

For over 40 years, United Bankers' Bank's reputation as a correspondent banking leader has been built on the trust, respect and confidence it has developed with its community bank customers.

From providing innovative products, services and technologies, to understanding the challenges community banks face on a daily basis, UBB continually provides its customers with valuable solutions to remain competitive and strengthen the relationships they have built within their communities.

UBB lives its First for Your Success credo by always putting the success of its community bank partners first and by never, ever competing with its customers.