Pub 10 2020-2021 Issue 4

Community Banks have been the backbone of Colorado lending space for many years, and 2020 has created an environment for relationship-style banking to grow at even more remarkable rates.

If you’ve deposited a check by taking a photo on your phone, transferred money to a friend’s bank account using a mobile app or been greeted at a brick-and-mortar bank by a person pointing you to a row of ATMs, you might wonder what the job outlook is for someone in the banking industry.

As 2020 draws to a close, many of us — me included — are breathing a sigh of relief.

I recall that not long after I joined CBA, we were engaged in a battle at the state Legislature and prospects looked grim.