Fixed-Income Investment

ICBA Securities provides a full suite of investment products and services for community banks through its exclusively endorsed broker, Vining Sparks. Included are traditional debt securities, interest rate products, whole loans, M&A and valuation services, and investment advisory services. Vining Sparks also has state-of-the-art asset/liability and bond accounting products.
ICBA Securities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the ICBA, provides a full calendar of educational events for community bankers and investment professionals. As the only broker/dealer owned by the community banking industry, ICBA Securities returns 100 percent of its earnings to the industry.
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Program Advantages Exclusive to MBA Members:

ICBA Securities, through their exclusive broker, Vining Sparks, provide products and services for community banks that include:

Specializes in trading the traditional debt securities that are suitable for community banks.
One of the 20 largest underwriters of government agency debt in the world, and is a leading provider of SBA 7(a) guaranteed loan products.
Inventories a wide array of mortgage and municipal securities.
Offer a line of strategic products such as Whole Loans, Interest Rate Products, and M&A and valuation advice.
In addition, offers industry-leading proprietary analytics to assist community banks in creating a high-performing balance sheet. These tools include:

o Risk Manager
o Bond Accounting
o Performance Profile; and
o Performance Architect

ICBA Securities conducts an average of 50 educational events per year and is proud to be a preferred provider by over 30 state banking associations.

“We have used ICBA Securities (Vining-sparks) for the past 17 years. We work very closely with our investment advisor and she has been very responsive to our needs. She understands our portfolio and our objectives of providing the bank with a portfolio that generates the appropriate cash flow, liquidity and rate of return.”

William R. Talley, Jr. President & CEO of Frederick County Bank

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