David Lamb Appointed to ICBA Bank Innovations and Solutions Committee, Advocating for Community Banks Nationwide

The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced that David Lamb, CEO of Oxford Bank was appointed to serve on ICBA’s Bank Innovations and Solutions Committee. As the nation’s voice for community banks, ICBA’s sole focus is ensuring community banks and the customers they serve continue to flourish.

“To lend my voice in policy discussions for the nation’s community banks as a member of the ICBA Bank Innovation & Solutions Committee will be an honor,” said Lamb. “Community banks are the backbone of local economies, and I look forward to promoting education and innovative solutions that help us better serve our customers and communities.”

In this role, Lamb will help shape and promote ICBA’s policy positions and programming, engage in grassroots advocacy efforts in Michigan, and serve as a bridge between local community banks and ICBA leadership in Washington, D.C.

“David brings invaluable insight and dedication to the table, reinforcing the importance of community banks in fostering economic stability and opportunity,” said ICBA Chairman Jack Hopkins, president and CEO of CorTrust Bank in Sioux Falls, S.D. “We appreciate David’s leadership and commitment to advancing ICBA’s mission and look forward to working together to champion policies that empower community banks and the communities they serve.”

Oxford Bank recently celebrated 140 years of service as a community bank, prioritizing diversification, a focus on customer experience, and giving back to the community. Lamb has served as CEO of Oxford Bank for 10 years, spearheading the bank’s award-winning Money Masters Financial Literacy Program, participating in the Covenant House Michigan “Sleep Out” to increase awareness and raise funds to get unhoused teens off the streets, volunteering for Food Gathers, Inc, and more.

About Oxford Bank

Oxford Bank is a subsidiary of Oxford Bank Corporation, a registered holding company. It is the oldest commercial bank in Oakland County, MI, and operates 7 branches in Clarkston, Davison, Dryden, Lake Orion, Oakland Township, Ortonville, and Oxford. The Bank also has Customer Experience Centers in Rochester Hills, Ann Arbor, and Macomb MI, with transactional services provided by Interactive Teller Machines. In addition, Oxford Bank has business banking centers in Wixom, Oxford, and Flint, MI. The Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary, Oxford Commercial Finance, offers commercial finance services across the country. The Bank has operated continuously under local ownership and management since it first opened for business in 1884. For more information about Oxford Bank and its complete line of financial services, please visit www.oxfordbank.bank.

About ICBA

The Independent Community Bankers of America® has one mission: to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We power the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation.

As local and trusted sources of credit, America’s community banks leverage their relationship-based business model and innovative offerings to channel deposits into the neighborhoods they serve, creating jobs, fostering economic prosperity, and fueling their customers’ financial goals and dreams. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at icba.org.