Community Bank Ventures Introduces "CB Journal," a Free Monthly Publication Serving the Community Bank Industry.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. -- Community Bank Ventures introduces its new monthly publication, the CB Journal.

"The CB Journal will provide useful information to community bankers, their directors, their investors, their suppliers, and their regulators. The focus of the Journal will be on both value creation for community bank customers and how value is created for investors," said Jeff Rigsby, President and CEO of Community Bank Ventures.

Each issue will be divided into three sections. The first section consists of three articles, including the top story: an interview with a leader in the community bank industry. Profiled leaders will represent community bank executives, directors, bank regulators, and industry analysts. We will highlight their experiences, observations, and how the bankers created value for customers and investors.

The second section reviews key monthly capital activity from a national perspective. The activities covered will include: mergers and acquisitions, initial offerings, secondary offerings, stock splits, and share repurchases. This could be a very useful tool for strategic planning.

The final section covers community bank stock performances from a state or regional perspective. The critical performance measures include: closing price, month-to-date and year-to-date price changes, and relevant pricing, income statement and balance sheet ratios. While there are no set-in-stone standards for the size of a community bank, the list contains no bank with assets greater than $3 billion.

Timothy N. Coffey, Director of Research and Publications, expressed his enthusiasm for the Journal, "This report - and every subsequent issue - will deliver something unavailable anywhere else. Whether it's monthly mergers and acquisition activities, new bank issues and capital targets, or candid conversations with industry insiders, there is no other publication like this.

To receive a complimentary copy of the CB Journal, you can download it from www.communitybankventures.com/subscribers.html.

About Community Bank Ventures, LLC 

Community Bank Ventures is a professional service firm that develops and supports community banks. The firm uniquely combines its knowledge, capabilities, and alliances to rapidly raise capital, recruit management and boards, obtain regulatory approvals, and open banks positioned for optimal success.