Independence is the 'hallmark of success'

Northwestern Financial Review, Oct 15-Oct 31, 2003

It's 9:05 in the morning and you're strolling past the front door of the bank after a loan committee meeting. Glancing out, you see a strange couple eyeing your door and the "Stage" across the street.

"Ahh, a prospect," you think. "Maybe a new family in town."

Quickly, you mentally assemble your sales pitch and step outside, greet them with a warm hearty handshake, introduce yourself, and invite them in. They accept.

Already, these strangers in town have friends, they've met the chairman of the board/owner and received very welcoming personal attention. If you'd been seconds later, they could already be a 'number' on a huge mainframe somewhere riding the stage over an oblivious horizon!

Are you now this stranger? Is your core vendor changing the signs? Who will they become? Will they be more interested in keeping Wall Street happy than you? Will further investment be fully realized or will you be forced to change major parts of the solution - like imaging - midstream? Are you prepared to go back to the board to give them the bad news?

Modern Banking Systems, Inc., is a full-service, independent, complete solution for community banks. We're independent, like you are. Modern Banking Systems has been providing hundreds of banks with reliable, state-of-the-art complete core solutions since 1975. Modern Banking Systems' parent corporation, Interstate Business Equipment, Inc. was incorporated in 1964 and today remains 100 percent privately owned and operated by a family in Omaha, Neb. We are very dedicated to the belief that independent community banking will continue to flourish. We have invested - and continue to invest - heavily in research and development to produce the next generation of banking core solutions to serve your needs for years to come.

At Modern Banking Systems, complete banking core solutions are developed, integrated and serviced under one roof. This 'Single Source' approach, along with a true 'Partnership' philosophy of representing and serving only our customers, provides a unique opportunity for you to receive data processing solutions that aren't available elsewhere.

In addition, when you call Modern Banking Systems, you are always greeted by a live person, not an annoying automated electronic device that has you punching numbers for several minutes before being placed on hold or leaving a voice message. Since we service everything we sell, you will never be told to call halfway across the country to other support centers for any particular module service or problem resolution. Your complete satisfaction is our No. 1 concern!

If you're considering data processing alternatives, please give us a call at 402-592-5500 or check us out at www.modernbanking.com. We think the more you look, the more you'll like what we have to offer! Like you, we're independent, and we're banking our success on it.