Leadership skills give Wisconsin banker a boost

Northwestern Financial Review is honoring Erickson, who is vice president and commercial lender at Oregon Community Bank, as a Rising Star in Banking for 2016, along with seven other bankers. Besides being an outstanding commercial lender in his own right, Erickson has brought his relationship-building skills to bear on the team of bankers around him, Peotter said. For every lending opportunity Erickson sees, most have at least one other community bank in the mix, he said. Because it's so challenging, he has to work to earn relationships based on factors outside the interest rate.