VEGAS BANKING on In the ICBA Community Banking LIVE 2018 host city, community banks target commercial growth and gamble in consumer markets. By Carol Patton N ot a day goes by where Darrel A. Small doesn't spot opportunities for his community bank, which targets commercial businesses. As president and CEO of $155 million-asset Town & Country Bank in Las Vegas, which supports 26 employees at four branches, Small says the local market is so ripe that his competition also includes online and out-of-state lenders that have swooped in to capitalize on the area's growth. " They do end up with some of the deals, " says Small. " But sometimes their fees are so structured that it's not difficult to compete with them. " Over the past decade, the Las Vegas banking community has experienced dramatic economic swings. During the country's recession, the city was hit 34 ICBA Independent Banker February 2018