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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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Is the U.S. Keeping Up in the Digital Asset Space?

Abrigo

The industry's most significant market increase was between 2016 and 2018. leadership in the digital asset space while signaling an appetite to protect against various risks through additional regulation and legislation. National objectives in cryptocurrency policy. leadership and economic competitiveness The U.S.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

PYMNTS

The average merger review time at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) declined between 2016 and 2018, too, reports in The Wall Street Journal said. ” Other critics have raised the issue that the OCC is advising examiners to take community group concerns into consideration separately from their M&A approval processes.

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Directing HUD to Review Fair Housing Act Disparate Impact Rule

CFPB Monitor

As a result, the 2020 Rule will likely face an uphill battle to remain intact when reviewed by new HUD leadership. In Inclusive Communities , which was decided in 2015, the U. The 2020 Rule has been widely criticized by consumer advocates and HUD’s proposal of the 2020 Rule met with strong criticism from Democratic lawmakers.

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CFPB hires Assistant Director for Office of Small Business Lending Markets; announces other senior leadership additions

CFPB Monitor

Earlier this week, the CFPB announced the addition of several new members to its senior leadership team. The leadership additions announced by the CFPB were the following: Grady Hedgespeth will serve as the Assistant Director for the Office of Small Business Lending Markets. Fuchs as the CFPB’s Acting Deputy Director.

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A Lifelong Pursuit

Independent Banker

With the ICBA Community Banking LIVE® conference just around the corner, I can’t help but think about how lucky we are as community bankers to have such amazing networking and education opportunities throughout the year—both in person and at our fingertips. Not only that, the convention makes us better community bankers too.

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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

The demand for professional development opportunities for community bankers has never been greater. Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training.