CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 20, 2020

federal and state financial institution regulators have taken meaningful, proactive steps to acknowledge financial inequality issues, reach out to traditionally underserved populations to expand access to credit, and further protect consumers from discrimination. This blog post contains a summary of those efforts.

Regulation 78

Regulation FDIC Community Lending 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

National Small Business Week is this week in the U.S., and finance experts are celebrating with new data on the state of the entrepreneurial community. But analysts from Bank of America, Square, Navcom and the National Association for the Self-Employed warn that challenges for some SMBs have reached new heights, too.

Taxes 144

Taxes America National Community 144

American Banker

MAY 8, 2020

The Independent Community Bankers of America accused the National Credit Union Administration of using the coronavirus outbreak to usher in additional changes without the normal amount of scrutiny.

Regulation 53

Regulation America Community National 53

Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Within the financial industry, the word “regulation” often receives a mixed reaction. Last week, the biggest names in banking addressed their balance sheets, and announced the results of their mid-year stress testing practice. Dan Berger, the president and CEO of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU).

Capital 191

Capital National Regulation Risk Management 191

Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2015

March comes in like a lion for the nation’s largest banks. Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced how “the big banks” fared on their annual stress tests (The Wall Street Journal’s Briefly blog offers what to know and what is relevant about the exams).

Risk Management 150

Risk Management Capital Community Bank Regulation 150

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Even some banks will be kept on their toes. According to Cherry Bekaert LLP , Bank of America has allocated a 50-person team to prepare for adjusted credit loss standards. However, small community banks without such resources are sounding their concerns.

Community Bank 153

Community Bank Community Report Lending 153

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The National Credit Union Administration’s irresponsible power play earlier this year to ignore the explicit member business lending limits Congress has set for credit unions could not be ignored. In the process, however, the regulation also tramples upon consumers, taxpayers, the financial system and the integrity of responsible government.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Lending Regulation 70

Independent Banker

MAY 24, 2016

For example, the accounting standard will now be crystal clear that community banks can forgo certain unnecessary or inappropriate disclosures. They avoid what otherwise would have become seriously unworkable accounting requirements for community banks. Soon the regulators will take up the CECL standard.

Community Bank 72

Community Bank Community Policies Leadership 72

Abrigo

JUNE 16, 2016

He added, “While we continue to have strong concerns with the costs related to CECL’s life of loan loss concept, we are committed to working with both regulators and auditors to ensure banks of all sizes can meet the implementation challenges of the new standard.”

Resources 150

Resources Exercises Lending Community 150

American Banker

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The Independent Community Bankers of America have asked a federal judge to reject a motion by the National Credit Union Administration petitioning for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by ICBA that challenges recent revisions to the agency's member business lending regulation.

America 28

America National Community Lending 28

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

New inspirations, fresh experiences await at ICBA’s national convention. Welcome to the Crescent City, where the largest educational gathering of community bankers convenes this month. It’s Community Banking LIVE 2016 in New Orleans. Independent Community Bankers of America. Regulators Luncheon*.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Innovation Customer Experience 70

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Making good on threats it had made previously, the Independent Community Bankers of America filed suit Wednesday against the National Credit Union Administration, claiming the agency's recent overhaul of its member business lending rules violate two different laws.

Lending 28

Lending America Community National 28

American Banker

MARCH 18, 2016

The Independent Community Bankers of America and the Credit Union National Association sent a joint letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board urging changes to a proposal to alter how financial institutions establish reserves for loan losses.

America 28

America Community National Community Bank 28

Banking 2020

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Several banks resisted the effort—citing concerns over confidentiality and the expenses involved—and at least one apparently changed its status as a community bank. There’s a strong case to be made why such regulations, however well-intentioned, represent government intrusiveness. Now, all those worries are moot.

New York City 40

New York City New York Community Industry 40

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring. Heavy-handed regulators. THE BANKING AWARDS. Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. FinTech threats and distractions.

Conference 91

Conference Industry Community Bank Community 91

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

It's time that financial institutions in America recognize the value that women can bring to the executive suite and boardroom.

America 28

America Community Bank Regional National 28

Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. The largest national banks have pulled ahead in mobile, according a recent Forrester report — the 2016 U.S. Mobile Banking Functionality Benchmark. The big banks’ advantage in technology is not new. Or at least they should be.

Regional 28

Regional Mobile Millennials Study 28

American Banker

MARCH 3, 2016

Bank of America's mobile app can do almost everything that used to require a branch visit, says Michelle Moore; Lebenthal and four other women-owned firms land a big deal on Wall Street; Sallie Krawcheck joins the board of Blythe Masters' blockchain startup; Morgan Stanley's Carla Harris says both skills and spirituality contributed to her success.

America 28

America blockchain Mobile Community Bank 28

South State Correspondent

APRIL 15, 2024

As usual, it was full of insight that every community banker should consider. Our focus is on information that pertains to the community banking industry. Bank leaders must obtain knowledge in person. The Bank aims to be a responsible citizen at the local level in every community where it lends and takes deposits.

Community 195

Community Community Bank Leadership America 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Fintech 194

Fintech Community Regional Technology 194

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Check out Gleason’s stock performance vs. Wells (WFC), Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) over the past five years. It’s nice to see somebody passionate about using new payments technology to make banking easier and cheaper for the financially disadvantaged. Community bank marketing resources. Regulator Award.

Community Bank 60

Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Financial institutions that relied on mortgage banking fee income as a key earnings component have been left to make big adjustments. As if that wasn’t enough, regulators took a sledgehammer to debit fee income with Reg II changes that will begin reducing card-not-present interchange fees starting in July 2023. Goes to CSI.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Independent Banker

JUNE 28, 2016

And community banks have long played an integral role in our country’s extraordinary leap forward in human progress. In this political environment Americans should not lose sight of how central and essential our uniquely diversified community banking system remains to our country’s historic ideals and prosperity.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Maine Course 70

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks. Although all banks faced stock headwinds in 2018, we give the nod to William Demchak at PNC Financial Services. PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas.

Fintech 102

Fintech Conference Innovation Community 102

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Maybe a regulator was out sick or on maternity leave, but this is one crawling bureaucratic nightmare. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. A Gonzo community bank being a leader and not a fast follower – that’s pretty cool!

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Maybe a regulator was out sick or on maternity leave, but this is one crawling bureaucratic nightmare. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. A Gonzo community bank being a leader and not a fast follower – that’s pretty cool!

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 20, 2017

Professor Bamzai drew attention to himself when he posted a blog on November 22 of last year in the Yale Journal of Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice entitled “The President’s Removal Power and the PHH Litigation.” It is fair to characterize Hoover Institution as a conservative think tank.

Virginia 74

Virginia Community Bank America Policies 74

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

President Donald Trump said reducing Dodd-Frank regulations would benefit SMEs struggling to access financing, according to reports. Community banks are the backbone of small business in America.”. Rebeca Romero Rainey, head of Centinel Bank of Taos in New Mexico, agreed. “We

Community Bank 101

Community Bank New Mexico Community Meeting 101

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 13, 2020

We recently published a blog about the OCC’s proposed rule “National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders” (the “Proposed Rule”), which would clarify that a bank (or savings association) is properly regarded as the “true lender” when, as of the date of origination, it is named as the lender in a loan agreement or funds the loan.

Lending 60

Lending Colorado FDIC National 60

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Alabama Ohio Community 70

CFPB Monitor

MAY 3, 2019

Todd Ortique McDonald, Vice President and Board Director, Liberty Bank & Trust Company, representing the National Bankers Association. (A A representative of a community bank offering small dollar loans below 36% APR.). Christopher Lewis Peterson, John J. Flynn Endowed Professor of Law, University of Utah, S.J.

Michigan 68

Michigan Policies Utah Lending 68