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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

Generally, small business loans benefit business owners, they also benefit communities, according to 2021 research for the SBA. Banks and credit unions that do not evolve their lending capabilities face higher operating expenses and are at higher risk of suffering increasing loss rates. 1 appeared first on Abrigo.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Popular projects for 2023 include online loan and deposit onboarding utilizing third-party data to speed the process, compliance-as-a-service, payments, card controls, service case management, leveraging data for customer insights, and providing open banking APIs to customers. Sectors like office, retail, and hospitality, are even worse.

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Bowman: Fed Eyeing Updates to Third-Party Guidance

ABA Community Banking

In a speech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta today, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman discussed how the Fed can help boost transparency and provide more clarity to community banks about relationships with vendors and third-party service providers.

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Duly Authorized

Independent Banker

With wire fraud on the rise, community banks have to step up precautions to protect themselves and their customers. Smaller community banks may have an easier time identifying red-flag transactions manually, but larger community banks can more effectively mitigate risk with anomaly detection and authentication software, Gilmeister says.

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Tech Flex

Independent Banker

At some community banks, budgeting for technology has become a more important focus over the past several years. Such thinking can be short-sighted, says Jeff Voss, a founder and managing member of Artisan Advisors LLC, a management consulting firm in Barrington, Ill. Over the past two years, Community Trust Bank in Ruston, La.,

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update - First Quarter 2024

Jeff For Banks

If the Atlanta Fed’s current GDPNow projection for 1Q24 GDP of +2.1% DLJ 03/15/24 Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis.

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Guest Post: Fourth Quarter and Year End Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

GDP in the 4Q15 is tracking at 1.0%, according to the Atlanta Fed. Thanks for reading DJ 01/10/16 Dorothy Jaworski has worked at large and small banks for over 30 years; much of that time has been spent in investment portfolio management, risk management, and financial analysis.