PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Community banks are often the familiar faces of the financial services world, and when small businesses seek capital, their neighborhood financial institution can be a promising place to start. While they continue to play an important role in small business financing, the community banking market is drastically shrinking in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

India-based financial services provider Reliance Capital has announced it will exit the lending market. While the company will continue to operate in the asset management and general insurance spaces, Reliance shrunk its footprint by lowering its ownership in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management from about one quarter to just over 4 percent.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2018

Chamber of Commerce is voicing its support for legislation that would ease regulatory burdens for the nation’s community banks in an effort to improve access to funding for small business borrowers. According to reports, the Senate is expected to pass the legislation this week.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 16, 2024

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. BSBY was not well received by US regulators from its inception, but the market eventually embraced SOFR over BSBY. No ISDA documents.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Community banking can be one of the most rewarding and most challenging areas of financial services in which to work — that’s the view, anyway, of Rebeca Romero Rainey, president and CEO of Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) , who recently joined the nation’s leading advocacy organization that exclusively represents community banks.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2015

In recent months, the momentum around reducing the regulatory burden on the nation’s community banks has continued to gain steam. There are more than 6,000 banks and thrifts under $10 billion in assets and they are often less equipped to deal with complexities brought by additional regulations.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Indeed, regulators and management alike focused on these risks more and more in 2023 following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and repeated rate hikes. The eBook also explained the critical steps of capital planning to meet financial institution goals and critical modeling assumptions for key funding sources.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The ICBA Capital Summit is the premier event for community bankers looking to advocate for their industry. In person for the first time since 2019, the ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C., Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C. Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Abrigo's most popular risk management blogs over the last 12 months cover topics that continue to catch the attention of professionals and regulators. Those read most often in the past year include several that offer practical advice for operating ALM and CECL models. The FASB’s description of proposed changes can be found here.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

regulators cracked down on the firm Oct. regulators not coming as a surprise. The round was led by Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, Blockchain.com Ventures and more. Mishra said he’d already been seeing the “Wild West”-like nature of the crypto derivatives space, with the new activity from U.S.

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2016

But there are pessimists in the crowd who see a worse environment for M&A, and they largely point to deal pricing, capital constraints and a lack of sellers as drivers. Nearly half (47 percent) cited capital constraints, and 41 percent said banks don’t want to sell.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech in banking and finance. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. What is regtech?

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Using regtech in banking With new federal regulatory and compliance challenges like the CFPB rule on the horizon, more and more community financial institutions are exploring regtech for banks to enhance their processes. Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. What is regtech?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Barr with the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report in October of 2020 stating, “The addiction crisis has taken an enormous toll on America’s families and communities, eroding public health, threatening public safety and claiming tens of thousands of lives year after year.” . What can community financial institutions do?

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023. Takeaway 3 Articles specific to small community banks were among the most-read blogs, with best practices for construction lending at the top of the list.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

One of these lenders, Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution , better known as Clearinghouse CDFI, offers an interesting view into the state of SME finance. That focus provides insights into the direct link between lenders, their SME borrowers and the communities in which those businesses operate.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Anticipating what’s new for your community bank’s next field examination. This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. By Karen Hoffman.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

Bipartisan support The SAFE Banking Act's long road to the Senate Many in the AML/CFT community have been watching the unfolding of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for some time now with no significant progress. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in the same hearing.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Working through any difficulty or crisis at your community bank won’t be a walk in the park, but it may lead to an experience for which you’re truly grateful. As a community banker, you’re either going through a crisis or you’re preparing for one. This experience also firmly shaped how we work with regulators.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Observing the gap in pandemic relief in south Florida due to a lack of local community banks, a trio of banking veterans teamed up to form a digital-first community bank—and were granted a charter in record time to support local businesses. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Name: Locality Bank. Assets: $55 million. Built on a solid foundation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, John Rainey , chief financial officer and executive vice president of global customer operations at PayPal , noted that CFOs (including himself) have learned to pivot, too, with ground-level, tech-driven insights that move well beyond simply tracking money flows. What’s Important To Merchants.

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Takeaway 2 Reports that assess capital, growth, and liquidity provide banking professionals data to drive decisions. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In today’s top news, economists expect the economy to recover back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, and China’s banking watchdog warns of further Big Tech regulations. Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. The company, which was valued at $4.8

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Abrigo

JUNE 7, 2021

Takeaway 1 The pandemic has shown that financial institutions deal with a variety of risks that can impact cash flow and capital. . Indeed, having sufficient capital to handle the unexpected economic impacts allowed financial institutions to play a key role in the U.S. Would you like other articles on ALM in your inbox?

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Bobsguide

MARCH 24, 2022

Finastra and CloudMargin Collateral Management as a Service offering accelerates compliance with UMR regulation. Akber Jaffer, EVP, Treasury and Capital Markets Business Unit at Finastra said, “As the deadline for UMR approaches, the need for new and complex calculation methods for initial margin calculation is more important than ever.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

While some of the recent trending fraud schemes are not new, they have been transformed to prey on communities already dealing with unprecedented times. Additionally, the human capital investment—in terms of both hiring fraud prevention experts and training existing staff—represents a significant operational expense.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions. Section 4012 – Temporary Relief For Community Banks.

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 2, 2021

This is not a high level of revenues to handle all the expenses involved with operating a troubled banking organization at the time. It covers all the CAMELS components the regulators grade banks on. The item is that profit is not made on day of sale but over time. 12/ @Schornack So this was my charge. Exciting things to come!

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

“I am extremely proud of what the women and men of the agency have accomplished to promote economic opportunity, eliminate unnecessary regulatory burden, and operate the agency in a more effective and efficient manner,” Otting said, according to the release. Otting will be succeeded by First Deputy and Chief Operating Officer Brian P.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

But the latest initiatives reveal a growing interest in transforming internal processes, particularly among smaller banks looking to upgrade their core infrastructure and elevate small business lending operations. Hawthorn River Eyes Open Banking for Community FIs. Bectran Augments Cash Application With API. Yet maturation is low.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But in the alcohol beverage arena, unique regulations — many of which date back to the era of prohibition — have added an extra layer of complexity to the supply chain. Despite a growing community of FinTech solutions geared toward the industry, managing invoices and B2B payments remains a challenge. Navigating B2B Payments Compliance.

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Lex Sokolin

MARCH 31, 2021

There’s a big difference between belonging to a community that you simply like, and a community that will make you *rich*. and tie their function to the community activity we see in the quickly-expanding NFT sector. It is the gatekeeper of the banking community. Jumio, Feedzai, and Chainalysis?—?and Let’s get to it.

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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. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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