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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. Bob Hickok.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

The “Slo Mo” Merger Award – Goes to New York Community Bancorp for its glacial wait for approval of its proposed acquisition of Astoria Financial Corp. Maybe a regulator was out sick or on maternity leave, but this is one crawling bureaucratic nightmare. Is it in the water? Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region?

Utah 60
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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

The “Slo Mo” Merger Award – Goes to New York Community Bancorp for its glacial wait for approval of its proposed acquisition of Astoria Financial Corp. Maybe a regulator was out sick or on maternity leave, but this is one crawling bureaucratic nightmare. Is it in the water? Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region?

Utah 60