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The role of bank directors in managing risk

Abrigo

The FDIC is offering a fresh take on how a bank’s board of directors should understand and manage risk. The regulator’s April edition of Supervisory Insights provides what the FDIC called a “refresher” on its Pocket Guide for Directors, the 1988 booklet outlining the basic duties and responsibilities of a bank’s board of directors.

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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. Regulators and industry consultants agree that community banks are generally doing a great job handling their regulatory oversight and requirements. increased operational risks.

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Federal Reserve publishes paper on bank/fintech partnerships

CFPB Monitor

Last week, the Federal Reserve Board published a paper on partnerships between community banks and fintech companies, “Community Bank Access to Innovation through Partnerships.” Customer-oriented partnerships in which a community bank engages a fintech to enhance various customer-facing aspects of its business (e.g.,

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BSA Officials At FIs Targeted By Phishing Campaign

PYMNTS

The news comes as five federal agencies spoke in October on how credit unions, as well as community banks, can share resources to make BSA compliance streamlined and bolster AML efforts. FDIC) and the Comptroller of the Currency were involved in the discussion.

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Why banking technology makes sense – recession or not

Abrigo

But when a storm hit, limitations on the back end due to its insufficient operations technology hampered Southwest’s ability to handle the most basic customer service in that industry: getting customers safely where they needed to be. Executives took a pay cut. To its credit, Southwest was investing in customer-facing technology.

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Pulling Off Inside Jobs

Independent Banker

Saving money by conducting inside risk management and compliance reviews. As a group, community banks spend substantial funds hiring outside consultants to help with various management functions, and a substantial share of dollars are spent to help oversee their risk management and compliance activities.

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CECL implementation: Survey shows where peers are as 2023 nears

Abrigo

With just weeks left to complete CECL implementation, how are banks and credit unions doing? How has CECL implementation impacted their operations and reserves for credit losses? CECL's impact on operations. For community banks specifically, they’re already reserving for a lifetime of credit losses,” he said.

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