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Community Bank Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond

Abrigo

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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Wells Fargo Overhauling Risk Management Processes

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Wells Fargo, weeks after it was hit with a rare enforcement action from the Federal Reserve, is overhauling its risk management processes and announced internally that four top risk management executives would be retiring. However, the FI can still lend and take deposits. All are retiring in April, May or June.

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GAO issues report on OCC fair lending oversight

CFPB Monitor

In response to a request from three Democratic House members, the GAO recently issued a report on its review of fair lending oversight conducted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. In three of the five examinations, examiners did not find the banks’ responses disputing their findings to be satisfactory.

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10 Reports every bank and credit union should run NOW

Abrigo

Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. They help manage and shape strategy in volatile economic and industry conditions. the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) and the minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio).

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Baker Hill to Be Acquired by Flexpoint Ford: So What?

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It’s what one of my Fintech Hustle podcast guests (serial fintech entrepreneur Tom Shen ) referred to as “meat and potatoes” fintech. Deep expertise in sound business lending has value , which showed up in the market both directly helping community banks and through partnerships.

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15 Twitter accounts every bank executive should follow

Abrigo

Sageworks (which is also on Twitter at @Sageworks ) has identified 15 must-follow Twitter accounts for banking professionals. 1) @davidpoconnell – David O'Connell is a former commercial lender and a senior analyst at Aite Group, where he covers commercial banks and their use of analytics. Learn more here.

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The Two Things Keeping PPP Funds From Flowing Into SMB Bank Accounts

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But while Speight agreed that sounds like a terrific way to manage the program — the reality is a bit different — at least right now since the guidance on this topic for bankers has been vague. That then limits how many PPP loans any bank can process for their SMB customers who are interested in the program. Edwards said.

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