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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

Independent Banker

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. billion-asset MainStreet Bank in Fairfax, Va. The bank also helped hotel operators obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

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Canadian bank still waiting on regulators to OK cross-border merger

American Banker

VersaBank in London, Ontario, agreed nearly two years ago to buy a small Minnesota bank. The buyer's CEO says he remains hopeful approval will come soon.

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Community Banking According to Andy

Jeff For Banks

One of my tweeps (Twitter friends), is Andy Schornack, CEO of Flagship Bank Minnesota, based in Wayzata. He exemplifies the best of next generation bank leadership, with eyes wide open to the next iteration of banking in our rapidly changing environment. It covers all the CAMELS components the regulators grade banks on.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

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. and CEO and chairman, Minnesota Lakes Bank, Delano, Minn.

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Does your bank need cyber insurance?

Independent Banker

“A lot of people have this notion that it will never happen to my business or my bank, because it’s too small,” says Linda Comerford, assistant vice president of incident response and cyber services at AmTrust Financial Services Inc. The bank was only able to get fully up and running after it paid a negotiated ransom.”.

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Navigating Liquidity, Funding, and Return in the Paycheck Protection Program

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Financial institutions have 10 calendar days to disburse PPP loans To address financial institutions’ liquidity and leverage concerns, regulators have helped to facilitate lending. To address financial institutions’ liquidity and leverage concerns, regulators have helped to facilitate lending. How to fund PPP loans.

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The Big Gorilla

Independent Banker

Outsized regulation shapes the business climate and decisions. Far more than any other issue, regulatory compliance is the biggest challenge community bankers experienced in 2015, with 43 percent naming it as such in ICBA’s State of the Community Banking Industry survey. By Denise Logeland. And Center, N.D.,