Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Community bankers are largely positive about the future, based on the first results of a new index gauging business sentiment among the financial professionals who serve a critical role in local economies. 70% of community bankers said that now is a good time to expand in their market. Grow your loan portfolio. Learn More. Credit Risk.

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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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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 1, 2016

If you have to battle the large national or regional banks for treasury management business, then you are in luck because competition is easy. Of course, many community banks don’t feel that way, but often that is because they have the wrong approach.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Business conditions were most often called the single biggest challenge facing community banks, according to an annual survey released yesterday by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. The post For Community Banks, COVID-19 Brings Existential Concerns to Fore appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Small business (SMB) lending is big business for community banks , which are a popular destination for small business borrowers, thanks to strong approval rates on loan applications. But new analysis from the Federal Reserve has identified a reversal in community banks’ position in the small business lending market.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman—who holds the seat on the Federal Reserve Board designated for an individual with community banking experience—will deliver keynote remarks during ABA’s Conference for Community Bankers, a virtual event taking place Feb.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, the American Banking Association (ABA) held its annual Bank Marketing Conference in Denver, receiving rave reviews. Amid the brewery networking, superhero costumes, and fun, some fantastic bank marketing lessons were had, and not just for bank marketers. Bank Marketing Lesson 5: Sports Marketing .

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Conference attendees will also hear from the presidents and senior leadership from all 11 Federal Home Loan Banks and attend sessions on core platforms, FedNow, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, small business lending and more.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Lenders at an American Bankers Association conference this week railed against proposed regulatory requirements they argue could drive up costs, curb credit availability and ultimately hurt borrowers in already fragile economic times.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman, who holds the designated community bank seat on the board of governors, will speak during ABA’s Conference for Community Bankers, taking place Feb. The post Fed’s Bowman to Speak at Conference for Community Bankers appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 5, 2022

Executives from the nation’s top core providers, including Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano, Jack Henry CEO David Foss and FIS EVP Brian DuVal, will participate in live discussions on community banking, strategy, innovation, third party integration, conversions and contracts as part of ABA’s Conference for Community Bankers—to be held Feb.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 9, 2014

This article is the second in a two-part series on top concerns and growth strategies of community banks. Everyone in the banking industry seems to be asking the same question these days: How can we facilitate growth? Part I focused on bankers’ greatest concerns, while this section will focus on growth strategies.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Community banks took on an outsized share of Paycheck Protection Program lending, according to a blog post today by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. Nationwide, community banks’ outstanding balance of PPP loans to total assets was 6.04%, compared to 1.81% for non-community banks.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2020

“As the cornerstones of the community, community bankers offer a light in the darkness of hard times.”. Bolstered by the unfailing dedication of community banks, our communities will continue to weather the storm. Working together, hand in hand with our communities, community bankers make a difference.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. Takeaway 3 With effective technology, the bank can continue to grow its portfolio without necessarily adding staff.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Photo by Chris Williams When we assemble at LIVE, it’s about coming together to ignite the passion for community banking on behalf of our communities in a way that moves the industry forward. We are a family of community bankers, supporting one another and our communities through our shared mission, vision and values.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 6, 2022

For any bank using Salesforce and/or nCino as their CRM and loan origination platform, respectively, or if you are considering those platforms, we would love to exchange best practice ideas with you. If you are not already registered for the conference, check out the agenda, and go HERE.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 25, 2016

Wisconsin bank uses LEAD FWD Summit as a development resource. You can feel the energy boost at Park Bank from its leadership development program. Young employees at the community bank in Madison, Wis., In 2015, the bank paid for 10 employees to attend the conference. James Hegenbarth, Park Bank.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

At this year’s ICBA LEAD FWD Summit, up-and-coming community bankers gathered from around the country to strengthen their leadership, technical banking and advocacy skills. The leadership conference hosted 26 speakers that helped attendees prepare for the future of banking.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 17, 2020

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman will deliver a keynote address at ABA’s Conference for Community Bankers—to be held Feb. The post Fed’s Bowman to Speak at Conference for Community Bankers appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. 9-12 in Orlando, Florida.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 4, 2023

During a speech at a community banking research conference, the Federal Reserve Board governor emphasized the importance of an "evidence-based approach" to regulatory policy.

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Payments Source

AUGUST 16, 2017

Collaboration will help make up for cost concerns from adopting the technology and ensure that the core vendors get the message of community banks’ interest.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at American Banker´s Retail Banking Conference in Austin about the competitive pressures of community institutions. It’s an important topic that Celent discussed in a report published last year: And Then There Were None: The Disappearance of Community Banks.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Jill Castilla, CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond Chances are you’ve seen Jill Castilla on Twitter. (Or Or at a banking conference.) CEO of a $250-million community bank in suburban Oklahoma City, Castilla is something of a sensation in the banking community, and with good reason. Or YouTube.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

On February 14-17 the American Bankers Association held their National Conference for Community Bankers. I made my first trip to the conference because I was asked to moderate a CEO Exchange, where bank CEOs sat, round-table style, discussing their most pressing issues. My first regarded attendees growth strategies.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the nation still grappling with a global pandemic, bankers’ concerns have shifted, according the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ eighth annual national community bank survey released today. Last year’s focus was on local business conditions.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Takeaway 3 Community banks have seen less volatility in noninterest income, and many are still eyeing growth across the category. Currently, banks are flush with “surge” deposits , which could be contributing to this additional source of income. Community banks target growth. Types of Noninterest Income.

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NCR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Aware of the disruptive changes in how banking products and services are delivered, community banks continue adopting new technologies to keep up with competition and customers’ demand. Will a mobile banking app really help to solve community banks’ challenges or is it just a waste of money?

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Celent Banking

MAY 31, 2016

Spring is usually the season for conference travel, and this season has been no exception. The fine warm weather was not the only thing that these two conferences had in common, as Temenos and FIS each took the opportunity to showcase their recent investments in new enabling technologies.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 16, 2015

This last week the American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015 was going on in Austin, TX. As expected, it was a great way to read the temperature of the banking industry. The conference was well attended, with broad representation from all institution sizes and markets. Presenters proposed some solutions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Bowman, a former small-town banker and regulator in Kansas who was appointed to the Fed last year by President Donald Trump, noted that she had “witnessed firsthand how community banks were significantly affected by the global financial crisis, a crisis they did not cause.”

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Heated competition for bank funding is an increasingly important focus for community bank leaders, according to an annual survey released today by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Does scale matter to a community bank? What does the disappearance of black-owned banks mean to the communities they served? What impact has regulation had on banking? Those questions were among the many addressed by researchers at the recent community banking conference in St.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Money 20/20 (M2020) is the only conference in the industry where it is both possible and expected to pull off two breakfasts, two lunches, three cocktail parties, and two dinners PER DAY. If this conference is any indication of the economy, businesses are spending, and the economy remains strong.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 26, 2019

The community bank model is built around customer service, but for many bank and credit union customers, the definition of “good service” has been changing over the last couple of decades. To learn more about the other lending and credit risk topics during the conference, see the agenda. Credit Risk. Learn More.

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Abrigo

JULY 13, 2017

The Summit is the industry’s leading life-of-loan conference, spanning loan origination through portfolio risk management in a CECL - current expected credit loss - world. In September 2016, more than 240 bankers and industry experts from both community banks and credit unions attended the Risk Management Summit in Austin, Texas. “The

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 2, 2015

What is the very top strategic threat to community banks today? A number of threats have been discussed by industry pundits and bankers at length and include the following: competition from larger banks, increased regulation, dearth of qualified loans, non-traditional competitors and the next recession.

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