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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

Independent Banker

wanted to be a financier before finding his way to community banking. Photo by Harold Daniels Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Georgia, is bringing his passion for community banking to his term as ICBA chairman for 2023/24. That love of community has defined his career. “I

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The Sun Sets on the ABA's National Conference for Community Bankers

Jeff For Banks

On February 14-17 the American Bankers Association held their National Conference for Community Bankers. The community bank takes deposits from your community, and then lends into your community, with decision makers based here , where the financial institution's employees live, work, and volunteer.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. It also examines how community banks are different than other types of financial institutions, along with strategies for optimal operations.

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DoorDash, Airbnb IPOs; BNPL Trends; Pet Fraud Top This Week's News

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Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. FinTechs want to offer compliant banking services, while community banks want new ways to grow deposits. Online lending startup Social Finance (SoFi) is in talks to go public through a sale to blank-check acquisition company.

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The role and challenges of financial institutions in the small multifamily rental market

Abrigo

The topic of affordable rental housing is likely to be an increasingly popular one in the coming years, given the number of baby boomers expected to downsize as they retire and the rising share of millennials choosing rentals over homeownership. Stiel in a section describing underwriting challenges.

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Why Banks Reach For The Unprofitable, Demanding SME

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The dominating narrative in small business lending is the rise in alternative finance to fill the gaps left behind by traditional banks. Sageworks , which develops financial data management solutions for financial institutions, has just entered the SME lending arena with a new solution that provides banks with small business lending support.

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Credit Unions Unite Behind Digital Banking

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These and other 19 th -century proto-cooperatives were the forerunners of today’s credit union (CU) community. That help is forthcoming, as in the case of the Central Bank of Ireland , which is changing regulations to favor more CU lending with higher limits. The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers. The Shore Porters Society.