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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Community Financial Services Bank, Benton, Ky.; In our annual workplace survey, employees of ICBA’s best community banks to work for told us they benefit from engaging cultures, opportunities for advancement and innovative benefits. He always refers to us as his coworkers. Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; By Roshan McArthur.

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Bad Actors Emerge in PPP Lending – More Expected as Forgiveness Guidance Emerges

Abrigo

As expected, bad actors are surfacing, and financial crimes divisions of community financial institutions are struggling with the realization that loans rushed through may be fraudulent. This is welcomed news for community financial institutions. Lending & Credit Risk. Member Business Lending. SBA Lending.

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Community Banks Aim To Amplify Competitive Edge With FinTechs

PYMNTS

With big banks pulling back from small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending in the wake of the global financial crisis, the market was ripe for someone else to fill the credit gap. Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index.

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Brad M. Bolton: Compliance as a focal point

Independent Banker

Managing compliance is a role that community bankers take more seriously than any other segment of the financial services industry. Fair Lending/Section 1071/TRID. Regulations are there to require what we do every day as community bankers: protect our customers. Data/Third-Party Management/Cyber. Bolton, Chairman, ICBA.

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What #Banking Trend Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Bank?

Jeff For Banks

Such as direct lending funds, and insurance companies. Shadow Banking refers to banking-like operations that take place outside of the mainstream banking industry. Shadow bank lending is similar to bank lending but is not subject to the same regulations, and compensating deposit balace requirements.

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit). The following is an example of how I would address the structural exception of non-recourse lending. Generally speaking (subject to Regulation B), business loans should be guaranteed by the principals of the borrower.

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Regulators Give Wells Fargo’s Top Examiner The Boot

PYMNTS

The lead regulator for U.S. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency accused Wells Fargo of an “extensive and pervasive pattern” of discriminatory and illegal lending practices for years. Notably, most of the cases referred to by the OCC had already been announced and, in some cases, were over a decade old.