Perficient

MARCH 3, 2021

Perficient developed the La Puerta portal framework as a way of giving back to the Detroit community and to pave the way for students to benefit from a college education. The Michigan Hispanic Collaborative’s goal to improve the economic strength of the Hispanic community in Michigan. “We ” In Michigan, only 15.7%

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

With consumer expectations seeming to evolve faster every year, community banks could consider partnering with a fintech to keep up with technological innovation. Swashbuckling, nimble, well-funded and unapologetically entrepreneurial, fintechs are offering innovations that allow community bankers to dream big in a host of ways.

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Abrigo

MARCH 9, 2017

And to thrive, those customers need economically diverse and healthy communities in which to live and work. Partnering with local organizations to promote the health of those communities is often a top priority for banks. communities where capital tends to be scarce.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

That’s even more true for community banks, which lack the resources larger FIs have to support modernization initiatives and technology investment efforts. At the same time, the logistical challenges and competitive pressures associated with digitization remain just as pertinent for community banks.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. We spoke with four community banks in the southern half of Texas to learn how they are serving this buzzing region. By Mindy Charski.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

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Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Community banks have a choice about addressing the problem: Remain vulnerable or be vigilant. Fraud and cybercrimes continue to increase, causing challenges for community banks. But there’s plenty community banks can do to meet this challenge. Fraud and cyber attacks are on the rise, and at great expense to the industry.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Community bankers and industry experts share how to best put this data to use. billion-asset First State Community Bank in Farmington, Mo. To use data effectively, community bankers need to balance the information with what they know to be true about their customers. All data creates a competitive advantage. The results?

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

According to Brennan, EforAll is a growing nonprofit organization that partners with communities to help under-resourced entrepreneurs start and grow a business through intensive business training, mentorship and an extended professional support network. EforAll began operating in Holyoke in 2018 and in Roxbury in 2019.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. So first, we’ll look at how two community banks have become trusted pillars of the community through charity work and good old?fashioned billion-asset community bank. Build your community. It’s in their DNA.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 30, 2023

Many banks pride themselves on superior customer service, and approximately 90% of all community banks believe that they provide an above-average level of customer service (the math cannot work that way). Service (a scarce resource) must be directed at its highest return.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 24, 2022

The FDIC today said it has partnered with the nonprofit Operation Hope to promote financial education to minority and women-owned businesses. Through the partnership, Operation Hope will use the FDIC's Money Smart financial education resources to help teach how to do business with the agency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Community banks are pushing for a stronger role with their small business (SMB) customers. However, through an embrace of FinTech collaboration and industry consolidation, community banks appear poised to further dispel assumptions of a lack of digitization. has dropped from 8,000 in 2004 to about 5,400 in 2018. Strengthening SMB Ties.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Van Valkenburg, VP & human resources (HR) specialist; Brett Hoover, SVP & HR director; Misti Stanton, VP & DEI officer; and Johnna Staat, HR AVP. We asked community bankers and experts for their advice on ensuring employees feel a sense of belonging. The community bank has also taken a hard look at its workplace culture.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

These community banks share how they have (or haven’t) altered their hiring strategies. According to the BLS, “quit levels and rates” by employees is higher in all employment sectors than it is in “finance and insurance” specifically, which is where community banks would fall (see table below). Photo: Colin Conces. By William Atkinson.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

Read resources provided here to see what they're saying. This piece explains: Generative AI and how it differs from AI in general What’s behind the genAI hype and the concerns Real-world use cases of generative AI at financial institutions and Available resources for financial institutions to learn more about generative AI in banking.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 30, 2022

Community banks pride themselves on superior customer service. Approximately 90% of all community banks believe that they provide an above-average level of customer service (of course, the math cannot work that way, as half of all banks should be providing a below-average level of customer service).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

MOXY bank , preparing to be one of the first new community banks to launch in the U.S. ” The bank is gearing up to launch operations with a focus on under-banked customers and customer relationship building. In addition to MOXY, two other community banks, Vision Bank and Trustar Bank, are looking to launch in the area.

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FICO

JULY 15, 2021

lags behind many other countries in financial literacy, meaning millions of Americans lack the resources they need to chart a healthier financial future. FICO is taking a number of steps to promote credit education and financial independence alongside our partners at Operation HOPE. Operation HOPE Global Board of Advisors.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”)—released on October 3, 2018 an Interagency Statement on Sharing Bank Secrecy Act Resources (“Statement”). Such resource sharing contemplates reducing costs and increasing efficiencies in the ways banks manage their BSA and AML obligations. Patriot Act.)

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 28, 2024

By partnering with community leaders, state and federal agencies, local commissions, and commercial customers, banks can be an effective conduit to leverage this public capital better while making sure the funds are fully utilized effectively in the communities we serve. Partnership with aligned community groups will be critical here.

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Perficient

JANUARY 5, 2021

The expanded executive leadership team will drive continued growth and operational excellence across Perficient while delivering superior solutions for clients. “As ” Prakash Chembai, AVP of India global delivery operations. She will provide resources to scale client projects and speed time to market. Ostasz, AVP of U.S.

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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. These terms look good on paper, but what do they mean in practice for operational innovation?

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 11, 2014

While the final guidance clearly applies to larger financial institutions, community banks should still take note. ” The section further details this would only occur under extraordinary circumstances, but community banks should be aware of the new framework and even consider applying the guidelines as a proactive, best practice.

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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. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 30, 2023

While desiring to bank everyone in your community is noble, it can be a poor use of resources. Not to say you want to ignore parts of your community, but why not focus more of your resources on those industries that will make your bank more profitable?

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

IB: What do ICBA advocacy staff members do to represent community banks in Washington? Hawxhurst: ICBA’s advocacy staff works to represent the interests of community banks before a wide range of policy bodies in Washington, particularly before Congress and the federal banking agencies. Be Heard Website. Washington Policy Summit.

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Abrigo

MAY 8, 2015

In recent months, the momentum around reducing the regulatory burden on the nation’s community banks has continued to gain steam. However, the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, leaving resource-constrained community banks to cope with new demands. The second idea is community bank exemption from the Volcker Rule.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 6, 2021

CEO survey reveals banks’ resilience, commitment to employees and communities. The post How Community Banks Survived the COVID Pandemic appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 25, 2016

The CFPB has issued a new elder financial abuse report, “ Report and Recommendations: Fighting Elder Financial Exploitation through Community Networks ,” and a related resource guide, “ A Resource Guide for Elder Financial Exploitation Prevention and Response Networks.”

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

Leading a team of marketing and communications experts, he is an outside-the-box thinker who believes strongly in the mission of the organization and the importance of community banks. Our members are thought leaders and visionaries who are the backbone of every community,” he says. Community Banking Month.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The grants are part of the San Jose, California-based worldwide online payments system’s $530 million pledge made earlier this year to strengthen minority communities and fight for economic equality and racial justice. “To In addition to the donations, PayPal employees volunteered to work with these nonprofits.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

million is somehow benefiting one of the other three stakeholders: employees, customers, or communities. million, imagine the tech investments, employee initiatives, core deposit special dividends, or community support they can provide. And for those uninitiated in balance sheets, retained earnings are generated from profits!

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We know that despite the frights cyberattacks bring, you continue to flourish by safeguarding the communities you serve. After all, the rapid rise in fraud during the pandemic would spook anyone and definitely keeps community bankers up at night, which is why meaningful monitoring and action continue to be necessary.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 4, 2024

Shadow Banking refers to banking-like operations that take place outside of the mainstream banking industry. Although shadow banking mostly serves larger corporations, think money market funds buying commercial paper, bankers fear the trend will continue going downstream to more traditional community bank customers.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

An interview with Lindsay LaNore, executive vice president, Community Banker University®. Lindsay LaNore is responsible for ICBA’s new Community Banker University. She leads a team that works to identify, develop and offer courses that meet community banks’ educational needs. Community Banker University. Lindsay LaNore.

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