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Illinois Predatory Loan Prevention Act signed into law and now effective

CFPB Monitor

On March 23 , Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 1792 , which contains the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (the “Act”). The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”.

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Using digital lending helps to reach small businesses

Independent Banker

Digital lending capabilities are quickly becoming table stakes, particularly when it comes to small business lending. It’s critical for community banks to have online loan applications, process automation staff skilled in digitization and more. Benefits of digital lending. Ensure a more consistent lending process.

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At home with HOA banking

Independent Banker

“We were looking at ways to increase our deposit base and impact the communities we serve,” says Tom Kientz, chief operating officer. One of the very quick things we turned to were HOAs … and we quickly learned we could earn more of their business if we had a lending solution. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Within that tightly knit group, there’s the bank’s leadership team, comprising president and CEO Greg Dennis, chief lending officer Jon Girard, vice president of operations and compliance Kristine Hendrickson, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Michele Boeder. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

The KSB Lends a Hand program took anniversary funds totaling $20,000 and distributed them to more than 100 local organizations. “We Among its digital innovations is an extensive library of application programming interfaces (APIs) that runs its customer platform and allows the bank to originate and service loans on online lending platforms.

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Major Medium of Exchange

Independent Banker

Debit and credit cards, direct deposits, paper checks, online and mobile bill payments and other technologies have changed the role of cash in our economy. We added mobile banking almost two years ago, and we’ve had online banking for five or 10 years, but not much has changed,” Hansen says. By Ed Avis. The cashier’s role.