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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

At the same time, asset-based liquidity options at some community banks have been constrained by large unrealized losses in available-for-sale securities. The best lending software for small banks, for example, is flexible enough that it can be customer-facing for only those product types the bank chooses. The result?

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Cumberland Security Bank, Inc. First Security Bank of Deer Lodge. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

When the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors was introduced at ICBA LIVE in San Antonio, Texas, there was a palpable sense of excitement in the air. Treasurer Sarah Getzlaff, CEO, Security First Bank of North Dakota, New Salem, N.D. For instance, ICBA is calling for congressional hearings on the credit union tax exemption.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

PYMNTS

Alternative Lending. alternative small business lending firm, that secured $900 million in 2017, while other alternative finance players, like LendingPoint and SoFi , landed significant investment rounds. The company operates a working capital and trade finance solution for companies to secure financing to power global trade.

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Advocacy at the Grassroots: Data, Debit and Docs

Independent Banker

In Texas, data security, debit card surcharges and compensation for records searches become legislative issues. Some of the most pressing issues this year involved data security breaches, patent trolls, debit card surcharges and reimbursements for litigation records search requests. Data security breaches.

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FinCEN announces $8 Million BSA Enforcement Action: The Resurrection of AML Penalties

Abrigo

Whether that is the case or not, the reprieve is now over. On December 16, 2021, FinCEN announced an $8 million civil money penalty against CommunityBank of Texas (CBOT) for willful Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) violations and failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program. CommunityBank of Texas' citations.

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Happy Returns

Independent Banker

Mikella Newsom (middle) successfully manages a $325 million institutional investment portfolio for City Bank in Lubbock, Texas. billion-asset community bank has a small municipal bond portfolio and has more recently expanded its short-term agency bonds and mortgage-backed securities, Newsom says. Greg Steverson, Ledyard National Bank.