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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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Sageworks’ speakers tackle tough banking topics

Abrigo

Sageworks consultants have hosted and spoken at roughly two dozen regional and national events and industry conferences attended by hundreds of banking and credit union executives, regulators and industry professionals. See upcoming regional and national events hosted or attended by Sageworks here.

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Easy Ways BSA Officers Can Get Their Required Training

Abrigo

These are usually less expensive, shorter, and involve less extensive travel than the larger national conferences. For example, Abrigo is hosting regional seminars in six cities across the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Alabama & the Alabama Chapter of ACAMS is hosting a seminar on Suspicious Activity Reports on Sept.

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Member Benefits: Fighting elder financial exploitation

Independent Banker

To assist in this, some of the resources provided by the program include educational materials for bankers and community members on financial elder abuse; a press kit, attendee handouts and bank training handouts; and an online community seminar. By participating in the program, bankers are eligible for CRA credit.

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Companies Have Too Much Debt, Says China’s Central Bank

PYMNTS

China’s central bank is raising concerns that corporates in the nation have taken on too much debt, according to news from Bloomberg on Monday (Oct. The main problem is that corporate debt is too high,” Zhou reportedly said during a panel held Sunday in Washington for a Group of 30 seminar. “The

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Source: 2022 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, National Association of Realtors. Chelsea State Bank hopes to hold additional seminars in the future. Click to enlarge. Plenty of tools in the box.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Climbs Above $18K; Liquid Reports Hack On Infrastructure; ASIC Charges Promoter In BitConnect Crypto Scheme

PYMNTS

And, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has charged John Louis Anthony Bigatton with one count of operating an unregistered managed investment scheme and one count of providing unlicensed financial services while allegedly acting as BitConnect Australia’s national promoter, according to an announcement.

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